Estately, a U.S. online real estate search website, gives a peek into the minds - from the shallow to the sometimes strange - of the residents of each state through a map posted on its website on May 19.
The Seattle-based company ran through Google Trends hundreds of search queries to establish which terms, words or questions were used most often by each of the 50 states.
"The results ranged from mildly amusing to completely disturbing," Estately writes in a blog post.
For instance, among the most-searched terms or phrases of people living in Alaska and its distant land are, unsurprisingly, "Adult Friend Finder" and "Mail Order Bride."
Alabama, on the other hand, is like the thin line that blurs heaven and hell, possibly confused on which to really turn to, with searches ranging from "God" to "Satan," but throwing in an unlikely mix is its pretty phony side that searches for blondies such as "Jessica Simpson." Much like Kentucky, it likewise looks for proof if, indeed, "Obama is the Antichrist."
California is totally a mixed bag, which makes one wonder if people were under the influence of alcohol as they searched through varied terms, from "Alcoholics Anonymous" to "Meat is Murder," from "Pokemon" to "Paris Hilton," from "Siri" to "Kim Kardashian."
Meanwhile, Maine is the place where the searches make sense altogether. "Growing Marijuana," "How to Roll a Joint" and "Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance." Here's the process: one grows pot before they get to roll the joint and get high in the midst of a dance.
New York is the city that never sleeps, so just think about what people do when they're out and about. The answers are in two of the search terms: "Sniffing Glue" and "Hangover Remedy."
South Dakota is, in its entirety, a "Nickelback" country. Yes, no other search terms save for Nickelback. We wonder if the band paid this state even a nickel for having their backs.
Seriously, Maryland, searching for "David Hasselholf" is so 80s. Don't talk about Tennessee; it still got "Elvis Presley."
Vox.com, however, says the Estately map isn't entirely true. Based on a phone interview with map creator Ryan Nickum, Vox reveals that Estately simply "picked conspiracy theories and aliens and [terms] that were a bit goofy."
"It's hard to find stuff that every single state was number one," Nickum also admits, revealing that they were just basically "throwing everything at the wall trying to get something to stick."
Estately, however, says such information will come in handy to anyone who is trying to decide which state they would like to a purchase a home in, most especially to those who are curious on how their possible neighbors maximize their time online.
Still interested to see the complete results? Check out Estately's blog.
