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[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So, there are around 60000 merchant vessels, and 4 million fishing vessels. If we line them up aft to prow and make the height differences work somehow, assuming an average of 100 meters for the merchant vessels and 25m for the fishing vessels ~~this would allow us to cover around 16000km of the equator, which would leave 12000km of open water. So, if my sources are not too wrong, and if I didn't fuck up the calculations, around 7.5 million people would die. Less if you sent the people with the biggest arm span to the open water. I say it would be worth it.~~ this would allow us to make floating bridges over the ocean for every one.

Edit: I forgot 1 zero. No one needs to die.

[-] Skua@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

I think you've tripped up with your numbers somewhere. Four million fishing vessels averaging 25m each gives you 100,000km, enough to circle the entire Earth twice over with plenty to spare

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

if you sent the people with the biggest arm span to the open water. I say it would be worth it.

You're just trying to get rid of NBA players and the Dutch, aren't you?

[-] Taiatari@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Don't tell them!

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Easier plan:

Most people are capable of floating on the surface of the ocean. You just need to:

optimize the path across land so the fewest number of people need to be in the ocean
put all the babies, olds, and infirm people on land
pack container ships to the gills with floaters
dump them out in a line across the ocean

Granted you still need a bunch of ships but the complications around connecting them all are gone.