About a week ago I posted the original Powers of 10, here is the updated version:
Note that we can actually figure out where Springfield is ... and it ain't Springfield Massachusetts. Springfield Indiana perhaps? Or is it Illinois?
[HT: Jannet]
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can't be anywhere on the interior, since Springfield has a sea port - which, along with the ocean, is usually invisible in aerial shots. it also has a volcano and a canyon/gorge that come and go as needed.
no, Springfield is a magical place where geography depends entirely on the needs of the main characters.
Springfield also has a nearby desert with a grandiose canyon. And nearby mountains just outside of town.
I think it's clear that Springfield is all in Homer's mind
I love it!
I'm reminded of Woody Allen:
"What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream? Or what's worse, what if only that fat guy in the third row exists?"