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Long Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Can you convert that to tennis balls? I can't do this math on my own

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Somewhere between 150 and 160, depending on the tennis balls. Hope this helps

    https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=9kg+%2F+mass+of+a+tennis+ball

    Edit: Additionally, that's about 63½ European swallows, assuming an average weight of 5 ounces. Given that a European swallow must beat its wings 43 times per second to maintain airspeed velocity, it'd be a proper racket.

    Tap for spoilerThose numbers are from monty python and the holy grail and are very wrong. I am spreading misinformation online.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And if it's an African swallow?

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Not covered in the film and I refuse to get my information anywhere other than Monty Python. The mass of an african swallow is therefore unknowable.

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