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falseWhite@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
We’ve got three answers so far:
2 miles - by CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world
0.43 miles - by LodeMike@lemmy.today
2.7 kilometers - by erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works
These are highly different answers. Who’s correct?
Successful_Try543@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
As @huquad@lemmy.ml pointed out, @LodeMike@lemmy.today had an error in his calculation (radius squared instead of cubed). His corrected result, 1.7 mi also equals 2.7 km.
CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
My answer is also based on some pretty rounded figures and I’d had a few drinks before doing that math.
2 miles is roughly 3.2km. Honestly, the fact that I’m even within the same order of magnitude as the other answers is surprising.