{"id":2329,"date":"2013-03-28T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T13:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2013-03-28T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T13:17:20","slug":"a-new-map-of-the-u-s-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/03\/28\/a-new-map-of-the-u-s-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Map Of The U.S., Created By How Our Dollar Bills Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Using a site that tracks dollar bills, a theoretical physicist noticed that our state boundaries are rather arbitrary, but that money tends to stay within new, more realistic boundaries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To theoretical physicist Dirk Brockmann, the borders of the United States are out of date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some are kind of arbitrary like New Mexico, Arizona: they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just kind of drawn on the map,&#8221; says Brockmann. &#8220;Often, they no longer correlate with our behavior.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681677\/a-new-map-of-the-us-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move?partner=rss\">Read Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fastcompany.com.feedsportal.com\/c\/34823\/f\/647331\/s\/2a185239\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&amp;title=A+New+Map+Of+The+U.S.%2C+Created+By+How+Our+Dollar+Bills+Move&amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcoexist.com%2F1681677%2Fa-new-map-of-the-us-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=A+New+Map+Of+The+U.S.%2C+Created+By+How+Our+Dollar+Bills+Move&amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcoexist.com%2F1681677%2Fa-new-map-of-the-us-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/161990746874\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2a185239\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/161990746874\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2a185239\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/161990746874\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2a185239\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=SI0ajrB1jHg:SvqsB3L0l7g:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=SI0ajrB1jHg:SvqsB3L0l7g:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?i=SI0ajrB1jHg:SvqsB3L0l7g:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=SI0ajrB1jHg:SvqsB3L0l7g:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/fastcompany\/headlines\/~4\/SI0ajrB1jHg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>via Fast Company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681677\/a-new-map-of-the-us-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29\">http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681677\/a-new-map-of-the-us-created-by-how-our-dollar-bills-move?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using a site that tracks dollar bills, a theoretical physicist noticed that our state boundaries are rather arbitrary, but that money tends to stay within new, more realistic boundaries. 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