Rhode Island
Smallest US state, in New England.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| What if everyone on Earth was in the same place and jumped at the same time? | xkcd’s What If? | setting | Everyone on Earth packed into one small state. |
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What if everyone on Earth was in the same place and jumped at the same time? — xkcd’s What If? (2025)
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This crowd takes up an area the size of Rhode Island.
- Role: setting
- In the video: The thought experiment gathers all of humanity in an area the size of Rhode Island and has everyone jump at noon. The Earth barely notices; the trouble is getting home, as the airport, the port of Providence and I-95 are overwhelmed and the state becomes a graveyard within weeks.
- Why it matters: The state’s size is the joke and the premise.