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The concrete number while it would be nice to include is a lot less helpful for the average reader than something more illustrative like the elephant number.
by danaur 6y ago
The concrete number while it would be nice to include is a lot less helpful for the average reader than something more illustrative like the elephant number.
- ginko 6y agoPretty sure "X times atmospheric pressure" would be a lot easier to understand for the average reader than what they came up with.
- ceejayoz 6y agoFrankly, I doubt it. I can roughly envision a giant pile of elephants exerting force on a tiny patch of ground better than I can interpret PSI or atmospheres. The point is not to convey an exact amount. It is to say “it’s a shitload”.
- tinus_hn 6y agoIs space really so limited they couldn’t afford to mention both?
- Yetanfou 6y agoClearly those elephants took up all the space, leaving nothing over for anything else.