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[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 152 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (13 children)

Btw you can do it also in Germany more or less.

I believe it's possible also in France .

Edit: don't want to insult anyone, I was just curious, nothing else.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 114 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You can fly 10+ hours from France and still land in France πŸ’€

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 52 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The sun never sets on the ~~British~~ French empire!

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Le soleil ne se couche jamais sur l'empire français*

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Silly France, why are you reinstalling a monarch after all these y- Oh no...

[–] UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Don't worry he says he is Jupiter, everything will be fine.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 44 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Imagine the horror of not being able to escape France. Truly a fate worse than death

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Funny, I say the same thing about Texas.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

After having worked in Texas a few years, the food is waaay worse there. (A few places in Dallas Deep Ellum were good, and I never made it to Austin, but on average, but great).

France please.

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Dunno, croissants

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I'd watch that movie

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 33 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (16 children)

Yes, those are countries, not single states within a country. Different things.

edit: ya'll are acting so fucking weird in this comment thread. Jesus Christ I don't even give a shit about the size of America or the US/EU pissing contest, I was merely and correctly pointing out the non-equivalence of the items being compared. Holy shit get a fucking life if you give two shits about the topic itself, goddamn. The hate boner some of you have for one country or another to the point of spite downvoting and intentionally misinterpreting shit is fucking ridiculous.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 27 points 7 months ago

It is a fair comparison, especially within the EU.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

french guiana is part of france, and the eu.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

New York to Hawaii can be a 13 hour flight depending on the Island you wanna land on. Alaska to Miami is similar and even drivable. Fairbanks to Miami is a brisk 77 hour drive.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

So is RΓ©union. Shall we count the time to take a boat to the island or just a flight?

[–] Tobberone@lemm.ee 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You guys have funny gatekeeping. Oh well, to each his own, I guess

[–] FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You guys get to make fun of the imperial system, and healthcare, and fahrenheit, and gun crime. Let us have one thing.

[–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago
[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

Well done texans πŸ‘ the guys with rulers drew your box on the map the biggest

[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

About your edit, that's why I added the disclaimer on my first comment lol. I fully knew it would degenerate in a biggest dick contest and wanted to avoid being part of it.

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

I sincerely wish I had your wisdom and foresight. I just can't imagine caring the way these people seem to care.

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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For comparison, Bellingham, WA to Key West, FL. Same country, 2 days without stops.

[–] deus@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I tried Brazil. Got 79h going East to West from Recife to Cruzeiro do Sul and 90h going South to North from ChuΓ­ to Oiapoque. Granted, our roads aren't the best but you're still looking at over 5000km of travel either way.

[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

That's a long ass road trip, thanks for sharing. I was trying to get directions from Alaska to southern Argentina but Google said nope

[–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You can't drive from north to south america! Look up Darien Gap

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Sounds like we need to remedy that, tunnel through the Gulf of Mexico or some bridges across the gap’s rivers, which is cooler?

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Depends where you're starting in Alaska most likely. There are major areas that are not connected to the rest of North America by road, only boat/ferry where Google might not include that.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In addition to the other comment about it being a single state within the US, we're also talking about roughly 1500-1600 kilometers in the Texas map. It would mostly be 70-75mph (120kph) highways the whole way.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 months ago

May I present Kiruna to Trelleborg (1882 km) in Sweden? Map of Sweden showing path from Kiruna to Trelleborg with the text 21 hours and 40 minutes

But what would it be for Bavaria or or Lower Saxony?

[–] teft@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

My question is how much of that is highway travel and/or straight? In the Texas map most of that travel will be highways at 80mph. I know Germany has the autobahn but living in Colombia has made me suspicious of long travel times which actually have short distances traveled since this country is very mountainous and I don't think a straight road exists here.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

1/3 to 1/2 of the Texas trip will be interstate highways. The rest is mixed bag of divided highways with at grade crossings and two lane highways.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 points 7 months ago

Texas will still make their back roads 80mph lmao, even with grade crossings

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago

Nearly all of it is Autobahn. It is basically just road work slowing you down and even that is not too bad.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Just for funsies I looked it up and Miami FL to Seattle WA is a 48 hour drive. Longest I found within the continental US upon a quick googling of recognizable cities.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I did a similar diagonal route across Canada. 84 hours it says.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Thats a bit more than the Alaska to Miami drives I found. I think there one where you can drive all the way to an arctic research base in a similar timeframe.

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[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Kind of unrelated but i met a dude from scotland who walked across canada with his dog luna... Took a little while

[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Now, that starts to be a long distance lmao

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You're comparing an entire country to the US' 2nd largest state of fifty, though.

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 7 months ago

Ops post would be more effective by stating average speed.

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