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 (eight years ago)

About 50 acres.

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

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 (eight years ago)

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

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

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 (eight years ago)

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 (eight years ago)

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 (eight years ago)

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

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

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

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

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 (eight years ago)

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 (eight years ago)


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