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"The demand for marijuana by Colorado adult residents is estimated to be 121.4 metric tons in 2014" Big number, tough to visualize: [see answer below, which di
by gdubs 12y ago
"The demand for marijuana by Colorado adult residents is estimated to be 121.4 metric tons in 2014"
Big number, tough to visualize: [see answer below, which did the conversion better than my attempt :]
- djb_hackernews 12y agogoogle says 121.4 metric tons = 267,641.186 pounds or 4,282,258.98 ounces
- gdubs 12y agoThanks -- screwed up the google conversion when I did it. That sounds more like it. That's an enormous amount -- basically could be visualized as the warehouse in Indiana Jones "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
- windsurfer 12y agoTo make it easier to visualize, it's a little over the carrying capacity of a Boeing 747-200F aircraft
- bcoates 12y ago264 million joints worth, enough to give one RAND Corporation standard 460mg joint to each adult in the US.