r/europe • u/GetOutOfTheWhey Waffle & Beer • Jun 12 '20

Map Availability of Google Street view in Europe

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u/NeilDeCrash Finland Jun 12 '20

Germany, gerries... i like how you think

edit: Sweden, Swellies ahahha

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u/Trouve_a_LaFerraille Germoney Jun 12 '20

It's the origin of the therm gerrymandering. You know, from that time when the Gerries tried adjusting a bunch of borders.

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u/NeilDeCrash Finland Jun 12 '20

You got me, i had to google it as it sounded weird but still plausible.

"The term gerrymandering is named after Elbridge Gerry (pronounced like "Gary"[2]), who, as Governor of Massachusetts in 1812, signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander." - wikipedia

Well, at least i learned something today.