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We are in urgent need of a ban on using non-spherical animals for size comparisons to asteroids.
The different stacking possibilities for a "5 giraffes wide #asteroid" can result in more than a factor of 100 in mass of the corresponding asteroid! 🦒📏
(inspired by https://www.iflscience.com/an-asteroid-5-giraffes-wide-will-fly-near-earth-this-week-72582)
The different stacking possibilities for a "5 giraffes wide #asteroid" can result in more than a factor of 100 in mass of the corresponding asteroid! 🦒📏
(inspired by https://www.iflscience.com/an-asteroid-5-giraffes-wide-will-fly-near-earth-this-week-72582)
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