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> The two-stroke engine, built in South Korea, operates at 56.8 megawatts. That's the equivalent of almost 38,000 1,500-watt vacuum cleaners. I see the BBC is
by ryandvm 12y ago
> The two-stroke engine, built in South Korea, operates at 56.8 megawatts. That's the equivalent of almost 38,000 1,500-watt vacuum cleaners.
I see the BBC is on the cutting edge of the development of fatuous unit comparisons.
- chiph 12y agoWell, the sheer scale of the ship obsoleted their previous comparisons to teakettles.
- Daviey 12y agoIndeed. Have you ever wondered how many tablets or baked beans you could fit on the worlds largest container ship? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-30700269 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-30700269 (Also published in the metro today)