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What America really needs (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (5 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Bonus question: would this make a new continent?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

We'd have to change all the names!

Canada's pants become Canada shorts and Canada socks

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

That's a gnarly cliff in Colorado

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Nope. Just MS paint and one brush.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Ke~~~~ky.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months 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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

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