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Attached end-to-end, they'd extend almost from the Earth to the Sun [1]. Placed in a grid, they'd cover an area larger than Wales [2]. Piled on top of each ot
by panda-giddiness 1y ago
Attached end-to-end, they'd extend almost from the Earth to the Sun [1].
Placed in a grid, they'd cover an area larger than Wales [2].
Piled on top of each other, they'd reach a tenth the distance to the moon [3].
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[1] https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=449.5+*10%5E9+*+%28length+of+an+A4+sheet%29+%2F+1+AU https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=449.5+*10%5E9+*+%28leng...
[2] https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=449.5+*10%5E9+*+%28area+of+an+A4+sheet%29 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=449.5+*10%5E9+*+%28area...
[3] https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=449.5+*10%5E9+*+%28thickness+of+a+sheet+of+paper%29+%2F+%28distance+to+moon%29 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=449.5+*10%5E9+*+%28thic...
- nonethewiser 1y agoI am shocked that 1 and 2 are both true. I would have guessed 1 would have implied a much larger area than Wales.
- Panzer04 1y agoFunny how unintuitive N^2 growth can be :D