• brot@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    I have no concept of mines - is that a lot or just a small amount for that area?

    • cows_are_underrated@feddit.org
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      According to wikipedia The border between Poland and Russia is 232km long. So one million mines spread out over 232 km would come down to one mine ever 23cm. So yeah, this is a lot.

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        2 days ago

        If they were put there by North Korea, are 90% of them made of cardboard like the display fruit in their fake supermarkets?

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      Assuming Belarus and russian (kilingrad) borders 626km in length, assume 1 km deep 626km^2, million/626= 1597

      Then 1km2/ 1597 = 626

      So 1 in every 20x30m space

      If only 500m deep then one every 20x15m

      That about the size of a house and garden

    • ditty@lemm.ee
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      I would think a million is a lot for any amount of anything except for like grains of rice