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<p>158.75.2.111: /* Explanation */ &quot;Outflow&quot; hints that it is Amazon River, not Amazon Rainforest that Amazon.com is compared against.</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1165<br /> | date = January 25, 2013<br /> | title = Amazon<br /> | image = amazon.png<br /> | titletext = Amazon.com took a surprise early lead with 'Time required to transport a package from Iquitos, Peru to Manaus, Brazil' but then lost it at 'Minutes to skeletonize a cow'.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The {{w|Amazon River}} in South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow. {{w|Amazon.com}} is a website that specializes in commerce and selling goods over the internet.<br /> This shows what happens when you compare two completely different systems.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :Round 14<br /> :Estimated outflow volume<br /> :in cubic meters per second<br /> :[A cube of water representing the outflow of the Amazon.]<br /> :Amazon 220,000<br /> :[A pile of boxes representing the outflow of Amazon.com.]<br /> :Amazon.com 0.9<br /> :Advantage: Amazon<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]</div>

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