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density

[NASA compares Manhattan to a neutron star. The infographic is a dimensional comparison — if scaled for density instead, Manhattan wouldn’t be visible. From wikipedia: “[the] density [of a neutron star] is approximately equivalent to the mass of the entire human population compressed to the size of a sugar cube”; link via Alex Ogle.]

fake cyborgs

Readers who are both familiar with mammoth and the 50 cyborgs project are likely expecting a post arguing that cities are, in fact, cyborgs. It’s true. They are. And I’ll be happy to argue the point in the comments should anyone wish. But at the risk of straying too far from typical mammoth topics, I […]