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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

TIL some people think 1 cubic kilometer is "small"

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

1 cubic kilometer of anything will basically fucking kill you.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What about 1 cubic km of air at one standard atmospheric pressure?

[–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It may take a hundred years, but it will kill you.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago