F1V3LSU All American 1530 Posts user info edit post |
If you heard this, what would you think?
Would you not infer that the author was referring to population? 3/7/2013 11:02:23 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 52881 Posts user info edit post |
largest population of people who don't take a bath 3/7/2013 11:03:28 PM |
Førte All American 23525 Posts user info edit post |
godless hippies and queerosexuals 3/7/2013 11:04:02 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
I would think, "You're wrong." 3/7/2013 11:06:32 PM |
JeffreyBSG All American 10165 Posts user info edit post |
I'd infer that I was reading some third-rate pseudonews article. or somebody's blog. 3/7/2013 11:06:33 PM |
loudRyan All American 594 Posts user info edit post |
no, I would infer that the author was referring to land area 3/7/2013 11:12:59 PM |
BIGcementpon Status Name 11318 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I would think, "You're wrong."" |
I would also remind them that largest doesn't necessarily mean most populous.3/7/2013 11:13:36 PM |
F1V3LSU All American 1530 Posts user info edit post |
Largest doesnt mean anything without units 3/7/2013 11:15:00 PM |
AndyMac All American 31922 Posts user info edit post |
What's the largest state by volume from sea level?
I would think its still probably Alaska but colarado might be up there also. 3/7/2013 11:17:39 PM |
OopsPowSrprs All American 8383 Posts user info edit post |
I would infer population if we were talking about largest cities, but not for states and countries.
Don't know why I think like that. 3/7/2013 11:20:22 PM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
no fatties 3/7/2013 11:25:22 PM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
Texas is bigger geographically than California. Then Alaska came along. Texas protested, they didn't like being number 2. Alaska offered to split into two states so Texas could be number 3. Lesson: Alaska is fucking huge. 3/7/2013 11:25:39 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25421 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " I would think, "You're wrong."" |
3/8/2013 12:06:22 AM |
simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "What's the largest state by volume from sea level?" |
even in jest, this doesn't make sense.3/8/2013 12:36:56 AM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
Sure it does. Which state contains the most cubic feet of land mass, if counted up from sea level? 3/8/2013 12:38:04 AM |
sarijoul All American 14208 Posts user info edit post |
what about bodies of water that are above sea level? 3/8/2013 12:44:16 AM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
NON-GASEOUS MATTER ABOVE GRADE 3/8/2013 12:45:22 AM |
simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
so volume above sea level. not from sea level, from implies distance. 3/8/2013 12:56:05 AM |
BIGswoll187 All American 3729 Posts user info edit post |
it would still be Colorado or Alaska right 3/8/2013 1:06:38 AM |
simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
it's alaska in spades.] 3/8/2013 1:10:48 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
Sounds like you need to improve your communication skills. 3/8/2013 8:10:04 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
Isn't alaska almost half the size of the other 49 states combined? 3/8/2013 8:13:52 AM |
BIGcementpon Status Name 11318 Posts user info edit post |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area 3/8/2013 8:17:28 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
^^alaska is 21% of the area of the contiguous states. 3/8/2013 8:23:11 AM |
BlackJesus Suspended 13089 Posts user info edit post |
California is little Mexico 3/8/2013 8:24:16 AM |
Smath74 All American 93277 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Isn't alaska almost half the size of the other 49 states combined?" |
only on Mercator projections3/8/2013 8:33:38 AM |
TKE-Teg All American 43401 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I would think its still probably Alaska but colarado might be up there also." |
LOL, it's still not even close. Besides Alaska dwarfing the shit out of Colorado Alaska has lots of mountains as well, including the tallest mountain in North America, in case anyone forgot. Also, don't forget that fully half of CO (including Denver) isn't even in the mountains. It's just flat as shit land that looks like Kansas.3/8/2013 8:45:56 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
but is still a mile high..... 3/8/2013 8:48:06 AM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
3/8/2013 8:55:06 AM |
TKE-Teg All American 43401 Posts user info edit post |
^^still flat!
Average altitude in Alaska: 1900 ft Average altitude in Colorado: 6800 ft (quite impressive actually). Still not enough to offset the massive size of Alaska though.
1900ft/5280ft = 0.36 miles x 663,268 sq miles = 238,676 cubic miles for Alaska 6800ft/5280ft = 1.29 miles x 104,094 sq miles = 134,060 cubic miles for Colorado
Definitely an interesting comparison to say the least.
[Edited on March 8, 2013 at 9:54 AM. Reason : ^I dunno why that graphic says 586,400 sq miles for Alaska. I used Wiki's figures] 3/8/2013 9:53:21 AM |
AndyMac All American 31922 Posts user info edit post |
So in other words I was totally right.
Alaska is still the largest but Colorado is definitely "up there" 3/8/2013 11:19:04 PM |
rtc407 All American 6217 Posts user info edit post |
What's Montana's volume? 3/9/2013 9:12:22 AM |
UJustWait84 All American 25819 Posts user info edit post |
largest, in terms of population maybe, but the correct term is 'most populous'. It's approaching 40 million people.
it is still a pretty fucking huge state though. The drive from San Diego to Crescent City along coastal CA 1/Hwy 101 takes about 20 hours and is around 1000 miles.Interestingly enough, no matter where you are in CA, you're never more than 4-5 hours from either the ocean or a mountain range.
And in terms of geographic/climate diversity/variety, no state other than Alaska or Hawaii even comes close to offering what CA has. 3/9/2013 10:14:11 AM |
BridgetSPK #1 Sir Purr Fan 31378 Posts user info edit post |
LOL
You're all nerds. 3/9/2013 10:17:41 AM |
UJustWait84 All American 25819 Posts user info edit post |
guilty 3/9/2013 10:18:27 AM |
Jeepxj420 All American 6755 Posts user info edit post |
So everything is bigger in Alaska?
$Alaska? 3/9/2013 10:27:27 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
^^ if you are still on the wolf web... You are a nerd... 3/9/2013 10:27:40 AM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
3/9/2013 11:08:54 AM |