Officially they all border each other

i think only utah borders colorado

what i wanna know is where does colorado get off not having a funky shape like its buddies

Quote from: Mando Pandango on July 29, 2020, 12:59:23 AMOfficially they all border each other

According to whom?

How could that even be geometrically possible?

In terms of geography, yes. As defined by the states involved and the federal government, yes.

Mathematically, no.

Quote from: Samus Aran on July 29, 2020, 10:40:28 AMwhat i wanna know is where does colorado get off not having a funky shape like its buddies

Colorado is for squares, that's why

Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 29, 2020, 12:00:29 PM

Quote from: Mando Pandango on July 29, 2020, 12:59:23 AMOfficially they all border each other

According to whom?

How could that even be geometrically possible?

The concept isn't even exclusive to the US:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadripoint

There is, as you may know, also a monument to America's Four Corners. It's apparently extremely boring and not worth visiting since it is in the middle of goddamn nowhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument

Triple post!

Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 29, 2020, 12:00:29 PMHow could that even be geometrically possible?

They meet at a single geometric point. A point has no length or area. It occupies no space in any dimension.

Quote from: YPrrrr on July 29, 2020, 12:23:34 PMMathematically, no.

Am I wrong? It's been a while since I've studied smart stuff

Quote from: Mando Pandango on July 29, 2020, 05:49:53 PMTriple post!

Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 29, 2020, 12:00:29 PMHow could that even be geometrically possible?

They meet at a single geometric point. A point has no length or area. It occupies no space in any dimension.

Quote from: YPrrrr on July 29, 2020, 12:23:34 PMMathematically, no.

Am I wrong? It's been a while since I've studied smart stuff

lieve mathematically they have to share a length rather than a point in common

But no you're not wrong because in geography that's considered a border. And like both of us said, officially the state governments and federal government recognize them as bordering states

Quote from: Mando Pandango on July 29, 2020, 05:47:14 PMThere is, as you may know, also a monument to America's Four Corners. It's apparently extremely boring and not worth visiting since it is in the middle of goddamn nowhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument

I mean it's not far from Monument Valley and Petrified Forest


But, a lot of the Southwest is the middle of nowhere tbh

Quote from: Mando Pandango on July 29, 2020, 05:47:14 PMThere is, as you may know, also a monument to America's Four Corners. It's apparently extremely boring and not worth visiting since it is in the middle of goddamn nowhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument

having read this article, i think i've absorbed the same information that would probably be found at the monument's visitor's center and plaques, signs, etc. therefore, i can now avoid ever going there in person.

Quote from: Samus Aran on August 01, 2020, 10:14:05 AM

Quote from: Mando Pandango on July 29, 2020, 05:47:14 PMThere is, as you may know, also a monument to America's Four Corners. It's apparently extremely boring and not worth visiting since it is in the middle of goddamn nowhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument

having read this article, i think i've absorbed the same information that would probably be found at the monument's visitor's center and plaques, signs, etc. therefore, i can now avoid ever going there in person.

This is how I felt about the Barringer Crater

i mean a huge impact crater is way cooler than an imaginary spot where four imaginary borders meet