"After looking at a map of New Orleans, this writer isn’t convinced it’s real"

[kurumi]

https://twitter.com/i/moments/976500142365904897

Criticism of New Orleans geography from the POV of a game map designer, with a few road comments.

[formulanone]

"Your eraser tool slipped."

[Brandon]

There's a reason Twitter has the word "twit" at its root.

[formulanone]

There's a reason Twitter has the word "twit" at its root.

...but sarcasm over your head?

To be fair, the Mississippi River was artificially banked to create a large shipping channel, so he gets half-credit.

[silverback1065]

  pretty funny.  Lake Bourgne was actually a lake, a looooong time ago, like the 1700s.
new orleans is fake news!

[jeffandnicole]

it does seem a bit realistic that New Orleans should be to the north of all that water, not to the south of a lake.  It's hard to tell that on large maps though.  A night of drinking those grenades down there can really screw you up!

[csw]

Something I learned when I was down there last year...the riverbanks are the highest elevation in the city, so contrary to common thinking, if you want to avoid flooding, you move closer to the river. The sediments from the river have built up its banks. That's also why it snakes out into the gulf so much.

[Max Rockatansky]

A couple photos from the air prove New Orleans and the Mississippi River Delta is very much real:

IMG_6722 - Copy by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_6731 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_6731 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

That was a highly amusing read, definitely made my morning.

[cjk374]

I have driven all the way down LA 23 to Venice. It ends just short of a shrimp boat marina when you completely run out of drivable road. It is real & it exists. Neat drive.

[Urban Prairie Schooner]

Well then I guess I grew up in a virtual simulation then. 

[pianocello]

I'm kinda surprised he didn't mention how the street grids just casually run into each other.