DoucheAsaurus@kbin.social to Science@kbin.social · 1 year agoColossal asteroid the size of 99 narwhals to pass Earth Thursday - NASAwww.jpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkColossal asteroid the size of 99 narwhals to pass Earth Thursday - NASAwww.jpost.comDoucheAsaurus@kbin.social to Science@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarechuso@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAnd this is how today I learnt that the Brooklyn Bridge is the size of 99 narwhals: https://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/13/nasa-asteroid-brooklyn-bridge-passing-earth/70316864007/ And an orca is the size of 1.18 narwhals: https://www.jpost.com/science/article-745973 And, finally, an alpaca is the size of 5.6 orcas or 6.6 narwhals: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/asteroid-the-size-of-15-alpacas-to-fly-past-earth-on-monday-nasa/ar-AA1cHfy5 I’m not a New Yorker, but it looks to me like the Brooklyn Bridge should be able to fit more than 15 alpacas.
And this is how today I learnt that the Brooklyn Bridge is the size of 99 narwhals: https://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/13/nasa-asteroid-brooklyn-bridge-passing-earth/70316864007/
And an orca is the size of 1.18 narwhals: https://www.jpost.com/science/article-745973
And, finally, an alpaca is the size of 5.6 orcas or 6.6 narwhals: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/asteroid-the-size-of-15-alpacas-to-fly-past-earth-on-monday-nasa/ar-AA1cHfy5
I’m not a New Yorker, but it looks to me like the Brooklyn Bridge should be able to fit more than 15 alpacas.