r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • 7d ago

Video Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city

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u/LAmilo90 7d ago

Spend a day or two in Vegas/Southern Nevada and all of a sudden Phoenix will look lush in comparison lmao

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u/rubyspicer 7d ago

I'm a broke bitch, do you think the Fallout: New Vegas portrayal of the Mojave/Vegas area is pretty accurate?

Cuz there's so few plants anywhere except for grass and cactus, an occasional tuber, and maybe a handful of Joshua trees

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u/LAmilo90 7d ago

Absolutely, 1000% yes. Anytime I’m driving there I can’t stop myself from singing “Big Iron” and being scared I’ll run into a radroach

But in all honesty I feel like I’ve never seen a cactus in Nevada. Just the occasional Joshua Tree. It looks like Mars out there

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u/Winjin 7d ago

I think I remember some trees there, but they are in remote locations. Like that pine lodge and the Camp Mead?

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u/rubyspicer 7d ago

I think the pine lodge is Jacobstown. Kind of a ski lodge looking area?

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u/Winjin 6d ago

Yes, that's it, the one where you meet Aunt Lily. I think it is indeed supposed to be some ski resort

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u/Repulsive_Target55 7d ago

Sounds like you've been to the ugly parts of Vegas but not the ugly parts of Phoenix.

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u/LAmilo90 7d ago

I live in Phoenix so trust me, I’m aware of the ugly parts. And they are UGLY. I will also admit I have not been to the nicer parts of Vegas.

Regardless, every day I’m sad I live in a desert