Geography-G25 Game

**Isinimo** · 02-28-2026, 12:16 PM

It’s believed that if you find the midpoint on a map, where two separate populations live the midpoint would be pretty much a mix of both those populations, I know several examples, but I don’t want to ruin the game and not have people enquire first about it.

Name two separate populations, I will generate a G25 sim the mix of both populations and see if that is the case.

I’ll go first, let’s say India and Italy the midpoint of these two countries would be north Iran, so let’s see.

**Isinimo** · 02-28-2026, 05:10 PM

Honestly didn't think Italy + Indian would equal Iranian, gobsmacked.

**Maia Adria** · 03-02-2026, 01:05 PM

Examples where your theory flops

Example 1

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Direct path (aviation path) between Milan (Lombardy) and Bucharest (Romania) crosses over Croatia and Serbia.

A 50/50 mix of Lombardian and Romanian is closer to both initial data points themselves (Lomardian, Romanian) than to the countries inbetween (Croatia, Serbia).

Code:

Italian_Lombardy,-0.20343562,-0.064625329,0.030879017,-0.041359058,-0.017968045,0.00054460323,0.0014149893,0.017509362,0.0122612,-0.0057808547,0.013730837,0.0018355242,0.0076380142,0.00061613588,-0.013389044,0.0073012779,0.0037733757,-0.0019678541,-0.0026148005,0.0020074509,0.0019912358,-0.00054473267,0.0007511087,-0.002568201,0.0020265527
Romanian,-0.18823774,-0.06726897,0.028360205,-0.03048851,0.00058599452,-0.013513073,-0.0010747359,0.0032777264,0.0018277216,-0.0041804212,0.0029508797,0.00024285068,0.0017785807,0.00025384659,0.0021118225,-0.00065465794,0.0005673073,0.0055160742,0.0042654401,0.0024773517,-0.0044247549,-0.0027974095,0.0031990784,-0.0080909119,-0.0026150035
Serb,-0.19431027,-0.070910036,0.031330152,-0.031879755,0.0024905352,-0.020365773,-0.00028457599,0.0039014584,0.0016633803,-0.0027121083,0.0022456451,0.00038257485,0.00067453206,6.8394594e-05,0.0053106124,-0.0030470153,-0.00032300626,0.0069962633,0.0054385015,0.0028692762,-0.0067148241,-0.0033556247,0.0030195173,-0.0094046797,-0.003276216
Croat,-0.19415392,-0.074134052,0.037298384,-0.028716013,0.0095144198,-0.034782089,-0.0003160418,0.0022079957,0.0021999597,-0.0027584033,0.00023657188,0.00052014201,0.00084818225,0.00038287154,0.007298478,-0.0036586951,-0.00075877108,0.0062039369,0.0067940981,0.0035099142,-0.0061595451,-0.0025965593,0.0024705141,-0.0080880246,-0.0055947592

Code:

50%_Lombardy_50%_Romanian,-0.19583668,-0.0659471495,0.029619611,-0.035923784,-0.0086910252,-0.0064842349,0.0001701267,0.0103935442,0.0070444608,-0.004980638,0.0083408584,0.0010391874,0.0047082974,0.0004349912,-0.0056386108,0.00332331,0.0021703415,0.00177411,0.0008253198,0.0022424013,-0.0012167596,-0.0016710711,0.0019750936,-0.0053295564,-0.0002942254

Example 2

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Example 3

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Direct path (aviation path) between Rome/Lazio (Italy) and Ankara (Turkey) crosses over Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece's province of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

A 50/50 mix of Central Italian and Turkish is closer to both initial data points (Central Italy, Turkey) than to the countries inbetween (Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, that Greek province).

Code:

Italian_Lazio,-0.20418528,-0.052697956,0.017578839,-0.043913918,-0.027902906,0.025570723,-0.00033752037,0.013358374,0.0095250407,-0.004173495,0.010083876,-0.001186499,0.0034401135,0.0016019533,-0.01022668,0.0058853309,0.0036851425,-0.0027287577,-0.0019286472,0.0047188846,-0.0018761461,-0.0049334626,0.0072703702,-0.0058309014,0.0055032162
Turkish_Ankara,-0.11797721,-0.04498606,-0.0047008089,-0.02462402,-0.014289762,0.051479242,-0.010875656,-0.010171877,-0.010236111,-0.0027729303,0.0015059553,0.0042626077,0.0045897137,0.00038756931,-0.0014026618,0.00012521979,0.0040403697,0.0012046599,0.0036430003,0.001747735,-0.0027047113,-0.0017572674,0.002078369,-0.0017895015,-0.0004813688
Albanian,-0.19948233,-0.06487018,0.022188421,-0.039580799,-0.018331882,0.0098538569,-0.0016546257,0.0095079495,0.004637641,-0.0041132069,0.0088254171,0.0024775555,0.0029266727,0.00029104824,-0.0039822696,0.0024237949,0.0026901513,0.0058627403,0.0026158663,0.0038913129,-0.0071218755,-0.0036357256,0.007072134,-0.012272026,-0.00077521463
North_Macedonian,-0.19521356,-0.069793557,0.027574155,-0.032857848,-0.0036006004,-0.011564809,-0.00055820676,0.0019401619,0.002781953,-0.001182201,0.0031694566,-0.0001723973,0.001172766,0.0013614616,0.0025895294,-0.0028896878,-0.00049748485,0.0054912499,0.0052945074,0.0025299381,-0.0056631478,-0.0024512972,0.0023438211,-0.0070444669,-0.0031434083
Bulgarian,-0.19246209,-0.06676578,0.026290462,-0.034091659,-0.0055378845,-0.0052154512,-0.0025039302,0.0046598978,0.00039110815,-0.0043971219,0.0034073113,0.0015942623,0.00026970587,-9.3136811e-05,0.0032442113,-0.00061736277,-0.0003745871,0.0061391381,0.0038685075,0.0024941251,-0.0054594359,-0.0032607954,0.0032529804,-0.0092461124,-0.0012607567
Greek_Eastern_Macedonia_and_Thrace,-0.19137458,-0.061636745,0.022629475,-0.036692388,-0.01056584,-0.0004164613,-0.0010969412,0.008407368,-7.441435e-05,-0.0033134167,0.0044726871,-0.0018456652,0.0044304492,0.0016148723,0.0038891985,-0.0001252198,-0.0028065655,0.0035936764,0.004279186,0.0047069683,-0.0041560197,-0.0046620042,0.00035293059,-0.01404824,-0.0047421331

Code:

50%_Italian_Lazio_50%_Turkish_Ankara,-0.161081245,-0.048842008,0.006439015,-0.034268969,-0.021096334,0.0385249825,-0.0056065882,0.0015932485,-0.0003555352,-0.0034732126,0.0057949156,0.0015380544,0.0040149136,0.0009947613,-0.0058146709,0.0030052753,0.0038627561,-0.0007620489,0.0008571766,0.0032333098,-0.0022904287,-0.003345365,0.0046743696,-0.0038102014,0.0025109237

**uMkhonto we Sizwe** · 03-02-2026, 01:14 PM

Albanians and Bulgarians = North Maceonidans? Irish and English = Welsh?

**Isinimo** · 03-02-2026, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by uMkhonto we Sizwe

Albanians and Bulgarians = North Maceonidans? Irish and English = Welsh?

**Isinimo** · 03-02-2026, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Isinimo

Honestly didn't think Italy + Indian would equal Iranian, gobsmacked.

Don't know why the image is gone.

**Isinimo** · 03-02-2026, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Marena

Examples where your theory flops

Example 1

Spoiler!

Direct path (aviation path) between Milan (Lombardy) and Bucharest (Romania) crosses over Croatia and Serbia.

A 50/50 mix of Lombardian and Romanian is closer to both initial data points themselves (Lomardian, Romanian) than to the countries inbetween (Croatia, Serbia).

Code:

Italian_Lombardy,-0.20343562,-0.064625329,0.030879017,-0.041359058,-0.017968045,0.00054460323,0.0014149893,0.017509362,0.0122612,-0.0057808547,0.013730837,0.0018355242,0.0076380142,0.00061613588,-0.013389044,0.0073012779,0.0037733757,-0.0019678541,-0.0026148005,0.0020074509,0.0019912358,-0.00054473267,0.0007511087,-0.002568201,0.0020265527
Romanian,-0.18823774,-0.06726897,0.028360205,-0.03048851,0.00058599452,-0.013513073,-0.0010747359,0.0032777264,0.0018277216,-0.0041804212,0.0029508797,0.00024285068,0.0017785807,0.00025384659,0.0021118225,-0.00065465794,0.0005673073,0.0055160742,0.0042654401,0.0024773517,-0.0044247549,-0.0027974095,0.0031990784,-0.0080909119,-0.0026150035
Serb,-0.19431027,-0.070910036,0.031330152,-0.031879755,0.0024905352,-0.020365773,-0.00028457599,0.0039014584,0.0016633803,-0.0027121083,0.0022456451,0.00038257485,0.00067453206,6.8394594e-05,0.0053106124,-0.0030470153,-0.00032300626,0.0069962633,0.0054385015,0.0028692762,-0.0067148241,-0.0033556247,0.0030195173,-0.0094046797,-0.003276216
Croat,-0.19415392,-0.074134052,0.037298384,-0.028716013,0.0095144198,-0.034782089,-0.0003160418,0.0022079957,0.0021999597,-0.0027584033,0.00023657188,0.00052014201,0.00084818225,0.00038287154,0.007298478,-0.0036586951,-0.00075877108,0.0062039369,0.0067940981,0.0035099142,-0.0061595451,-0.0025965593,0.0024705141,-0.0080880246,-0.0055947592

Code:

50%_Lombardy_50%_Romanian,-0.19583668,-0.0659471495,0.029619611,-0.035923784,-0.0086910252,-0.0064842349,0.0001701267,0.0103935442,0.0070444608,-0.004980638,0.0083408584,0.0010391874,0.0047082974,0.0004349912,-0.0056386108,0.00332331,0.0021703415,0.00177411,0.0008253198,0.0022424013,-0.0012167596,-0.0016710711,0.0019750936,-0.0053295564,-0.0002942254

Example 2

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Example 3

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Direct path (aviation path) between Rome/Lazio (Italy) and Ankara (Turkey) crosses over Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece's province of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

A 50/50 mix of Central Italian and Turkish is closer to both initial data points (Central Italy, Turkey) than to the countries inbetween (Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, that Greek province).

Code:

Italian_Lazio,-0.20418528,-0.052697956,0.017578839,-0.043913918,-0.027902906,0.025570723,-0.00033752037,0.013358374,0.0095250407,-0.004173495,0.010083876,-0.001186499,0.0034401135,0.0016019533,-0.01022668,0.0058853309,0.0036851425,-0.0027287577,-0.0019286472,0.0047188846,-0.0018761461,-0.0049334626,0.0072703702,-0.0058309014,0.0055032162
Turkish_Ankara,-0.11797721,-0.04498606,-0.0047008089,-0.02462402,-0.014289762,0.051479242,-0.010875656,-0.010171877,-0.010236111,-0.0027729303,0.0015059553,0.0042626077,0.0045897137,0.00038756931,-0.0014026618,0.00012521979,0.0040403697,0.0012046599,0.0036430003,0.001747735,-0.0027047113,-0.0017572674,0.002078369,-0.0017895015,-0.0004813688
Albanian,-0.19948233,-0.06487018,0.022188421,-0.039580799,-0.018331882,0.0098538569,-0.0016546257,0.0095079495,0.004637641,-0.0041132069,0.0088254171,0.0024775555,0.0029266727,0.00029104824,-0.0039822696,0.0024237949,0.0026901513,0.0058627403,0.0026158663,0.0038913129,-0.0071218755,-0.0036357256,0.007072134,-0.012272026,-0.00077521463
North_Macedonian,-0.19521356,-0.069793557,0.027574155,-0.032857848,-0.0036006004,-0.011564809,-0.00055820676,0.0019401619,0.002781953,-0.001182201,0.0031694566,-0.0001723973,0.001172766,0.0013614616,0.0025895294,-0.0028896878,-0.00049748485,0.0054912499,0.0052945074,0.0025299381,-0.0056631478,-0.0024512972,0.0023438211,-0.0070444669,-0.0031434083
Bulgarian,-0.19246209,-0.06676578,0.026290462,-0.034091659,-0.0055378845,-0.0052154512,-0.0025039302,0.0046598978,0.00039110815,-0.0043971219,0.0034073113,0.0015942623,0.00026970587,-9.3136811e-05,0.0032442113,-0.00061736277,-0.0003745871,0.0061391381,0.0038685075,0.0024941251,-0.0054594359,-0.0032607954,0.0032529804,-0.0092461124,-0.0012607567
Greek_Eastern_Macedonia_and_Thrace,-0.19137458,-0.061636745,0.022629475,-0.036692388,-0.01056584,-0.0004164613,-0.0010969412,0.008407368,-7.441435e-05,-0.0033134167,0.0044726871,-0.0018456652,0.0044304492,0.0016148723,0.0038891985,-0.0001252198,-0.0028065655,0.0035936764,0.004279186,0.0047069683,-0.0041560197,-0.0046620042,0.00035293059,-0.01404824,-0.0047421331

Code:

50%_Italian_Lazio_50%_Turkish_Ankara,-0.161081245,-0.048842008,0.006439015,-0.034268969,-0.021096334,0.0385249825,-0.0056065882,0.0015932485,-0.0003555352,-0.0034732126,0.0057949156,0.0015380544,0.0040149136,0.0009947613,-0.0058146709,0.0030052753,0.0038627561,-0.0007620489,0.0008571766,0.0032333098,-0.0022904287,-0.003345365,0.0046743696,-0.0038102014,0.0025109237

This is so poor lmfao.

**Isinimo** · 03-02-2026, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Marena

Examples where your theory flops

Example 1

Spoiler!

Direct path (aviation path) between Milan (Lombardy) and Bucharest (Romania) crosses over Croatia and Serbia.

A 50/50 mix of Lombardian and Romanian is closer to both initial data points themselves (Lomardian, Romanian) than to the countries inbetween (Croatia, Serbia).

Code:

Italian_Lombardy,-0.20343562,-0.064625329,0.030879017,-0.041359058,-0.017968045,0.00054460323,0.0014149893,0.017509362,0.0122612,-0.0057808547,0.013730837,0.0018355242,0.0076380142,0.00061613588,-0.013389044,0.0073012779,0.0037733757,-0.0019678541,-0.0026148005,0.0020074509,0.0019912358,-0.00054473267,0.0007511087,-0.002568201,0.0020265527
Romanian,-0.18823774,-0.06726897,0.028360205,-0.03048851,0.00058599452,-0.013513073,-0.0010747359,0.0032777264,0.0018277216,-0.0041804212,0.0029508797,0.00024285068,0.0017785807,0.00025384659,0.0021118225,-0.00065465794,0.0005673073,0.0055160742,0.0042654401,0.0024773517,-0.0044247549,-0.0027974095,0.0031990784,-0.0080909119,-0.0026150035
Serb,-0.19431027,-0.070910036,0.031330152,-0.031879755,0.0024905352,-0.020365773,-0.00028457599,0.0039014584,0.0016633803,-0.0027121083,0.0022456451,0.00038257485,0.00067453206,6.8394594e-05,0.0053106124,-0.0030470153,-0.00032300626,0.0069962633,0.0054385015,0.0028692762,-0.0067148241,-0.0033556247,0.0030195173,-0.0094046797,-0.003276216
Croat,-0.19415392,-0.074134052,0.037298384,-0.028716013,0.0095144198,-0.034782089,-0.0003160418,0.0022079957,0.0021999597,-0.0027584033,0.00023657188,0.00052014201,0.00084818225,0.00038287154,0.007298478,-0.0036586951,-0.00075877108,0.0062039369,0.0067940981,0.0035099142,-0.0061595451,-0.0025965593,0.0024705141,-0.0080880246,-0.0055947592

Code:

50%_Lombardy_50%_Romanian,-0.19583668,-0.0659471495,0.029619611,-0.035923784,-0.0086910252,-0.0064842349,0.0001701267,0.0103935442,0.0070444608,-0.004980638,0.0083408584,0.0010391874,0.0047082974,0.0004349912,-0.0056386108,0.00332331,0.0021703415,0.00177411,0.0008253198,0.0022424013,-0.0012167596,-0.0016710711,0.0019750936,-0.0053295564,-0.0002942254

Example 2

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Example 3

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Direct path (aviation path) between Rome/Lazio (Italy) and Ankara (Turkey) crosses over Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece's province of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

A 50/50 mix of Central Italian and Turkish is closer to both initial data points (Central Italy, Turkey) than to the countries inbetween (Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, that Greek province).

Code:

Italian_Lazio,-0.20418528,-0.052697956,0.017578839,-0.043913918,-0.027902906,0.025570723,-0.00033752037,0.013358374,0.0095250407,-0.004173495,0.010083876,-0.001186499,0.0034401135,0.0016019533,-0.01022668,0.0058853309,0.0036851425,-0.0027287577,-0.0019286472,0.0047188846,-0.0018761461,-0.0049334626,0.0072703702,-0.0058309014,0.0055032162
Turkish_Ankara,-0.11797721,-0.04498606,-0.0047008089,-0.02462402,-0.014289762,0.051479242,-0.010875656,-0.010171877,-0.010236111,-0.0027729303,0.0015059553,0.0042626077,0.0045897137,0.00038756931,-0.0014026618,0.00012521979,0.0040403697,0.0012046599,0.0036430003,0.001747735,-0.0027047113,-0.0017572674,0.002078369,-0.0017895015,-0.0004813688
Albanian,-0.19948233,-0.06487018,0.022188421,-0.039580799,-0.018331882,0.0098538569,-0.0016546257,0.0095079495,0.004637641,-0.0041132069,0.0088254171,0.0024775555,0.0029266727,0.00029104824,-0.0039822696,0.0024237949,0.0026901513,0.0058627403,0.0026158663,0.0038913129,-0.0071218755,-0.0036357256,0.007072134,-0.012272026,-0.00077521463
North_Macedonian,-0.19521356,-0.069793557,0.027574155,-0.032857848,-0.0036006004,-0.011564809,-0.00055820676,0.0019401619,0.002781953,-0.001182201,0.0031694566,-0.0001723973,0.001172766,0.0013614616,0.0025895294,-0.0028896878,-0.00049748485,0.0054912499,0.0052945074,0.0025299381,-0.0056631478,-0.0024512972,0.0023438211,-0.0070444669,-0.0031434083
Bulgarian,-0.19246209,-0.06676578,0.026290462,-0.034091659,-0.0055378845,-0.0052154512,-0.0025039302,0.0046598978,0.00039110815,-0.0043971219,0.0034073113,0.0015942623,0.00026970587,-9.3136811e-05,0.0032442113,-0.00061736277,-0.0003745871,0.0061391381,0.0038685075,0.0024941251,-0.0054594359,-0.0032607954,0.0032529804,-0.0092461124,-0.0012607567
Greek_Eastern_Macedonia_and_Thrace,-0.19137458,-0.061636745,0.022629475,-0.036692388,-0.01056584,-0.0004164613,-0.0010969412,0.008407368,-7.441435e-05,-0.0033134167,0.0044726871,-0.0018456652,0.0044304492,0.0016148723,0.0038891985,-0.0001252198,-0.0028065655,0.0035936764,0.004279186,0.0047069683,-0.0041560197,-0.0046620042,0.00035293059,-0.01404824,-0.0047421331

Code:

50%_Italian_Lazio_50%_Turkish_Ankara,-0.161081245,-0.048842008,0.006439015,-0.034268969,-0.021096334,0.0385249825,-0.0056065882,0.0015932485,-0.0003555352,-0.0034732126,0.0057949156,0.0015380544,0.0040149136,0.0009947613,-0.0058146709,0.0030052753,0.0038627561,-0.0007620489,0.0008571766,0.0032333098,-0.0022904287,-0.003345365,0.0046743696,-0.0038102014,0.0025109237

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