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[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Actually, in Freedom Units it's 2,040,000 blue whales per hour

Length of a blue whale: 30 meters 61,200 km / 0.03 km = 2,040,000

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Nope. You're off by a power of 10 because 30 meters is 0.03 km.

So it's 2,040,000 blue whales per hour. ;)

But in terms of miles an hour? About 38,000. Or, as the crow flies, LA to New York in 3 minutes and 51 seconds. That's less time than it takes to listen to the hit Madonna song "4 Minutes."

3 minutes and 51 seconds. That's less time than it takes to listen to the hit Madonna song "4 Minutes."

Unless we're talking the radio edit, of course. Otherwise, four minutes is also less time than 4 Minutes.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Whoops, good catch. I definitely thought .03 and then just screwed it up anyway

[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I really feel like freedom units should be hotdogs per second.

It's cheating to use footlongs, btw.

Hotdogs aren't standardized though. But I guess we could agree to use Kirkland Signature hotdogs, you know, the ones Costco sells for $1.50 + soda at the food court.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How many bald eagles, though?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends on your deep frying equipment.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I hear the secret sauce on Big Macs actually contains some bald eagle (allegedly)