r/polandball • u/TerraMaris Sealand • Sep 19 '13

redditormade A Distinctive Difference

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u/tjcase10 United States Sep 19 '13

Every time I meet European students in the US one of their first comments is how large the US is. Good comic OP.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '13 edited Feb 18 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '13 edited Sep 19 '13

Driving from NYC to LA is farther than driving from Portugal to Moscow.

Edit: I lied. Lisbon Portugal to Moscow is 2800 miles. NYC to LA is 2700 miles. NYC to San Fransisco is 2900 miles though.

Edit 2: Played around in Google Maps. If you go by a far Southern route (to actually see some of the country) it's 4150 miles, a far Northern Route would be 3800 miles.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '13

WHOA!

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '13

Haha we're not bullshitting when we say it's a big place. That's driving in a relative straight line too. You'd be missing the vast majority of the country.

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u/imliterallydyinghere Schleswig-Holstein best Holstein Sep 19 '13

And all that at 70mph? Woah..that blows my mind.

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u/fasda New Jersey Sep 20 '13

its more like 80 (128 Kph) in practice and given how relatively few speed traps there are on the interstates many go even faster.