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How well do you know US Geography?

#1 Postby vbhoutex » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:18 pm

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#2 Postby tomboudreau » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:40 pm

I got 96%, 14 miles average off in 263 seconds
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#3 Postby Miss Mary » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:31 pm

Okay, you two smarty pants.....LOL

96%?

73% here....:-( I need borders and when you're given a state in the middle out west or on the east coast (except for the larger states), I'm lousy at that....LOL


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#4 Postby wxmann_91 » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:38 pm

I'm sorta sick today so I couldn't exactly navigate, but I still got 40 out of 50 right (80%), average error 17 miles, in 134 seconds.

EDIT tried it again and I got 46 out of 50 right (92%), average error 7 miles, in 120 seconds.
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#5 Postby Miss Mary » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:44 pm

Well, I did get an 84% on my second try.....

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#6 Postby tomboudreau » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:51 pm

On my next attempt, I got 48 out of 50, with an average of 4 miles in 195 seconds
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#7 Postby breeze » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:51 pm

84% for me! Wow, I totally bombed on Deleware and Rhode Island! :lol:
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#8 Postby coriolis » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:54 pm

94% perfect
5 miles avg Error
438 seconds

The first couple interior states that have nothing next to them are the hardest.

I'll try again and see if they're in random order
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#9 Postby wxmann_91 » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:56 pm

I'll try again and see if they're in random order


They are. If you're lucky then all the coastal states will come first followed by interior states. If you aren't then it starts out with a state in the Great Plains or the Intermountain West (on my first attempt I had Colorado as my first state :roll: )
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#10 Postby coriolis » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:00 pm

&%^%%^ My firewall gave a pop up message and it made me drop Maryland in the Gulf of Mexico%$%#@
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#11 Postby coriolis » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:05 pm

It IS a random order

96% 6 miles 288 seconds
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#12 Postby breeze » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:47 pm

coriolis wrote:&%^%%^ My firewall gave a pop up message and it made me drop Maryland in the Gulf of Mexico%$%#@


Shame on you, Ed, for dropping Maryland in the GOM! :dont: :A:
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#13 Postby Stephanie » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:03 pm

94% 9 miles 236 seconds. :D
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#14 Postby streetsoldier » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:58 pm

90%, 80 miles off (Wyoming was off, but in a wide blank space), 257 seconds...HEY, I just got out of bed, and haven't had my coffee yet!
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#15 Postby CajunMama » Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:23 pm

1st try:

Score: 86%
Avg. Error: 28 miles
Time: 231 seconds


2nd try: And what a pain to start out with New Hampshire!

Score: 92%
Avg. Error: 15 miles
Time: 228 seconds
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#16 Postby tomboudreau » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:26 pm

Going for my 3rd try. Man, I'm addicted to this :(

96% average error 6 miles in 205 seconds...not bad considering my first three states were Kansas, West Virgina, and Wyoming
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#17 Postby azsnowman » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:35 pm

DANG YOU DAVID :lol: This is catching "LOL!"

Let's see

94% 5 miles 200 seconds

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#18 Postby vbhoutex » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:24 pm

98%, 2 miles error, 231 secs, the second time
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#19 Postby CajunMama » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:33 pm

Quite addicting!!

My best score yet....

96% 4 miles 140 sec.
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#20 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:44 am

88%...44 out of 50 first time right for me w/out red borders help. :wink:

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