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I thinking about the three californias referendum, I noticed that the state boundaries of most US States wouldn't be viewed as Gerrymandered. So what I'm looking for is the degree to which each state is gerrymandered using its convex cover. In other words, for each state, get a US Map, put an extra copy of the state on top, put a rubber band around the state and compare the population inside the US of the convex cover of the state to the population of the State. The Least gerrymandered would be Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado and Wyoming (which would have a ration of 1) . Utah would be only slightly greater than one, the population in the Wyoming area which would need to be added as a triangle to get a convex cover is *tiny*. My guess is that the only state with a ratio greater than 2 would be West Virginia as the population of Pennsylvania between the top of the Northern Panhandle and the upper bulge of the Eastern Panhandle is a significant percentage of WV's population and the population between the southern edge of WV and the tip of the Eastern panhandle would be enough to get it over 2. So any ideas where to get more exact numbers? (Idaho might be high as well, depends on the border with Washington State near Spokane.) Naraht ( talk) 00:58, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
I'd like to rephrase my question about AT&T, GE and Kodak. This is in regards to the RMS Titanic tragedy. It's understood a wireless system was used to send out a distress signal, which was received by Cape Race. But was the system an AT&T innovation? The Cape Race Lighthouse was operating. Were the light and electricity provided by GE? (Did AT&T and GE collaborate on working at Cape Race?) In the aftermath of the RMS Titanic tragedy, lots and lots of pictures were taken. The same thing happened when the RMS Carpathia carrying the survivors reached New York City. Did the photographers use Kodak film and cameras? (I saw a YouTube video. It was about the Kodak Gallery. In one segment, a diver was looking at some underwater pictures. One was of the RMS Titanic. Of course, I'm well-aware the depth is too deep for divers.) 142.255.69.73 ( talk) 22:56, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
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I thinking about the three californias referendum, I noticed that the state boundaries of most US States wouldn't be viewed as Gerrymandered. So what I'm looking for is the degree to which each state is gerrymandered using its convex cover. In other words, for each state, get a US Map, put an extra copy of the state on top, put a rubber band around the state and compare the population inside the US of the convex cover of the state to the population of the State. The Least gerrymandered would be Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado and Wyoming (which would have a ration of 1) . Utah would be only slightly greater than one, the population in the Wyoming area which would need to be added as a triangle to get a convex cover is *tiny*. My guess is that the only state with a ratio greater than 2 would be West Virginia as the population of Pennsylvania between the top of the Northern Panhandle and the upper bulge of the Eastern Panhandle is a significant percentage of WV's population and the population between the southern edge of WV and the tip of the Eastern panhandle would be enough to get it over 2. So any ideas where to get more exact numbers? (Idaho might be high as well, depends on the border with Washington State near Spokane.) Naraht ( talk) 00:58, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
I'd like to rephrase my question about AT&T, GE and Kodak. This is in regards to the RMS Titanic tragedy. It's understood a wireless system was used to send out a distress signal, which was received by Cape Race. But was the system an AT&T innovation? The Cape Race Lighthouse was operating. Were the light and electricity provided by GE? (Did AT&T and GE collaborate on working at Cape Race?) In the aftermath of the RMS Titanic tragedy, lots and lots of pictures were taken. The same thing happened when the RMS Carpathia carrying the survivors reached New York City. Did the photographers use Kodak film and cameras? (I saw a YouTube video. It was about the Kodak Gallery. In one segment, a diver was looking at some underwater pictures. One was of the RMS Titanic. Of course, I'm well-aware the depth is too deep for divers.) 142.255.69.73 ( talk) 22:56, 30 June 2018 (UTC)