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[Thread] Mental Math (mander.xyz)

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[–] SpaceNoodle 150 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That seems wildly unnecessary. I can already feel houses.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm sure there's some actual science thing they're referencing here, but I don't understand it. Who can't feel houses?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Both a house and a golf ball are unbelievably tiny compared to the size of the Earth. The idea that you can shrink the Earth many thousands of times over and be able to feel a house parallels with our ability to feel micro imperfections on knife blades.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh! As in, should you be an outside observer, and grabbing the whole planet, you'd be able to feel houses on its surface if it were the size of a golf ball?

Presumably you'd feel like crushing under your fingers like the hairs on a kiwi lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It would be a lot more smoother, smoother than a marble. But thoose detection of micro imperfections might be possible

[–] SpaceNoodle 13 points 2 months ago

People without fingers, I guess

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

No, you feel a house. Think of how many houses you could feel at once #shrinkearthtoagolfball