this post was submitted on 02 May 2024
443 points (96.6% liked)

Humor

8332 readers
234 users here now

"Laugh-a-Palooza: Unleash Your Inner Chuckle!"

Rules


Read Full Rules Here!


Rule 1: Keep it light-hearted. This community is dedicated to humor and laughter, so let’s keep the tone light and positive.


Rule 2: Respectful Engagement. Keep it civil!


Rule 3: No spamming!


Rule 4: No explicit or NSFW content.


Rule 5: Stay on topic. Keep your posts relevant to humor-related topics.


Rule 6: Moderators Discretion. The moderators retain the right to remove any content, ban users/bots if deemed necessary.


Please report any violation of rules!


Warning: Strict compliance with all the rules is imperative. Failure to read and adhere to them will not be tolerated. Violations may result in immediate removal of your content and a permanent ban from the community.


We retain the discretion to modify the rules as we deem necessary.


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a Georgian, I approve of this project.

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I like how it is completely ambiguous to which Georgian you are.

But I like to think you are a time traveler from Britain in the 1700s.

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We are all Georgians on this blessed day

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ატამი ყველასთვის!

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this what the tunnel jews were working on?

Connecting New York and York?

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Whoa, this might be bigger than all of us.

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Nope, connecting Zeeland, Netherlands with New Zealand.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because the world cannot allow Georgia Prime to be reconciled. They would be to powerful.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

We split them for a reason.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

finally a place for atlantans to throw chicken bones

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why build a tunnel when you could just rename a place somewhere closer and pave a road?

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That solution is Russian af

Because it is less fun

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you decide which Georgia gets left out?

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't want to drag the European Georgia back 200 years 😂

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While we’re at it, let’s connect the two Parises. Or the three—they do call Atlanta the Paris of the south (is that Atlanta? Seems…wrong. I’ve been to Atlanta. And Paris. I see no resemblance.)

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Two Paris's? I'm sure they are more than 2.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Fault lines mostly. And Lava.

[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They clearly do not understand the magmatude of such a project.

It would get so hot that you'd "pop pop!"

[–] mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Pop what?! What are they trying to to say?!

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anyone have an idea how long that is?

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] VicentAdultman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Damn. I thought I could get the job done, but the requirements are the double to what I have.

[–] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

At least as long as a banana

[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

10,152 Km between Atlanta and Tbilisi, and ChatGPT gave the pseudocode below as an explanation, which I didn't double check before making this comment!


# Coordinates for Atlanta, Georgia, USA
atlanta_coords = (33.7490, -84.3880)

# Coordinates for Tbilisi, Georgia (country)
tbilisi_coords = (41.7151, 44.8271)

# Calculate the straight line distance through the Earth
geopy.distance.great_circle(atlanta_coords, tbilisi_coords).km```
[–] Gobbel2000@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

That's wrong, it calculates the surface distance not the distance through the earth, while claiming otherwise. From the geopy.distance.great_circle documentation:

Use spherical geometry to calculate the surface distance between points.

This would be a correct calculation, using the formula for the chord length from here:

from math import *

# Coordinates for Atlanta, West Georgia
atlanta_coords = (33.7490, -84.3880)
# Coordinates for Tbilisi, Georgia
tbilisi_coords = (41.7151, 44.8271)

# Convert from degrees to radians
phi = (radians(atlanta_coords[0]), radians(tbilisi_coords[0]))
lambd = (radians(atlanta_coords[1]), radians(tbilisi_coords[1]))

# Spherical law of cosines
central_angle = acos(sin(phi[0]) * sin(phi[1]) + cos(phi[0]) * cos(phi[1]) * cos(lambd[1] - lambd[0]))
chord_length = 2 * sin(central_angle/2)

earth_radius = 6335.439 #km
print(f"Tunnel length: {chord_length * earth_radius:.3f}km")

A straight tunnel from Atlanta to Tbilisi would be 9060.898km long.

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People get mad when I call it West Georgia.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That’s because that’s the part of Georgia closest to Alabama, and we don’t like including them

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I believe it would be a 45 (actually 42) min journey under gravity power only?

(Assuming frictionless travel in a vacuum...)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_train

[–] homesnatch@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At first I read Gravy Train and I was excited.. But then I saw Gravity... but I still want the Gravy.

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, you could fill it with gravy, then it would be a gravity gravy train 😆

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I think the better question is why did Russia allow the US State of Georgia to annex land in that area? Did no one think about the transportation issue before hand!?!

[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago

United Lands Of Georgias! ULG! #georgiaSonmymind

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

!cartographyanarchy@lemm.ee

Instant sub! This is exactly what I've been looking for.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Georgia phase tunneling

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Welcome to Meta-Georgia

[–] Keaipo@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It goes all the way back to the 20th century nut and peach export conspiracy between the state of MAGAty Taylor Greene and the righteous nation of Georgia. MTG land was worried about having an even larger nut population if these exports were exchanged.

[–] Ostrichgrif@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As someone from twenty minutes south of MTGs district I'd like to point out that nearly every district (minus the one north) touching hers is firmly blue and she only gets elected because every rich and rural town in the area has been gerrymandered to fuck into one district. Certain parts of Georgia are deep red but the only reason she gets elected is fucked up maps.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

That's a 2d picture. You only dug a ditch, at best.

load more comments
view more: next ›