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[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 80 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Probably not surprising tht Oppenheimer is furthest ahead in New Mexico. But why is Mississippi so into Barbie?

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I assume because Mississippi is so horrible they need escapism to mentally survive. It's also possible there are more families with young children in the South.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Barbie looks like their hot cousin

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago

It would be interesting to see a demographic breakdown of who is going to Barbie in MS.

Another possibility is that they're not watching Barbie more, just Oppenheimer less.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hey now! That's my love box! And her name, is Step-Sony.

[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Los Alamos is worth a visit. The lab is locked down (a road goes through it, you are not supposed to take pictures), but there are a couple really neat museums. One of the retired age volunteers at the museum asked us how deep of a discussion we wanted. He went down a deeep rabbit hole of chemistry and mechanical bomb design. It was obvious he had strong knowledge of how atom bombs worked. It was glorious. And the boys boarding school is also neat.

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That sounds amazing. if I'm ever down there I'll try and find that guy

[–] strykerx@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

This is Google trends, so it's not necessarily trending because they like the movie. It could be hate trending cuz of the "feminism"

[–] charles@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Imagine porkie pig trying to buy a ticket for "op-opeuh-opeuh-opeuh-op--one barbie please"

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Is the bomb program really that strong a part of the state identity? Can some locals comment?