Texas: The Lone Star State with a Lot of Spare Stars? How Many Utahs Can You Squeeze In There?
Ah, Texas. The land of Stetsons, sizzling steaks, and everything bigger. Bigger trucks, bigger hair (sometimes), and most importantly for our purposes today, a whole lot bigger landmass. But just how big is big, you ask? Big enough to hold a whole lotta somethings, that's for sure.
Utah: The Mighty Mini
Let's talk about Utah for a sec. Beautiful state, don't get me wrong. Stunning red rock canyons, epic skiing, and the home of that salty goodness we all know and love (hi, Salt Lake City!). But when it comes to sheer size, Utah is on the more petite side. It's like the chihuahua to Texas' Great Dane.
The Great State Squash: Fitting Utahs into Texas
Now, buckle up, mathletes (or those who vaguely remember high school geometry), because we're about to get down to some geographical fun. Texas clocks in at a whopping 268,596 square miles. Utah, meanwhile, is a much more modest 84,896 square miles.
Here comes the million-dollar question (or maybe more like a ten-cent question, because the answer isn't exactly life-changing): How many Utahs could you fit into Texas?
Drumroll please...
We're looking at a squeeze-in situation of more than three Utahs fitting snugly inside the borders of Texas. That's right, you could basically turn Texas into a three-Utahs trench coat and nobody would be the wiser (although the Utahns might get a little claustrophobic).
Texas: So Big It Can Hold Its Own Country... of Utahs
Just for further amusement, let's say we stacked all those Utahs on top of each other inside Texas. We'd still have enough leftover Texas-shaped space to house an entire country of miniature Utahs. We could call it "Utahnia," a land dedicated to fry sauce and phenomenal skiing.
Moral of the story? Texas is big. Like, really big. You could lose a small state (or three) in there and never even notice. Maybe that's why everything in Texas seems that much grander. Bigger barbecue portions, wider-open spaces, and enough room for everyone (and three Utahs) to roam free.
