Imagine a time when spaceships suddenly appear in the sky, and hostile aliens start to pummel the planet. People in Alabama will have several advantages if they’re faced with extraterrestrial foes — think “Independence Day” meets “Sweet Home Alabama” — and the state is well poised to hold its own against rampaging creatures from outer space.
This, at least, is the conclusion drawn by GIGACalculator, a website that offers online calculators to help users with everyday math problems and statistics. A recent study from the company ranked Alabama as the second most likely state in the U.S. to survive an alien invasion.
We’re not just talking about grit and gumption here, although the Yellowhammer State has plenty of both…