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[-] galmuth@feddit.uk 23 points 3 months ago

I thought 800m was 800 miles at first... 800 metres less impressive.

[-] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I read it as 800 meters and was like 'huh, that's the length of a really long drive way'

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

it's half a mile.

[-] BoosBeau@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

or about 6500 cans of bud light lined up

[-] MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you, now I can actually conceive the distance

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