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1. oliwarner · 1791156004 · focus · HN ↗

   It's helpful when journos put things in terms the layman can relate to.

   I had no idea what 13 million gallons of water was until they pointed out it was like when I filled up my olympic swimming pool 20 times. That was a slow summer.

   Given the pressure construed on resources, why not use personal or household usage averages?

   Maybe ~450 people-years doesn't have the same impact as Olympic pools.

   1. bloaf · 1791156790 · focus · HN ↗

      Its about the same consumption as a large chemical plant.

      1. kube-system · 1791171028 · focus · HN ↗

         Or a medium/large apartment building

         1. oliwarner · 1791190689 · focus · HN ↗

            How large? What's the total floor area in cricket pitches?
   2. jrflo · 1791174010 · focus · HN ↗

      As soon as I saw the headline I knew they’d use Olympic swimming pools as the comparison point, as this is seemingly the international unit of volume for journalism

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