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[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago

But a bit more south would be easier. Oh, wait.

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

I could get on board with a moat around Texas and Florida

[-] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Check out bdonvr’s comment about the Okeechobee Waterway. We could just cut Florida off following that line, then we could build a bigger moat around Texas with all the money will save by letting Florida go!

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[-] fubarx@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Most cost-effective would be to use the Photoshop eraser tool.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

The Mississippi already does that, but south-north instead of east-west.

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[-] erp@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

First I was excited thinking about South Canada and North Mexico, but unfortunately they screwed up the one opportunity in history to fix Oklahoma's awkward 'protrusion', so I can't with a clean conscience support and vote for this. Better luck next time.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 2 years ago

Bonus question: would this make a new continent?

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

Then you'd need to dig really, really deep. Even deeper than where the Balrog lives.

[-] moriquende@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

as long as you don't do it greedily you should be fine

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[-] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago

Would the north and south go to war again for control?

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We'd have to change all the names!

Canada's pants become Canada shorts and Canada socks

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Yes, but not for slavery this time, but for fresh water in the decades ahead of climate change. Those freshwater Great Lakes will be awfully attractive 100 years from now.

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[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

That's a gnarly cliff in Colorado

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

All you need is time and a LOT of shovels........

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[-] dariusj18@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

And if abandoned halfway we could just turn it into a park.

The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway follows the path of the abandoned Cross Florida Barge Canal.

https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/history-cross-florida-greenway

[-] XOXOX@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Now build a land bridge and connect this up with Panama

[-] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago
[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I like this idea. However, I have one small issue: this river appears to go directly through my house...

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