Ohio, it’s a statistical fact.
More people from Ohio have become astronauts than any other state/territory in the world
Because when youre an Astronaut you can get as far away from Ohio as humanely possible. No one else has that kind of motivation to complete the rigorous training.
Even before astronauts were a thing. Ohio inspired two men to invent airplanes, because they had already traveled to the East Coast by then, and couldn’t run across the ocean to get further from Ohio. They had to adapt and learn to fly
The Ohio class nuclear missile submarine is named for its feared ability to turn any place in the world into Ohio
https://youtu.be/sVn4sBxLokA?t=66
In case the timestamp link doesn’t work, just jump to 1:06
Warning, this is absolutely brain rot, but also hilarious
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Most astronauts only go about 250 miles up, the distance from Cleveland to Cincinnati. That said, Neil Armstrong got a lot further away from Ohio.
You’re seeing the glass as half empty, I see it as half full…
At one point in the orbit you are only 250 miles away from Cleveland.
But at the other end of the orbit that’s 250 miles and the entire planet earth between you and Cleveland. You get a chance to be the farthest human from Ohio, every rotation.
Surely Jim Lovell would have been the Ohian to get the furthest from Ohio? (Apollo 13 altitude record)
Being a Browns fan will do that to you.
“I went back to Ohio, My city was gone”
You went back to Ohio?!
You don’t understand. It’s not too escape Ohio. It’s because the void calls. It reminds one of home. The dark, unfeeling, lethal, soul crushing expanse of space reminds one of the home void. We want to bridge between the two. Bring together the V̵̮̈́ ̴̜͑ȍ̷̜ ̴͜͝i̶̲̿ ̴͉̊d̵̺͆
Oklafuckinghoma. Heat, tornadoes, ice storms, earthquakes, hail and some of the dumbest, most entitled Jesus-humping maga fucks in the country.
And gonna be in the 100s next week here in Tulsa.
Born and raised! Tulsa is the exception to Oklahoma. Still the most beautiful city I’ve ever lived in, and nicer ever time I go back. But OP has a solid point about the weather. OK gets the worst of all the things.
The current state?
All of them!
Almost certainly Mississippi
I mean honestly if the words worst and state are in the question the answer is almost always Mississippi.
Idk I think Florida is going to give them a run for their money soon. Insurance can deny claims and coverage more easily now and FEMA’s been crippled.
I live in Florida and travel Mississippi several times a year. Night and day. And I’m in the panhandle where we’re poor, still head and shoulders above MS.
Was telling my wife that Pensacola airport is two or three times the size of Jackson’s, at their capitol. FFS, they can’t even manage clean water, in their capitol.
Alabama is actually pretty and pretty nice. You could teleport me to about any road in either state and I could call it for MS or AL. You can tell when you cross into MS because your tires start rumbling. Was wondering on the last trip how much those people pay for tires. Bet it’s big business!
Last weekend’s trip was fucking weird. Maybe I simply hadn’t noticed before, but the people were no longer friendly. Probably because I have long hair and my wife is Asian. At least black folks are still nice enough! Which flipped since I moved to the South 20 years ago. They looked at white people with deep suspicion.
Really enjoyed learning about NY queer culture by watching Paris is Burning so thought I’d check out Mississippi Burning to see how marginalised communities express themselves in the South… oh
That was set in the 60s. Mississippi isn’t nearly that bad. It’s bad, but it ain’t Mississippi Burning bad.
Oh yeah, sorry that was a bad joke. Those films couldn’t be more different!
Hey! You got me looking at Paris is Burning!
Phew thought we’d have to settle our dispute by vogue-ing!
“Paris Is Burning” is such a fantastic film.
Mississippi doesn’t have enough character to be the worst. It seems to be bad in every way, but it doesn’t have the flair for actively destructive stupidity that make Florida and Texas what they are.
Mississippi is the worst state I’ve been to. I can’t imagine living there.
It’s not up for debate. It’s Mississippi.
We drive through several times a year, starting in Florida to Alabama. The poverty and ignorance is fucking heart breaking. Always glad to get back into the Alabama part of the trip.
Florida. Heat, humidity, stench of water from the sprinkler systems, lousy coffee from the crappy drinking water, most jobs literally don’t allow you to work OT. Many only hire 32 hour people. Terrible drivers, especially all the Qtip bitches that should’ve stopped driving 20 years ago. Redneck Nation. Massive POS politics.
Fuck Florida.
Not even gonna mention that the coastal areas’ve been dredging sand at night to keep it from sliding back into the ocean for decades… 🤮
Let. It. Die. Already.
Florida used to be black on Erin’s trans safety map. It was literally its own “DO NOT GO HERE” category. Unfortunately the only thing that has changed is that it’s no longer alone.
It’s so funny (not in a good way) to see this change - I grew up going to drag shows, there is still so much gay culture here, and it’s such a a diverse place, no matter what axis you spin it on. We know trans people (one of my kids among them, but older people too) and there isn’t much discrimination “on the ground” here, my trans kid got a job the same place my other kids did, and only HR keeps the paperwork with physical sex as gender, in practice they are treated as they choose. And that’s at a nominally religious place. In school too, the teachers and kids did not care, just took it in stride. The outright hostility in Tallahassee is insane, but it doesn’t translate to hostility in the city here. Or not yet at least.
Make Florida Freaky Again. That will be my platform if ever I run for governor.
The stinky water is because they let you use reclaimed water for watering a lawn, it’s hella efficient and good for the plants. Gardens don’t need drinking water. It does smell bad but is a good thing.
What’s not to love? The new Alligator Auschwitz is a glorious new addition, brought to all by our glorious Great Pumpkin (Putkin?)
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Been saying it for years. We should’ve left it to the spainards, the spainards shoulda left it to the natives and the natives shoulda left it to the god damn trees.
IMO - Texas, while places like Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma always rank below, I believe Texas is actively trying to kill itself. Those other states are poorer and more rural. Texas has the resources and money to be one of the most prosperous states. Yet, they keep voting for Greg Abbott (aka piss baby), Ken Paxton, and Ted Cruz. People there are so brainwashed that they believe anyone who is not an uber republican will come and make all the frog gay, let kids poop in liter-boxes, and give all their money to drug addicts. It’s just sad. I finally just gave up on trying to make any difference there and left for the sake of my kids.
A perfect example is my mother-in-law who HATES Greg Abbott. She blames him for leaving the state for dead during snowmageddon. So she just refuses to vote in Governor elections.
My friend who claims they’re a communist has been to Texas twice and loves it. Beats me why.
The poverty makes them feel like they’re in a communist society
I’m not from the states so not really qualified to comment but I would have thought low taxes and large population (including diverse cities like Housten and true blue areas like Austin) would work in its favour.
Other places in the South seem to have all the downsides you mention but none of the positives.
Yes, Texas is actually purple, but it is gerrymander so bad there is no way to win. A perfect example is the district I used to live in, Texas 26. Is was basically Denton County with a little tail going into the Tarrant County to keep it red. Then Democrats got close in a couple of elections. So they redrew the map to cut out the city of Denton, which is a city with a huge liberal arts college. Then they extended it north and west into more republican areas.
Meanwhile the city of Denton was added to the 13th district, which is 40,000 square miles and extends all the way to the panhandle. People in the city would have to drive 325 miles just to visit their representatives office.
Texas 26 Before 2021
After 2021
Texas is five different states held together with scotch tape. If it ever split up, you’d have three blue states and two red.
the state of denial that half the county is in that believes orange shitler will help them.
By the numbers, probably Mississippi. Lowest life expectancy, highest infant mortality rate, second highest poverty rate…being ranked 39th in education actually seems to be a bright spot for them.
Probably Mississippi, Oklahoma, or West Virginia
And with all the MAGA turds that moved to Florida and it’s terrible government it’s gotta be close to those top 3
No Alabama???
Wyoming. Corrupt, cold, ugly if you’re not rich, and full of morons who do things like thank coal workers for their service.
thank coal workers for their service.
cOaL kEePs tHe LiGhTs oN
Who deserves the thank you more- coal workers or police officers?
Most people’s politics (left-oriented as well - your “scientific rigor” is actually rather sparse and inadequately supported [just look at how often we actually fund follow-up studies]) are virtue signaling. People tend to work backward from what the in-group already assumes. No big deal - it’s just collective problem solving staged in a cannibalistic system. So, to answer your question, seemingly equal measure, though the weights change with social context.
Depression
Well I can say from experience that after 2 decades of it you just feel “normal” because depressed has become your normal!
My smart watch likes to remind me frequently that I had a “stressful” day and to try to do better tomorrow. I’m like “bitch this is my baseline. Lower your expectations.”
Judgy li’l shit, ain’t it.
Misery. Wait, hang on, sorry, I spelled that wrong. Missouri.
Misery.
Wait, hang on, sorry, I spelled that wrong. Missouri.
BTW, in the book, she hacked off a foot with an axe and cauterized it with a blowtorch. 🤢
You get it. Oklahoma Florida Missouri Mississippi all horrible places
right now, to the rest of the world it would seem that it’s the contiguous united ones…
AK is rolled into that, NGL. Leave Hawaii alone, though. 🤘🏼
Any of them that make up the southern border. They are almost unilaterally shitholes that would cut off their arm if it meant the “right” people suffer.
Leave New Mexico off that list. While not perfect, they sure have been knocking it out of the park recently. It’s stunningly beautiful too
Before or after the Breaking Bad era? (/s)
Arizona is also beautiful. Unfortunately, it also has Pheonix.
And Kari Lake.
