Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA - eviltoast
Asteroid 349507 (2008 QY) is around 1.2 kilometers in diameter, or around 1,000 capybaras – large enough that an impact event (which won't happen now) could be a worldwide catastrophe.

While the asteroid is traveling too far to pose any risk to the Earth, a possible impact event with it could become a worldwide catastrophe.

  • MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This one actually gave me a nice laugh. They are clearly taking a piss at unconventional units of measurement.