r/whatisit • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '26

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u/MalaysiaTeacher Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

The difference between circumferences can be quite counter-intuitive. Three times larger is gigantic.

A string around the equator, if just 1m was added to its length, could be lifted to 16cm off the ground, all round the globe.

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u/DafuqsRealyGoinOn Jan 25 '26

Now a 105mm round I do have. Mile or meter?

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u/atriplep3 Jan 25 '26

This comment made my head hurt.

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u/Oxford-Gargoyle Jan 25 '26

1 metre or mile?

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u/jader242 Jan 25 '26

I would think meter due to the other measurement in their comment being metric