stopthatgirl7Oct 4, 2023

Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

While the asteroid is traveling too far to pose any risk to the Earth, a possible impact event with it could become a worldwide catastrophe.

https://www.jpost.com/science/space/article-761322

Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Asteroid 349507 (2008 QY) is around 1.2 kilometers in diameter, or around 1,000 capybaras – large enough that an impact event (which won't happen now) could be a worldwide catastrophe.

The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
Show threadProtoknucklesOct 4, 2023
American really will use any measurement except metric
Show threadBytemeister
I’d switch, but I’ve been on the Capy system my whole life, and it’s just much more intuitive for me. Everyone knows how long a Capybara. How fucking long a meter is? Beats the fuck out of me, maybe a half cap?
Oct 4, 2023 at 11:29pmWeb