At one precise moment this weekend, nearly all of the 8 billion people on Earth will be able to see sunlight in the sky, the counterpart to the “moment of darkness” that unfolds in December.

  • elfpie@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 年前

    The part that really amazed me was the use of the language. Nearly every human excludes the whole of Australia. Mathematically it’s probably right, but doesn’t sound right to me.

    • cyberdecker@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 年前

      I thought so too then I mathed. 1% of 8 billion is 80 million. Population of Australia is not even 26 million. Those numbers were just too big to comprehend and work with in my head.