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minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76arrow-down1·8 months agoThe sun is 1.4 million kilometres in diameter, and it is surprisingly hard to throw something into it. The more important question is how much of our night sky the moon takes up, and the answer is only 0.5 degrees.
minus-squareTxzK@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·8 months agoHow much is that in hamburgers? Sorry I only understand freedom units
minus-squaremorrowind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·8 months agoApproximately .075 hamburger at arms length
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 months agoI think you meant 5/64 of a hamburger. I was told that the concept of decimal is too hard to understand compared to fractions.
minus-squareHSR🏴☠️@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoUnfortunately you’re completely wrong here. Americans, burgers, and fractions don’t mix well. Third pound burger failed because people thought it was smaller than a Quarter Pounder
minus-square_NoName_@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoTurkey at distance is the proper measure here. That’s a Turkey at I’d reckon 10 football fields.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoDegrees are the freedom unit!
The sun is 1.4 million kilometres in diameter, and it is surprisingly hard to throw something into it.
The more important question is how much of our night sky the moon takes up, and the answer is only 0.5 degrees.
How much is that in hamburgers? Sorry I only understand freedom units
Approximately .075 hamburger at arms length
I think you meant 5/64 of a hamburger.
I was told that the concept of decimal is too hard to understand compared to fractions.
Unfortunately you’re completely wrong here. Americans, burgers, and fractions don’t mix well.
Third pound burger failed because people thought it was smaller than a Quarter Pounder
0.5° is 0.00873 radians
Turkey at distance is the proper measure here. That’s a Turkey at I’d reckon 10 football fields.
Degrees are the freedom unit!