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10k steps is a lot for me too.

• gandalfgreybeer 3mo ago
  10k for a hamster will be way more than 10k steps too!
  • embedding-shape 3mo ago
    To be fair, root comment only says "mice will run 10k a day" but it isn't 100% clear what that 10K actually refers to, could be steps, could be meters.
    • Thurys 3mo ago
      My physics teacher always assumed it was potatoes when the SI-unit was missing
    • speedgoose 3mo ago
      In the running context, a 10K means 10 kilometres.
      • deleted 3mo ago
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      • embedding-shape 3mo ago
        That's awfully European of you, what if the mice are from the US?
        • flymasterv 3mo ago
          Means the same thing here.
        • foco_tubi 3mo ago
          “I ran a 3.1mi this morning and I feel awful!” No, distance events are still referred in kilometers in the US.
        • goodmythical 3mo ago
          US runners also typically train for kilometer races at distances shorter than half marathon. I've even seen a few 50Ks.
• alternatex 3mo ago
  It's 10km, which is a lot more than 10k steps.
  • mauvehaus 3mo ago
    Not by much. A mile is 1000 paces, or 2000 steps [0]. 10000 steps is 5 miles, 10km is 6.2 miles. Walking on flat, paved surfaces, I do about 1850 steps per mile of distance[1]. I have a pretty long inseam, so I'm not surprised that I'd be under 1000 paces. Given that roads weren't paved with concrete or asphalt until relatively recently, I'm not surprised that the Roman mile is a little shorter than our current one[2]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Name [1] Garmin watch [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Roman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Roman
    • JCharante 3mo ago
      most mice require more steps per mile of distance
    • nilamo 3mo ago
      So one step is a little over half a meter. That doesn't sound like a hampster's stride.
  • mkagenius 3mo ago
    I know, god forbid someone cracks a joke on HN