Erby Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 On another board I'd seen where someone said everyone on earth would fit in a 60 mile diameter circle given three square feet per person. I don't do circles, but I can do rectangles. 5,280 Length of Square Mile 5,280 Width of Square Mile 27,878,400 Square Feet in a Square Mile 30 Miles Long 30 Miles Wide 900 Square Miles in a 30 x 30 mile box 25,090,560,000 Square Feet in a 30 x 30 mile box 3 Divided by 3 square feet per person 8,363,520,000 # of people in a 30 x 30 mile box 6,708,700,100 World Population per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/world_population In other words, the whole worlds population, at 3 square feet per person would fit in about the area of greater Chicago. Now that I've shared another interesting, but useless, tidbit of information, I'm off to spend the day with my grandsons. Certainly a better use of my time than calculating that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Yea, but parking would be a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bernhardt Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yeah, and the stench too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 OK, but if all those people and their 3 SF are in Cicago, where does the 4 SF of public storage per person fit? Tom Source: Slate.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Originally posted by Tom Raymond OK, but if all those people and their 3 SF are in Cicago, where does the 4 SF of public storage per person fit? Tom Source: Slate.com Sorry, it's so crowded I'm having a hard time typing. I meant Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 I hope they all buy places to live while they are here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Originally posted by caryseidner I hope they all buy places to live while they are here! Me too! Because, the rest of us will be there with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Oh yeah. Well that's cool, because I would probably need a day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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