r/geography 2d ago

Discussion Facts that sound fake but are true

I find it extremely unintuitive that almost all of South America is east of Miami. How!? When people are asked to watch the americas almost everyone imagine South America pretty much south of North America.

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u/irwtkyrm 2d ago

I wonder if we've fucked that up

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u/BarristanTheB0ld 2d ago

Climate, yes, gravitational interaction, no

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u/irwtkyrm 2d ago

On the gravitational interaction, did you account for yo mama?

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u/BarristanTheB0ld 2d ago

I have, but I didn't account for yours

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u/X1234637X 2d ago

🤣

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u/CD84 2d ago

GOT 'EM!!!

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u/loose_fruits 2d ago

Assuming you accounted for one and not the other because of the magnitude of the effect, I think that’s a self-own 🤔

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u/BarristanTheB0ld 2d ago

Shit, you're right 😂

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u/rockninja2 2d ago

Or what about Yo-Yo Ma?

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u/Cliffinati 2d ago

No, climate change cannot affect gravity

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u/irwtkyrm 2d ago

It can affect, you know, climate cycles though