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I ran some calcuations, and the mass of 7 billion people at an average of 60kg each, spread uniformly over New Zealand, would definitely not cause it to collaps
by rfrey 6y ago
I ran some calcuations, and the mass of 7 billion people at an average of 60kg each, spread uniformly over New Zealand, would definitely not cause it to collapse, sink, crack, or tip over. Please stop using such hyperbole.
- pretendscholar 6y agoI think they mean the utilities and services, not the land mass.
- vecinu 6y agoYour sibling pointed out what I was talking about; transportation, sanitation, food services, EVERYTHING that makes a city function. You cannot scale that efficiently in your proposed scenario in reality, it is absurd.
- ehnto 6y agoDon't worry, New Zealand is safe. This imaginary scenario exists only as a fun thought experiment!
- mark-r 6y agoFrom what I read recently, New Zealand was already struggling to cope with its tourist population. That means they're already on the edge. Probably not a problem anymore since COVID, but we'll see what happens when/if things go back to normal.