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Odd unit of measurement, as I assume jumbo jets are manufactured to be as light as possible.
by subpixel 7y ago
Odd unit of measurement, as I assume jumbo jets are manufactured to be as light as possible.
- throwaway_pdp09 7y agoThe correct unit is the Whales. 3 to 8 times the size of Whales.
- markdown 7y agoI only understand weight in olympic swimming pools.
- willvarfar 7y agoAn El Reg unit of measurement, no? Oh the nostalgia!
- throwaway_pdp09 7y agoEl Reg? No... Pretty much an ISO standard by now...
- ethbro 7y agoAt what temperature and altitude?
- TrainedMonkey 7y agoSince we are doing math and all, area of Wales is 20,740 km^2 ^1, this gives average weight per m^2: 0.0000675024 kg / m^2 = 1400000 / 20740000000 Now then, per ^2 soil weights between 1200 and 1700 kg per cubic meter. Let's take upper estimate to account for constant rain and minor human infestation in Wales (weight of cubic meter of concrete is 2400 kg ^3). This gives depth of Wales that equals to the pressure experienced by dmurray's chest of 0.0000000397 meters of ~40 nanometers. That is greater than feature size in modern CPU's... Well, there you go folks, I dare say that is a more useless (and maybe more fun too?) comparison than comparing pressure with jumbo jets. ^1 - https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=wales+area+in+m%5E2 https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=wales+a... ^2 - https://www.reference.com/science/much-cubic-meter-soil-weigh-e48660fa83d913ab https://www.reference.com/science/much-cubic-meter-soil-weig... ^3 - https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=concrete+weight+per+meter https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=concret...
- throwaway_pdp09 7y agoWhales. Not Wales. Mass, not area. Far more plausible and chosen for the oceanic theme.
- kingofpandora 7y agoThe chance that TrainedMonkey did this unintentionally is 0.0000000397%.
- HeyLaughingBoy 7y agoBut they're still heavy, relative to everyday items. Dumb anecdote: I once made a comment to a co-worker about handling hay bales. When I pointed out that the ones I needed to move weighed around 1,600 lbs his amazement was palpable: "Seriously? Grass shouldn't weigh that much!"