Issues of Scale

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Countries (5000km²)

USA India Greenland Mexico Peru France

Regions (USA)(500km²)

West South Midwest Northeast

States (USA)(500km²)

Alaska Texas Colorado North Carolina Rhode Island

Solar Panels equal to demand annual carbon emissions Cities (100km²)

Beijing Sitka, AL Jacksonville, FL Tokyo Houston, TX Sao Paulo New York City, NY Charlotte, NC Albuquerque, NM Denver, CO

Spanish Russian English French German Swedish Japanese Icelandic

Donut Cup of Sugar 12V Lead Battery Liter of 80 proof Gallon of Gas Burning a log Barrel of Oil Annual heating and electricity Train car of coal Full train of coal One second of a Hurricane One Second of Sun on Earth Yearly Use by Fuel (USA)

Nuclear Coal Natural Gas Oil

Realistic Renewables

Max biofuels Max wind Max solar

Total Global Energy Consumption World Reserves

Natural Gas Oil Coal

Dental Flight from NY to LA CT Scan of Head CT Scan of Chest Lowest rate correlated with Cancer Radiation Poisoning Severe Poisoning Fatal Poisoning Clear

Adult Human Dairy Cow Metric Tonne Adult Elephant Big Ben(Bell) International Space Station Titanic Great Pyramid of Giza Mass of all humans Annual Carbon Emissions

Bamboo Growth Fastest Glacier Animals

Fastest Snail Fastest Sloth Average Walking Human World Record Marathon Unladen European Swallow Cheetah Diving Peregrine Falcon

Action Potential(nerve) Usual Residence Speed limit Face Down Free Fall(human) Vehicles

Fastest Rollercoaster Cruising Jet Concorde

Escape Velocity on Moon Low Earth Orbit Earth Escape Velocity Earth's orbit around sun Andromeda's approach Sun Escape Velocity

Slapshot(puck) Crossbow(bolt, 80lbs) Airsoft(pellet) .22 LR German Tiger I 88 mm M16 exit velocity

Physical Barriers

Sound in Atmosphere Sound in Water Speed of Light

Rotation of Earth at Equator Optical Fiber

Firearms Collision Infection Alcohol Obesity Tabacco Heart Disease

gasoline water milk sugar blood aluminum titanium iron steel lead mercury uranium gold

$10 an hour Average USA Salary Qatar GDP per capita Average Brain Surgeon People

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