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[–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

This is infuriatingly stupid, the whole point of using things like “longer than 4 football fields” is that most people at least have a solid idea how big a football field is so have a frame of reference, but who the hell understands the weight of the Empire State Building?!? That is just such a useless frame of reference. Height sure, volume maybe, but weight or mass is just stupidly useless for something like a building.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    The problem with such big numbers is that it's very hard to reference them usefully at all.

    I guess a percentage of all e-Waste would have been better, and that as a percentage of all waste.
    Also, in the USA or globally? And why until 2030? (I'm guessing the article provides context)

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