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In my latest video, everyone's name appears at the end but I've turned them all into fake US state names. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVhFBujPlVo

I used some very simple rules to apply 'state name properties' to names (or rather: part of your name) at random but with the same distribution as the United States (for example: the same percentage of Patreon names end in "iana" as US states do).

If you cannot find your name (they are in alphabetical order by original pre-statified name) then comment it below and I'll look it up in my spreadsheet. Although, I'm currently traveling somewhere obscure with limited internet so it may take me a while, but I will get to them all eventually.

And you know what: first person to guess where I am in the world (hints: obscure; not much internet) wins a prize. Bonus hint: I'm making videos.

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Tomasz Szymański

Could you look up my name please? My guess: you're somewhere under the ground, LHC maybe? Or do they have fast wireless connection there?

Lyra Large

I think I'm "Parksa" but I'm not sure. It's hard to scan them as they go by, even with the video at 25% speed.

Daniel Welsh

Hang Son Doong giant cave in Vietnam?

Benjamin Mishler

I'll take a name lookup. My guess is Myanmar.

Topottsel

I'll guess Mozambique.

LifeSizeTeddyBear

I'm guessing Antarctica for the total solar eclipse on 4 December

Erin “NightFlyer”

So, uh, this is awkward. Thanks for reminding me to change my name on Patreon since it still had my dead name. I did manage to find it in the credits at least.

Rick Rubenstein

I'll guess Parker Square in Flower Mound, Texas. Um, during a coronal mass ejection.

Rick Rubenstein

Ah... "obscure". I suspect you've nailed it.

DasGanon

Ooof well uh... Congrats on finding it and remembering to fix your Patreon name?

DasGanon

I'm guessing the Antarctica answer as listed above too for your location . As for my state name, I'm guessing I'm "Steveware" although I'm not sure if that's me, or if Mr. Mould has taken up software development or ceramics.

epsalon

I can't find my name. It scrolled way too fast.

Nicholas Koceja

My guess is Britian, specifically in one of the country parks. Unsure about which one is my state name, there are multiple. :P

Stefan Nikolov

NIkolovbraska? Ugh... How is it not Stefanippi? Oh, well... As for your location... Channel islands?

Brooks Moses

That should be Stefanissippi, I think. But, yes, I agree it would be better! I got Mosesa, which I think is even less interesting than Nikolovbraska.

Luke

Let me guess Luftsin?

H

I wish I was Hio

Joris Mooij

Hi Parker, I am so sorry to do this but I will stop the monthly patreon because Im a physics student in debt. All I wanted was the balloon. I will soon graduate and find a job, but before that I will pause the patreon. I will still watch every single video from beginning to end ofc. Bye 🧡

Ben Avery

Ah ha! Yes, great guess TeddyBear and good deduction Rick - that sounds correct. In which case, I'll go for a more specific on-a-boat-just-south-of-Coronation-Island guess and we'll see how precise we can get!

standupmaths

And you're right near the start! Altmanyland.

standupmaths

I can confirm it is outside of Britain. I've had to fill in a lot of paperwork and have been tested for COVID about a million times, plus a bunch of isolation. Kocejao.

standupmaths

The algorithm decided your name! And it does not handle feedback well. Also no: not the Channel islands.

standupmaths

That would have been better! But the algorithm chose "Ha" for you.

standupmaths

No problem at all! Stop it now and don't come back until you are financially stable. I'll still be here! Also, your state name is "North Mooij".

standupmaths

The LHC had very good internet when I was there last. Which is not now. Good guess though. Szymańskixas.

standupmaths

I should have been in Perth this xmas actually, but that was long cancelled. New Wheeler.

standupmaths

Ok, that is a very good guess but for the wrong reason. So close. Johnsona.

standupmaths

Correct! We have a winner. You just beat LifeSizeTeddyBear to the correct guess. Would you like a second torus balloon or lucky dip in the Maths Gear office?

standupmaths

Correct! Well deduced. But sadly you were beaten by 1 hour 38 minutes by Brian Ware.

standupmaths

PS Your state name is the fantastic LifeSizeTeddyBearware.

Jade White

I want to guess you're going to a pacific island for some climate-related maths, but no idea how to narrow down which so I'm gonna guess Tuvalu at random. (Also can I have my state name please)

standupmaths

I put "Erin" into the system and it gave back "Erina" as your new state name!

standupmaths

One day! But not this time. Still hoping for a CME though. Rubensteina.

standupmaths

You are actually "Brandi". And yes: you are also correct: I am in Antartica. Or at least, on a ship near by. I also just put "Steve Mould" in and it came back with Mouldia.

standupmaths

I think I've technically crossed some of the Pacific ocean, but it is far from tropical. New White.

Michael Wheeler

Depending on where you are they might do weather balloon / radiosonde launches which are super cool to watch!

SabreWolfy

Those names look like they're in a random order :) Please look mine up for me.

Lawry McCarthy

Hi Matt, the list goes too fast for me too. I am guessing you are traveling to Saudi Arabia.

Brian Ware

Ha! Man, took a stab in the dark and got it. Pun intended. I will take a lucky dip in the Maths Gear office please!

Mattias Buelens

Buelensa? I was hoping for Mattiabuesetts or something.

Arnim Sommer

I feel like I got split in two states...

The Dean

Matt must be in Little Diomede, Alaska, trying to see Russia, doing some mathematics on line of sight. I suspect I'm "Deana". Too bad the algorithm didn't settle in "Indeana".

Keren Berelson

Can you look me up too (when you get the chance), it's too hard to work out where in the alphabet you are as the first letter changes a lot. Perhaps in the future you could just share the sheet with the original names here?

Jochen Römling

Römlinggon, so does that mean the Römlinggon is the Bestagon? Or would that still be the Hexagon? How many sides has a Römlinggon? Also: You haven't seen Hamilton? There is an original cast recording on Disney+ or you can find it on the back of a truck also. It is absolutely amazing! Are you saving yourself for a time when in-person theaters are a thing again or does it not interest you? If you think it doesn't interest you, then please try it anyway, it is so much better than what the premise might sound like!

Gilad Teller

Hello from "North Teller"! Another mathematical oddity in elections is the Apparentment system, where two parties can sign an agreement to count their votes together in order to maybe gain an extra seat when it's time to allocate the seats in the parliament.

Paul Ganzevoort

I had a good time working out my position in the list as a puzzle haha. I ended up being able to navigate it decently ok by picking out things that were obviously surnames and looking those up in the alphabetically sorted by surname list in the -1 holes video. That gave me the corresponding first name and thus a reasonably confident point in the state list. :P Long live Ganzevoorta! The place in the world where you are is the -26 latitude meridian in the Australian Outback!

Keith Moser

Thought I'd be able to find my name but no luck... Now that you've made it to Antarctica, how many total continents have you been to? I feel like you've crossed the hardest one off the list!

Simone Emiliano Matteo Palla

I was going to guess Iceland but I see someone else already got the right answer. Anyway, I may have found my name but I'm not sure about that. Can you confirm I ended up to be "Simona"? Funny thing "Simone" here in Italy is a male name (like Simon in english speaking places) while in the rest of the world is a female one "Simona" on the other side is a female name over here.

standupmaths

You're at the beginning of the "S"s. West SabreWolfy.

standupmaths

I'm somewhere pretty dry but not Saudi Arabia. McCarthyyland.

standupmaths

Yes, you are Deana. The algorithm is not that funny. (And sadly no, not Alaska.)

standupmaths

You are Berelsonchusetts. (I think sharing these sorts of spreadsheets comes with too many privacy concerns.)

standupmaths

You are Breenchusetts. And I thought I'd seen all of Grey's videos but I somehow missed that one.

standupmaths

I was saving it to see in person. (Probably with Brady.) But I think I might crack and go the Disney+ route.

standupmaths

That's a great line of latitude but not this time!

Keren Berelson

Thank you! I mean even if you just exported the changed names in text form it would be easier to search than on the video.

Ryan Zuleger

By all accounts, I would have expected to be near the bottom, but I haven't spotted it yet :(

Richard Breen

Thanks Matt. The video was great btw.

Dane Meade

Not only can I not find my name but I can't for the life of me divine your "simple rules" given how alphabetically randomized it appears that the names are.

Keronin

When you get a chance, I'd love to find out my state name.

Matt Knight

I'm taking a wild stab in the dark that my fake state name became "Knighta"?

Finley Hartley

I spotted a couple Harta's and one Finning, before I decided I must have passed my name in the alphabet, so I'm guessing it's one of those.

Matthew Najmon

Has anyone guessed where you are yet? My guess is Easter Island, because it's the most remote patch of dry land on Earth, and thus has fairly spotty internet, and it's pretty obscure, but no so much so that there'd be no point in tying anything you were doing in with that location.

Eisman333

Eisman333 Well I tried to figure out the alphabetical position to try and find my name but some of those names seem so weird. They look like it is just a Patreon name with an additional few letters at the end but by that logic A would be followed by S and S followed by D so that can't be right, meaning there must be something else going on with the "simple" names but thus far I haven't been able to figure out where E is and the list is just a tiny bit too long to look through it frame by frame. So I have to resort to cheating and straight up asking because I am quite curious.

Fuat Baran

Nope, cannot figure out where my name would be. Given any screenful of names can't even figure out if it would be before or after. Bizarre sorting order.

Emily!!

When you get a chance, I'd love to find out my state name! I have given up my search :(

Emily!!

No way, I just found yours after reading the comment and going back to look for mine! "Eisman333gon"

Emily!!

Literally what are the odds

Emily!!

I gave up on my giving up (because I just do not know when to stop) and I found it! It has the same ending as my home state! "Conneryas" I rescind my request for my state name, thanks!

Joe Dispoto

I can't for the life of me find my name. I've watched the credits twice on 0.25x speed and couldn't see it. The sorting is very odd

Sam Clay

Could I have my states name please?

Nachie

I cannot find mine either!

Eisman333

What are the odds indeed! (If anyone wants to actually calculate it, feel free) Although I thought I may have found it before since I found one with "Eis" in it but apparently it turns out the whole name, including even the numbers was used. Thanks a bunch for the info!

standupmaths

West Baran. It's sorted by pre-state name (ie your actual name).

Sergio Livi

Am I "New Livi" (41:45)? :D

Keith Moser

MOSERTUCKY!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you, that's hilarious Feels like you should get some sort of prize/medal/sash but I'm not sure who would be in charge of such a thing...

Bryn

Hey, Matt. Could you please tell me my state name?

Jason Sherman

Late to the party, my guess was going to be space. I'm pretty sure there's plenty of spreasheeting to do up there.

Adam Hammond

Oh yeah, South Hammond (SH). Way better than those cockalorums up in North Hammond.

Lawry McCarthy

Hi Matt, I am a semi-retired oldie from CSIRO, nowadays I am an Honorary Fellow (basically means they use me without paying). I have been trying work out how to give you some confidential feedback on a YT vid you did in 2016. It just occurred to me that you are clever enough to work out what I am talking about and track me down if you are interested.

Martin Brygmann

I think you're in Australia again. I mean – why wouldn't you go to somewhere there's summer?

Sergey Bobkov

the video was amazing but disappointgly my state name was just initials. whelp

Maarten Daalder

Oof, I really need to learn to mute the video when I go 0.25x speed. >_< I'm Daalderiana (or at least, I gave up after I spotted that)

Jake McLeman

I too am late but would like to know my state (please)

Vito Kekin

Kinda late on this, but could ya tell me what my name is?

Simon Fox

Could I ask my name too?

Shad Sterling

I'm guessing I'm "Sterlingippi" (at 41:45)

Micah Mahjoubian

I guessed my state name would be Mahjoubiania, and I was right! The Armenian "ian" was just asking for it. Thanks so much, Matt!