For those of you who have never had the misfortune of traveling to the highlighted area, this is because Mormons make “salads” by suspending the most random ass ingredients you’ve ever imagined in jell-o, and the highlighted area is the highest density area of Mormons in the US.

The answer is Mormons - Mormons love Jello

Not a belt. More of a blob, or a mold if you will.

The Funeral Potato belt is almost identical to this one too.

This causes me to question who spent their time finding out the Jell-O consumption with what looks like a finer resolution than just by state. Like why?

Thermal imaging reveals the true size of Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

☝️It's not a belt.

... I'll see myself out.

What is Dan adding here

See also: Funeral Potatoes.

Is this what they mean by the big J?

Looks like they wanted to cut some Jell-O in the shape of Utah and the rest is the leftover bits from doing so

Btw for anyone who isn't aware Dan, the self-professed crank, is a senior writer at the national review most famous for his constitutional originalism and being anti-anti-MAGA. Like, he never advocates for Trump, just criticizes his critics. Read his works and come to your own conclusion on if he is a crank.

The US is a feminine hygiene product?

The only acceptable jello contains booze.

Are those striped areas where it is half twiced so 100% of the average level?