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1. jstumm+ht5[view] [source] 2024-02-01 20:56:41
>>alden5+(OP)
I have absolutely no idea how that number relates to any comparable operation. Can anyone add a banana for scale?
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2. whycom+yw5[view] [source] 2024-02-01 21:14:55
>>jstumm+ht5
> If you took a petabyte's worth of 1GB flash drives and lined them up end to end, they would stretch over 92 football fields.

https://info.cobaltiron.com/blog/petabyte-how-much-informati...

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3. organs+ux5[view] [source] 2024-02-01 21:20:12
>>whycom+yw5
That's actually a somewhat useful visual.
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4. viking+FD5[view] [source] 2024-02-01 21:55:39
>>organs+ux5
Not really unless you're using 1 GB flash drives from fifteen years ago. 256 GB is now common, which would make that petabyte less than 1 football field. (It's only 4096 such drives.)
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5. NooneA+yj6[view] [source] 2024-02-02 03:22:43
>>viking+FD5
...how large is a football field?

is it supposed to be actual football one or the field for handegg?

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