If the surface area of the world represented the average lifespan, how much space would be equivalent to one second?

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Anyone good at math?

calstars, Sunday, 2 July 2017 21:58 (six years ago) link

About 50 acres.

Fetchboy, Sunday, 2 July 2017 22:04 (six years ago) link

area of earth = 510.1 million km²
average life = 71.5 years or 2.2548e+9 seconds
google says 226 228.49 m²

Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Sunday, 2 July 2017 22:07 (six years ago) link

It's a trick question because space is three-dimensional.

jmm, Sunday, 2 July 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link

I don't know why google search results think we live 79 years. Adjust to 71.5 makes it about 55 acres.

Fetchboy, Sunday, 2 July 2017 22:13 (six years ago) link

226 228.49 m² ≈ 56 acres ≈ the surface area of a sphere with a diameter of 268 meters ≈ the combined acreage of 42 American football fields ≈ the surface area of your mom's ass

the baby grew up to be a secessful kid (unregistered), Sunday, 2 July 2017 22:24 (six years ago) link

a sphere with a diameter of 268 meters

i.e. a tiny little moon about a sixth of a mile in diameter (with a circumference of about half a mile), which would take about ten minutes to circumnavigate on foot at a leisurely walking speed

the baby grew up to be a secessful kid (unregistered), Sunday, 2 July 2017 22:34 (six years ago) link

About 29 acres per second if you only count the land area.

o. nate, Monday, 3 July 2017 02:07 (six years ago) link

16, I meant. 29% of 55. I should go to sleep

o. nate, Monday, 3 July 2017 02:14 (six years ago) link

the fact is, no one knows. we humans think we know things but actually, we don't. and this is just one of those things.

Karl Malone, Monday, 3 July 2017 03:06 (six years ago) link

But on Jupiter, I glimpse 27 sq km every second.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kQbTBt418o

it's just locker room treason (Sanpaku), Monday, 3 July 2017 03:19 (six years ago) link


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