CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoPoland aims for up to a million mines on eastern borderstvpworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkPoland aims for up to a million mines on eastern borderstvpworld.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square27linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarebrot@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoI have no concept of mines - is that a lot or just a small amount for that area?
minus-squaretruthfultemporarily@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 months agoSo north Korean border has around two million.
minus-squareMycatiskai@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·2 months agoIf they were put there by North Korea, are 90% of them made of cardboard like the display fruit in their fake supermarkets?
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoLandmines are really easy, so probably not
minus-squarecows_are_underrated@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoAccording 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.
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoAssuming 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
minus-squaredditty@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI would think a million is a lot for any amount of anything except for like grains of rice
minus-squareGeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months ago“I love rice when I’m hungry and want 2,000 of something.”
I have no concept of mines - is that a lot or just a small amount for that area?
So north Korean border has around two million.
If they were put there by North Korea, are 90% of them made of cardboard like the display fruit in their fake supermarkets?
Landmines are really easy, so probably not
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.
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
I would think a million is a lot for any amount of anything except for like grains of rice
“I love rice when I’m hungry and want 2,000 of something.”