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| + | No[[User:Zooph|Zooph]] ([[User talk:Zooph|talk]]) 19:22, 28 March 2020 (UTC) |
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| − | | date = March 27, 2020
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| − | | title = 6-Foot Zone
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| − | | image = 6_foot_zone.png
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| − | | titletext = Technically now it's a 34-foot zone.
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| − | ==Explanation==
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| − | {{incomplete|Created by 8 HORSES. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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| − | This comic is the 11th comic in a row in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|2020 pandemic}} of the {{w|coronavirus}} - {{w|SARS-CoV-2}}.
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| − | This comic is about {{w|social distancing}}, a common practice to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. It has been suggested to maintain 6 feet (i.e. 1.83 m - in e.g. France and Britain the suggested distance is 2 m) of distance between yourself and other people, to prevent the transmission of respiratory droplets from you to others (or vice versa).
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| − | [[Randall]] takes this 6 feet of distance, and does calculations of the "area" of distancing, "border", population density, and "real estate value". He finally culminates in determining the number of horses that could also fit in the space. | |
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| − | Randall's border length and approximate area calculations are based on a zone with an outside radius of approximately 6.8 feet or 82 inches (2.07 m), meaning that the person has a radius of approximately 0.8 feet or 10 inches (0.24 m). That is, 2π(6.8ft) = 42.7 ft and π<sup>-1</sup>(6.8ft)<sup>-2</sup> = 145 ft<sup>2</sup>.
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| − | Note that the population density figure contains an error; it should be 0.9069(π<sup>-1</sup>)(3.8ft)<sup>-2</sup> = 560000 mi<sup>-2</sup> but π<sup>-1</sup>(6.8ft)<sup>-2</sup> = 190000 mi<sup>-2</sup> is used instead. The figure of 3.8 ft rather than 6.8 ft gives people non-overlapping circles; if they stand 6 ft apart then circles drawn 6 ft from each person are overlapping. 0.9069 is the packing density of circles in the plane.
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| − | The title text is a pun using the alternate definition of foot, noting that a human has two feet and a horse has four, so 8 × 4 + 2 = 34 feet.
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| − | ==Transcript==
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| − | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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| − | :Guide to the 6 foot Social Distancing Zone
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| − | :Profile image of person with 6 foot distance measurements on both sides
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| − | :Overhead image of person within a roughly circular shape extending 6 feet in all directions from the person. The dimensions of the person account for the non-circular shape.
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| − | :Approximate area: 145 square feet
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| − | :Border length: 43 feet
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| − | :Population density: 190,000 people/square mile
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| − | :Value at NYC real estate price per square foot: $195,000
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| − | :Maximum number of horses that could fit inside it with you, estimated using the dimensions in the US Forest Service Equestrian Design Handbook: 8
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| − | {{comic discussion}}
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| − | [[Category:COVID-19]]
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| − | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
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| − | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
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