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Pole of Inaccessibility & Happiness
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 3:22 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
In North America, the continental pole of inaccessibility is in southwest South Dakota about eleven miles southeast of the town of Kyle, located 1,650 km (1,030 mi) from the nearest coastline at 43.36°N 101.97°W.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_inaccessibility
An annual survey that measures Americans' sense of well-being has revealed that North Dakota and not longtime frontrunner Hawaii is the state with the most contented people.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index showed that in 2013, North Dakota scored highest, followed closely by its southern neighbor South Dakota.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z2tzggaEh5
Re: Pole of Inaccessibility & Happiness
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 3:49 pm
by smilergrogan
It makes sense to me that people would tend to be more happy when their pole (or someone else's pole) is more accessible.
Re: Pole of Inaccessibility & Happiness
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:00 pm
by MarleysGh0st
Okay, tmitsss, if you're making a causal connection between these two things (and not, for instance, with the current oil boom in North Dakota), what the data for the other continents?
Re: Pole of Inaccessibility & Happiness
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:22 pm
by Bob Juch
MarleysGh0st wrote:Okay, tmitsss, if you're making a causal connection between these two things (and not, for instance, with the current oil boom in North Dakota), what the data for the other continents?
No one is happy at Antarctica's Pole of Inaccessibility, not even Lenin's bust.