To me, 655 million miles means literally nothing to me beyond "really really far." Probably further than the moon I think? Definitely closer than the nearest no

To me, 655 million miles means literally nothing to me beyond "really really far." Probably further than the moon I think? Definitely closer than the nearest non-sun star. 7 AU has at least some meaning. Further than the sun. Probably closer than Jupiter if I had to guess? Definitely closer than Pluto. Would take on the order of 100 minutes for light to travel that distance. We could send a space vehicle there in a single-digit number of years. My brain can't comprehend either number in the context of my morning commute, but at least it can comprehend 7 AU in the context that that number was given. I can't tell you how long it would take to walk that distance, but that doesn't matter since nobody will ever walk that distance. What I am able to do is make inferences about the implications of that distance (assuming no fiction/sci-fi stuff): we could have a conversation with a few back and forth messages over the course of the day, and they aren't getting home any time soon but they probably won't die of old age. That's the point being made about combining contexts.