Xkcd cartoon about being the tallest in a geographic region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randall Munroe’s xkcd webcomic for March 1, 2024, shown above, is titled Geographic Qualifiers. If you don’t have a superlative for the world, then you can just pick someplace smaller. There is a discussion at Explain xkcd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For example, the 550-foot High Roller in Las Vegas is the tallest operating Ferris Wheel in the world. But the 175-foot Seattle Great Wheel is the tallest in the Pacific Northwest.

 

You also can dial back on other qualifiers. There is Honest John’s Used Cars. But here in Boise we instead have Fairly Reliable Bob’s.