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ChefAaronFitz t1_j3e3t5u wrote

We're 3% bigger at low tide.

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UncleJimmee t1_j3ebsf1 wrote

this should have been our tourist slogan

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SluggDaddy t1_j3ech6q wrote

We should propose that the Rhode Island be added to the SI as an international standard for colloquial representation of geographic area

According to the Internet, Russia could fit 5,445 Rhode Islands. Or alternately, 5.445 kilorhodeislands

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doctor-rumack t1_j3h9ah4 wrote

The state of Rhode Island is exactly 1,000 millirhodeislands.

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Aliriel t1_j3iyvot wrote

Much better than the metric system

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Triggify t1_j3ebvsd wrote

One of the craziest things living here was the first time I flew out to LA and as we were coming up to lax it was literally just all city as far as you could see in every direction even from all the way up in the plane! Then coming back to RI and you can pretty much see the entire state and then some out just 1 window of the plane

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lazydictionary t1_j3eqtg0 wrote

I was on the flight deck of a C-130 south of Newpory Island a few years ago - you could literally see from Nantucket up to the faintest edges of Boston, all of Rhode Island, and then glimpses of Hartford and Worcester. And I think we were only at 10k ft at that point.

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Aliriel t1_j3iz4ps wrote

RI is 37 miles wide east to west. So is Los Angeles.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j3duo6p wrote

It’s actually not. It’s slightly bigger than Yosemite - by a hair basically but it is.

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Kingman9K t1_j3ef9pn wrote

There are private ranches in Texas that are bigger than RI

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Simusid t1_j3eq6ey wrote

I was on a ranch in Montana that was bigger. That amazed me when I was in high school.

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Regular-Desk233 t1_j3egite wrote

If I had wheels for legs I’d be a bike. Who cares?

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Stickyfynger t1_j3ejbym wrote

We just started to binge out Yellowstone on peacock and were leveled when they said the Dutton ranch was about the size of RI. Puts it in perspective

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FAYCSB t1_j3euowz wrote

But we have a much bigger population. Of humans.

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3gkod7 wrote

Yeah I mean that might be a good or bad thing, I personally do not like the industrial society and I understand that I am using a phone to type this and that's ironic

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AhChingados t1_j3ed9hq wrote

And better managed

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3edfrq wrote

I wouldn't say that with all the disappearances that happened in Yosemite but I'm in The Missing 411 and the supernatural so I don't know how normal people feel about it but in terms of preserving Land beauty yes it is much better managed although we do have Patchogue state forest, the Acadia management area and some historic sights

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AhChingados t1_j3p78wk wrote

Supernatural stuff aside, it would be a matter of comparing violent crime per capita (taking into account visitors). Then also taking into account suicides (taking those out of the equation since it seems to be also a suicide destination). The crime rate might still be lower. These shows would provide a very skewed portrayal of violent crime. I mean, also what type of crime, the park didn’t have a whole chain of banks swindled by a guy that now has to pay a couple thousand dollars per month for 1000 years (not feeling like looking up the actual number).

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UncleJimmee t1_j3ebptl wrote

so is Dallas. we're tiny.

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3ebzsd wrote

When I went to Dallas it took me forever to get out that City and everyone drives like shiy like worse then nyc

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UncleJimmee t1_j3ec68y wrote

omg i thought i was in some video game w the crazy ass onramps in dallas. i think i read even the dfw airport is almost as big as ri!

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Mg962 t1_j3edgii wrote

When you fly into dfw its a 15 min train ride to the rental cars! damn airport so big!

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3ecbf3 wrote

I absolutely love the out of whack driving it's like 90 in a 50

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TheBerric t1_j3eiv6m wrote

los angeles is 5 times bigger than rhode island

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zporiri t1_j3gspqv wrote

I believe yellowatone is 4x size of RI IIRC

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tads73 t1_j3hocxj wrote

I was driving in the northwest corner of Colorado, and estimated I could see in all directions the land area equivalence to the size of Rhode Island.

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overthehillhat t1_j3hz37r wrote

Pretty sure the Bay and Block Isand - -

not only make it bigger -

but better

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umodCUZimGOD422 t1_j3i0ubz wrote

When I visited Yellowstone in 2019, there was something in the visitor's center saying it was larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined.

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3ipblv wrote

Lmao, I love Yellowstone I think I seen it when I went too, 2022 and for a little laugh they put a face mask on the Moose statue in Grand Teton to let people know to wear them

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BobDylan1904 t1_j3j2fci wrote

Almost 17 Rhode Islands can fit into the nation's largest national park.

You could fit at least 4 into Death Valley.

These are fun statistics.

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Db3ma t1_j3f609v wrote

We dont say "y'all"

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3gleqz wrote

I grew up in New England but I spent a lot of time in Texas and Louisville Kentucky so I use y'all

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Db3ma t1_j3mpvl4 wrote

My response was an attempt at humor. I grew up in Lil Rhody but spent a lot of time south of the mason/dixon. I still goof on southern vernacular. Hence, my attempt... No worries. ;)

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BMorris2526 t1_j3e43i5 wrote

One could argue that RI is too small to be a state.

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Mg962 t1_j3een45 wrote

And one could argue that North and South Dakota do not have enough people to be seperate states or Wyoming for that matter.

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UncleJimmee t1_j3ebxvq wrote

eh i dunno. we don't fit in w either mass or ct so im happy being our own state.

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3e63zu wrote

Pretty much but I don't know what it should do I think that Washington County Rhode Island Kent County Rhode Island New London and Windham County Connecticut should become its own state the rest of Connecticut can you go with New York and Providence and Bristol and Newport County can go to Massachusetts

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xanderg102301 t1_j3f6mr9 wrote

I'd rather the entire state of Rhode island burn to the ground than let this happen

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3gm08d wrote

Yeah what I don't want the whole state to burn down I don't want any of the beautiful States here to burn down this is my homeland

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xanderg102301 t1_j3hmtx3 wrote

So your homeland can be absorbed into two other states for all you care?

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3iowbd wrote

I suppose I mean I would really prefer if we went back to turtle island before the white man "civilized" this area because the government made it a whole lot worse

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xanderg102301 t1_j3j7tpl wrote

Then you'd probably live in Europe

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BMorris2526 t1_j3eszmh wrote

Arguably, all of NE should be one state.

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xanderg102301 t1_j3f6ku2 wrote

No, this is a purely stupid take

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BMorris2526 t1_j3f8xl7 wrote

I love the down votes. This has nothing to do with politics. RI is smaller than most counties in bigger states.

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xanderg102301 t1_j3fbc21 wrote

I didn't say it was about politics either. It's about culture

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New_Analyst3510 OP t1_j3gkjcc wrote

No it is way too culturally different in North and South in my eyes I think New England should probably be a country adding the states of New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Quebec and the Atlantic provinces of Canada

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