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One billion cubic meters is a cubic kilometer - a cube with each side measuring 1km. 11 of these would be a cube with ~2.25 km sides. Or slightly less than a mi
by abduhl 10y ago
One billion cubic meters is a cubic kilometer - a cube with each side measuring 1km. 11 of these would be a cube with ~2.25 km sides. Or slightly less than a mile and a half per side.
- logicallee 10y agoI never thought about the fact that a billion is "just" a thousand times a thousand times a thousand. So I thought of something I could picture a thousand of - for example millimeters. A thousand mm is just 1 meter, so I can easily see/picture a billion of something (cubic millimeters of air) right in front of me (as 1m x 1m x 1m). Neat!
- grzm 10y agoThe Powers of Ten film comes to mind, helps put things in perspective as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Ten_(film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Ten_(film) It's a classic, by Charles and Ray Eames.