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| image = united_shapes.png | | image = united_shapes.png | ||
| imagesize = 800px | | imagesize = 800px | ||
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| titletext = That eggplant is in something of a flaccid state. | | titletext = That eggplant is in something of a flaccid state. | ||
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− | + | The large version is here: [http://xkcd.com/1079/large/ http://xkcd.com/1079/large/] | |
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In this comic, each state of the United States of America has been filled-in with an object of similar shape. | + | {{incomplete|The transcript should only mention what the picture looks like and the text in the pictures. All comments, should be in a separate part of the explanation with this table. Also the transcript should follow a realistic order of "reading" not alphabetical, that will be fine for the table with the explanation.}} |
+ | In this comic, each state of the United States of America has been filled-in with an object of similar shape. Due to the size range of the states, some states are too small to clearly make-out in the normal size image. Click [http://xkcd.com/1079/large/ here] to see the large version, which makes every state perfectly clear. | ||
− | Very few, if any, of the shapes used are stereotypes of the state; they are merely objects that look like the state. Some of the objects are those which the states are widely known to resemble. For example, Michigan is represented by a | + | Very few, if any, of the shapes used are stereotypes of the state; they are merely objects that look like the state. Some of the objects are those which the states are widely known to resemble. For example, Michigan is represented by a glove and an Eagle, and a pot with handle takes the place of Oklahoma (with the panhandle region of the state filled with a literal handle). Others, however, are more creative. Few would have likely pictured Texas as a dog or Alaska as a bear with a jet pack and laser gun. There are several incredibly simple objects filling some states. Kentucky is filled by a cloud, which conceivably could have been used for any state, and Wyoming, one of the nearly rectangular states, is simply an envelope. There are three pairs of states that are related. Georgia and Missouri each contain an image of the other, drawing attention to their similar shapes, North and South Dakota are the top and bottom halves of an amp, and Alabama and Mississippi are {{w|moai}} facing in opposite directions.) |
− | Colorado contains what looks like a Wikipedia article. [http://xkcd.com/1079/colorado/ | + | Colorado contains what looks like a Wikipedia article. A close-up of the fake article is provided [http://xkcd.com/1079/colorado/]. The following references are made in the Colorado article: |
− | *The pronunciation is not that for Colorado, but for {{w|Eyjafjallajökull}}, a volcano in Iceland that erupted in April 2010 | + | *The pronunciation is not that for Colorado, but for {{w|Eyjafjallajökull}}, a volcano in Iceland that erupted in April 2010. |
*The way it has a demilitarized zone towards Wyoming resembles {{W|North Korea}} and {{W|South Korea}}. | *The way it has a demilitarized zone towards Wyoming resembles {{W|North Korea}} and {{W|South Korea}}. | ||
*Eleven dimensions refers to {{w|string theory}}. | *Eleven dimensions refers to {{w|string theory}}. | ||
*A {{w|wormhole}} is a theoretical relative of the {{w|black hole}}. This is a reference to the television series {{w|Stargate SG-1}} where a device capable of creating wormholes is located in the {{w|Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker}} in Colorado. | *A {{w|wormhole}} is a theoretical relative of the {{w|black hole}}. This is a reference to the television series {{w|Stargate SG-1}} where a device capable of creating wormholes is located in the {{w|Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker}} in Colorado. | ||
− | *A {{w|Horcrux}} is a type of magical object in the world of {{W|Harry Potter}} | + | *A {{w|Horcrux}} is a type of magical object in the world of {{W|Harry Potter}}. |
*The radiation zones around Longmont are caused by {{w|Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant|radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant}}. | *The radiation zones around Longmont are caused by {{w|Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant|radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant}}. | ||
*The fake motto ''Si parare possis, vivere septem'' can be roughly translated as "With preparation, survival is possible for over a week." | *The fake motto ''Si parare possis, vivere septem'' can be roughly translated as "With preparation, survival is possible for over a week." | ||
− | New Mexico | + | New Mexico according to Randall's transcript is "A liquid container labeled for something of unusual and silly danger". The labeling is upside down and it refers to the nuclear testing facility White Sands Missile Range located in New Mexico for the nuclear bomb. |
:This end up | :This end up | ||
:Property of White Sands Missile Range | :Property of White Sands Missile Range | ||
− | :??? [Followed by a | + | :??? [Followed by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFPA_704 NFPA 704] Diamond with all divisions at severe risk, and a radiation symbol in the special notice division] |
:Contains White Sand | :Contains White Sand | ||
:FLAMMABLE | :FLAMMABLE | ||
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The title text makes fun of Florida which is sometimes called "The penis of America". Obviously, this penis is somewhat flaccid (not erect). The use of the word "state" is a pun, as it means some particular condition (flaccid state) as well as a political entity (The State of Florida). | The title text makes fun of Florida which is sometimes called "The penis of America". Obviously, this penis is somewhat flaccid (not erect). The use of the word "state" is a pun, as it means some particular condition (flaccid state) as well as a political entity (The State of Florida). | ||
− | == | + | ==Transcript== |
+ | {{incomplete transcript|The transcript should only mention what the picture looks like and the text in the pictures. All comments, should be in a separate part of the explanation with this table}} | ||
+ | :The '''United Shapes''' | ||
+ | :A map of things states are shaped like | ||
+ | :[Each state has some item wedged to stay inside its borders] | ||
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{|class=wikitable | {|class=wikitable | ||
− | ! | + | !Official transcript!!Comments |
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− | |Alabama | + | |Alabama: A moai head facing east.||{{w|Moai}} are Easter Island stone statues |
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− | |Alaska | + | |Alaska: A teddy bear with a jetpack and a ray gun|The ray gun and jetpack are fixtures of science fiction during the Cold War era, and the Russian Bear is an often-used personification of the country Russia in political cartoonage; the "teddy bear" image may be related to Alaska's former Russian heritage. The USA acquired Alaska from Russia in the Alaska Purchase of 1867 and it became a state in 1959, during the Cold War. The Cold War often featured worries of a potential Russian invasion of Alaska due to their geographical proximity across the Bering Sea and Bering Strait, which persisted through the 1980s; Alaska was the location of a large number of interceptor missiles as part of Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars Defense Initiative" intended to shoot down missiles that might be launched from the USSR. The ray gun is pointed across the Bering Strait at Russia, consistent with Alaska's often being described as the "first line of defense" against Russian aggression.| |
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− | |Arizona | + | |Arizona: A refrigerated shelf containing milk, bread, and pastries.|| |
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− | |Arkansas | + | |Arkansas: A measuring cup.|| |
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− | |California | + | |California: A vacuum.||An old-fashioned upright vacuum cleaner (lying down to the right), green with a yellow bag. |
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− | |Colorado | + | |Colorado: The wiki article on Colorado.||A fake Wikipedia article on Colorado. Below the text as seen in the provided close up: |
:[web address:] | :[web address:] | ||
::en.wikipedia.org/wiki/colorado | ::en.wikipedia.org/wiki/colorado | ||
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::population is largely bipedal; the Park Service | ::population is largely bipedal; the Park Service | ||
::has expressed "concern" at their attempts to enroll in | ::has expressed "concern" at their attempts to enroll in | ||
− | :[Fact box with correct | + | :[Fact box with correct State flag and emblem and fake motto:] |
::State of Colorado | ::State of Colorado | ||
::Motto: | ::Motto: | ||
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::possible for over a week.) | ::possible for over a week.) | ||
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− | |Connecticut | + | |Connecticut: A train conductor's hat.|| |
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− | |Delaware | + | |Delaware: A meerkat.|| |
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− | |Florida | + | |Florida: An eggplant.|| |
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− | |Georgia | + | |Georgia: Missouri.||The outline of the state of Missouri, with the {{w|Gateway Arch}} in St. Louis. |
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− | |Hawaii | + | |Hawaii: A snowball.|| |
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− | |Idaho | + | |Idaho: A garden gnome, sitting down.|| |
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− | |Illinois | + | |Illinois: A gangster with a guitar case, upside down.|| |
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− | |Indiana | + | |Indiana: The brush of a paintbrush.|| |
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− | |Iowa | + | |Iowa: A tomato, lettuce, cold cut and cheese sandwich.|| |
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− | |Kansas | + | |Kansas: A stand-up piano.|| |
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− | |Kentucky | + | |Kentucky: A cloud.|| |
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− | |Louisiana | + | |Louisiana: A boot with some gum stuck to the bottom of it.|| |
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− | |Maine | + | |Maine: A Vulcan salute.|| |
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− | |Maryland | + | |Maryland: A wolf howling to the moon, upside down.|| |
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− | |Massachusetts | + | |Massachusetts: An elephant, being ridden by a man, carrying tea.|| |
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− | |Michigan | + | |Michigan: A mitten for the lower portion, an eagle for the U{{w|Upper Peninsula of Michigan}}.|| |
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− | |Minnesota | + | |Minnesota: $160 in $20 USD bills.|| |
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− | |Mississippi | + | |Mississippi: A moai head facing west.|| |
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− | |Missouri | + | |Missouri: Georgia.||The outline of the state of Georgia, with a pair of {{w|Georgia Peach|Georgia peaches}}. |
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− | |Montana | + | |Montana: One half of a muffin.|| |
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− | |Nebraska | + | |Nebraska: A blue VW type 2 with mattresses sticking out the back.|| |
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− | |Nevada | + | |Nevada: A clothes iron.|| |
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− | |New Hampshire | + | |New Hampshire: A tall brick factory building.|| |
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− | |New Jersey | + | |New Jersey: A bent-over old person.|| |
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− | |New Mexico | + | |New Mexico: A liquid container labeled for something of unusual and silly danger.||A yellow liquid container with upside-down labeling. |
::This end up!! | ::This end up!! | ||
::Property of White Sands Missile Range | ::Property of White Sands Missile Range | ||
::Contains White Sand | ::Contains White Sand | ||
− | :[Written inside a hazardous-materials | + | :[Written inside a hazardous-materials diamond with the ? very large, and the three '4' in the three top part of a diamond shape divided in four these three sections being blue, red, yellow. The lower part has a radioactive sign on the same grey background as the large rectangle.] |
::??? 4 4 4 | ::??? 4 4 4 | ||
::Flammable | ::Flammable | ||
::Warning | ::Warning | ||
::This product contains chemicals known | ::This product contains chemicals known | ||
− | ::Only to the | + | ::Only to the Sate of Nevada. |
− | ::Contents under pressure from parents | + | ::Contents under pressure from rich parents |
::If swallowed, induce labor | ::If swallowed, induce labor | ||
::56 fluid ounces | ::56 fluid ounces | ||
::and 14 other ounces | ::and 14 other ounces | ||
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− | | | + | |New York: A hybrid transmission with standard manual-style gears and a torque converter sliced in half.|| |
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− | | | + | |North Carolina: A bouquet of flowers.|| |
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− | | | + | |North Dakota: The top half of an amp.|| |
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− | | | + | |Ohio: Underwear (Briefs).|| |
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− | | | + | |Oklahoma: A covered pot, dripping with boil-over.|| |
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− | | | + | |Oregon: A locomotive.|| |
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− | | | + | |Pennsylvania: A very thick book with a bookmark.|| |
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− | | | + | |Rhode Island: The bow half of a boat's hull.|| |
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− | | | + | |South Carolina: A slice of pizza.|| |
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− | | | + | |South Dakota: The bottom half of an amp.|| |
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− | | | + | |Tennessee: A number of children's books, placed in a slightly askew pile.|| |
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− | | | + | |Texas: A dog sitting in a bowl.|| |
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− | | | + | |Utah: An oven.|| |
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− | | | + | |Vermont: A microscope, upside down.|| |
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− | | | + | |Virginia: A {{w|stegosaurus}}.|| |
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− | | | + | |Washington: A whale.|| |
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− | | | + | |Washington DC: A star.|| |
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− | | | + | |West Virginia: A {{w|frog}}.|| |
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− | | | + | |Wisconsin: A skull.|| |
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− | | | + | |Wyoming: An envelope.||The back side of a white envelope, sealed with red wax, with a black heart next to a signature (lower left corner). |
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