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(I'm not exactly sure how you pluralize McDonald's. See the subject for my
attempt.)
Here's a map of all the McDonald's restaurants in the US. (Or, more
precisely, a coloration of the US based on the distance to the nearest
McDonald's.)
http://www.datapointed.net/visualizations/maps/distance-to-nearest-mcdonalds-sept-2010/
The one detail that immediately catches my eye is the clear distinction
in density between almost exactly the left half and the right half. What
explains this?
Does the right half of the US consist of mostly urban areas and the left
half mostly of rural areas? If yes, then how did this situation form,
historically speaking?
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On 23/07/2012 03:33 PM, Warp wrote:
> (I'm not exactly sure how you pluralize McDonald's. See the subject for my
> attempt.)
Hypothetically, it ought to be McDonalds'. But I don't think many people
know that.
> Here's a map of all the McDonald's restaurants in the US. (Or, more
> precisely, a coloration of the US based on the distance to the nearest
> McDonald's.)
> The one detail that immediately catches my eye is the clear distinction
> in density between almost exactly the left half and the right half. What
> explains this?
>
> Does the right half of the US consist of mostly urban areas and the left
> half mostly of rural areas? If yes, then how did this situation form,
> historically speaking?
The thing that immediately jumps out at *me* is... Wow. Considering that
the scale on this map must be hundreds of miles to the inch, there are
places where you'd have to drive the equivalent of several times the
length of my entire country to get to the nearest McDonald's! o_O
I'm really surprised that the map isn't solid white over most of its
surface. You wouldn't have thought that at this scale you would be able
to see individual buildings.
Anyway, why the east/west split? My random guess: Westerners arrived at
the East cost, and moved towards the "wild west", colonising it as they
went. Maybe that legacy still lives on.
Alternatively, maybe half the country has better taste? :-P
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> The thing that immediately jumps out at *me* is...
Actually, no. The *first* thing is... Wee, fractals! ;-)
> Anyway, why the east/west split? My random guess: Westerners arrived at
> the East cost, and moved towards the "wild west", colonising it as they
> went. Maybe that legacy still lives on.
On the other hand, I took a quick glance at Google maps, and it appears
that virtually the entire Western half of North America is some sort of
mountain range, so...
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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> The thing that immediately jumps out at *me* is... Wow. Considering that
> the scale on this map must be hundreds of miles to the inch, there are
> places where you'd have to drive the equivalent of several times the
> length of my entire country to get to the nearest McDonald's! o_O
There are deserts in the US. Not very likely to have a McDonald's in the
middle of one. (Although, according to this map, there *are* McDonald's
in the middle of deserts... Just not as many.)
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Am 23.07.2012 16:40, schrieb Invisible:
> On 23/07/2012 03:33 PM, Warp wrote:
>> (I'm not exactly sure how you pluralize McDonald's. See the subject
>> for my
>> attempt.)
>
> Hypothetically, it ought to be McDonalds'. But I don't think many people
> know that.
I'd rather suspect it to be "McDonald's [restaurants]"
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Am 23.07.2012 16:40, schrieb Invisible:
> The thing that immediately jumps out at *me* is... Wow. Considering that
> the scale on this map must be hundreds of miles to the inch, there are
> places where you'd have to drive the equivalent of several times the
> length of my entire country to get to the nearest McDonald's! o_O
>
> I'm really surprised that the map isn't solid white over most of its
> surface. You wouldn't have thought that at this scale you would be able
> to see individual buildings.
McDonald's has many more competitors in the US, as compared to Europe.
They're /not/ the leader of the pack there, AFAIK.
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Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> > The thing that immediately jumps out at *me* is...
>
> Actually, no. The *first* thing is... Wee, fractals! ;-)
>
> > Anyway, why the east/west split? My random guess: Westerners arrived at
> > the East cost, and moved towards the "wild west", colonising it as they
> > went. Maybe that legacy still lives on.
well, but the first McDonald's is from California...
> On the other hand, I took a quick glance at Google maps, and it appears
> that virtually the entire Western half of North America is some sort of
> mountain range, so...
The Appalachian mountains, right? and the Grand Cannyon, I guess...
BTW, relevant:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger#Hamburg_steak
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On 23/07/2012 3:33 PM, Warp wrote:
> (I'm not exactly sure how you pluralize McDonald's. See the subject for my
> attempt.)
>
It is an irregular plural, the correct form is McCrap. ;-)
>
http://www.datapointed.net/visualizations/maps/distance-to-nearest-mcdonalds-sept-2010/
>
> The one detail that immediately catches my eye is the clear distinction
> in density between almost exactly the left half and the right half. What
> explains this?
>
Compare it with this population map.
http://www.mapofusa.net/us-population-density-map.htm
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 7/23/2012 11:32, nemesis wrote:
> The Appalachian mountains, right? and the Grand Cannyon, I guess...
The appalachians are on the east. Like, down the left side of pennsylvania
and from new york down thru virginia, approximately.
The rocky mountains are what he's talking about.
The line is vaguely at the mississippi. West of that you have farm prairie,
then desert, then mountains, then california, basically.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"Oh no! We're out of code juice!"
"Don't panic. There's beans and filters
in the cabinet."
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On 23/07/2012 07:39 PM, Stephen wrote:
> Compare it with this population map.
>
> http://www.mapofusa.net/us-population-density-map.htm
OK, now that's what I call correlation...
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Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> On 23/07/2012 07:39 PM, Stephen wrote:
> > Compare it with this population map.
> >
> > http://www.mapofusa.net/us-population-density-map.htm
> OK, now that's what I call correlation...
Does it imply causation in this case?
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On 23/07/2012 8:40 PM, Warp wrote:
> Does it imply causation in this case?
Last year I drove from Hobbs NM to Albuquerque. My Sat Nav/GPS told me
to turn right at Roswell and keep straight for 140 miles. Not hard to
do as I can only remember one town, more of a village actually. Parts of
America are very empty.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Am 23.07.2012 21:40, schrieb Warp:
> Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> On 23/07/2012 07:39 PM, Stephen wrote:
>
>>> Compare it with this population map.
>>>
>>> http://www.mapofusa.net/us-population-density-map.htm
>
>> OK, now that's what I call correlation...
>
> Does it imply causation in this case?
Indeed; obviously, the western half of the US (except the coast) is not
a suitable habitat for Americans, due to the lack of sources for their
natural diet ("junk food").
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clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Am 23.07.2012 21:40, schrieb Warp:
> > Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >> On 23/07/2012 07:39 PM, Stephen wrote:
> >
> >>> Compare it with this population map.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.mapofusa.net/us-population-density-map.htm
> >
> >> OK, now that's what I call correlation...
> >
> > Does it imply causation in this case?
>
> Indeed; obviously, the western half of the US (except the coast) is not
> a suitable habitat for Americans, due to the lack of sources for their
> natural diet ("junk food").
Come on guys, let's start settling the territories susceptible to hurricanes,
earthquakes and floods up to superpopulation!!
Seriously, Utah looks pretty little "Mcdimizied". Is that Ronald offending
mormons with happy meal?
B. Gimeno
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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Does the right half of the US consist of mostly urban areas and the left
> half mostly of rural areas? If yes, then how did this situation form,
> historically speaking?
The European settlers and African slaves (whose combined descendants make up the
bulk of Americans) arrived on the east coast. Expansion proceeded westward from
there.
Mountains and deserts are a big part of it, of course. But there is a large
low-density stretch (from northwestern Texas through the Dakotas) that is
neither desert nor mountainous, so it must be that the eastern population just
hasn't expanded that far.
The west and the south are growing fast, however. California is the most
populous state. Texas overtook New York as the second most populous state
during the 1990s. And Florida (on the east coast, but not one of the original
colonies) is poised to drop New York into 4th place within a few years. Must be
the climate. (But New York City alone still has more people than your entire
country. Must be the climate.)
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clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> McDonald's has many more competitors in the US, as compared to Europe.
> They're /not/ the leader of the pack there, AFAIK.
While Mickee Dees does have many competitors in the USA (we cannot sustain
ourselves on just one junk food network), I think they're still number one.
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"B. Gimeno" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Come on guys, let's start settling the territories susceptible to hurricanes,
> earthquakes and floods up to superpopulation!!
Done. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (where I live) gets all three disasters, and
has a higher population density than any of the states.
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> McDonald's has many more competitors in the US, as compared to Europe.
> They're /not/ the leader of the pack there, AFAIK.
Interesting. I always thought of McDonald's as being the axiomatic
definition of what America /is/...
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Le 2012-07-23 14:32, nemesis a écrit :
> Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> The thing that immediately jumps out at *me* is...
>>
>> Actually, no. The *first* thing is... Wee, fractals! ;-)
>>
>>> Anyway, why the east/west split? My random guess: Westerners arrived at
>>> the East cost, and moved towards the "wild west", colonising it as they
>>> went. Maybe that legacy still lives on.
>
> well, but the first McDonald's is from California...
>
>> On the other hand, I took a quick glance at Google maps, and it appears
>> that virtually the entire Western half of North America is some sort of
>> mountain range, so...
>
> The Appalachian mountains, right? and the Grand Cannyon, I guess...
>
The Appalachians are in the North East. Andy was talking about the
Rocky Mountains.
While the Colorado river does start in the Rockies, the Grand Canyon is
actually in the plains East of them.
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Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:
> While the Colorado river does start in the Rockies, the Grand Canyon is
> actually in the plains East of them.
The Grand Canyon is west of the Rockies. (The Colorado River flows from
northeast to southwest.) The Grand Canyon is east of the Sierra Nevada, which
is a different mountain range.
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Le 2012-07-24 21:43, Cousin Ricky a écrit :
> Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:
>> While the Colorado river does start in the Rockies, the Grand Canyon is
>> actually in the plains East of them.
>
> The Grand Canyon is west of the Rockies. (The Colorado River flows from
> northeast to southwest.) The Grand Canyon is east of the Sierra Nevada, which
> is a different mountain range.
>
>
You are of course, absolutely right. I don't know why I thought Las
Vegas was East of Denver when I wrote that... Must be old age dementia
kicking in...
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