claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?message-squaremessage-square252linkfedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down15
arrow-up1183arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square252linkfedilink
minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoYou could calculate it more accurately, of course. But the relationship between earth’s circumference and the distance to the moon is roughly 1:10, purely by coincidence, making it easy to calculate an estimate when scaling earth up or down.
You could calculate it more accurately, of course. But the relationship between earth’s circumference and the distance to the moon is roughly 1:10, purely by coincidence, making it easy to calculate an estimate when scaling earth up or down.