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− | In this comic [[Cueball]] is repeatedly attempting to make a size comparison between the {{w|Earth}} and the {{w|Moon}}. But he only gets to say ''If the Earth were the size of a basketball, the Moon would be-''. Then he is interrupted again and again | + | In this comic [[Cueball]] is repeatedly attempting to make a size comparison between the {{w|Earth}} and the {{w|Moon}}. But he only gets to say ''If the Earth were the size of a basketball, the Moon would be-''. Then he is interrupted again and again. |
A {{w|Basketball (ball)|basketball}} is about 25 cm in diameter and from this it can be inferred that the Moon should then be less than 7 cm in diameter, a typical size for other smaller balls in different sports. Cueball handily illustrates this with two "balls" of the relevant sizes. At first, you think that they just look like the Earth and the Moon. But they are invisibly suspended, and — as seems clear from the first row of panels — they are actually the real Moon and Earth shrunk to the relevant size, hence the title ''Basketball Earth''. | A {{w|Basketball (ball)|basketball}} is about 25 cm in diameter and from this it can be inferred that the Moon should then be less than 7 cm in diameter, a typical size for other smaller balls in different sports. Cueball handily illustrates this with two "balls" of the relevant sizes. At first, you think that they just look like the Earth and the Moon. But they are invisibly suspended, and — as seems clear from the first row of panels — they are actually the real Moon and Earth shrunk to the relevant size, hence the title ''Basketball Earth''. |