Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

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While the asteroid is traveling too far to pose any risk to the Earth, a possible impact event with it could become a worldwide catastrophe.

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1.2 km long, for anyone wondering.

Which is why it’s silly to represent the size of the asteroid in capybara lengths. We should be representing it in capybara volumes or masses. Probably be something more like 1 billion capybaras.

Volume is the worst reported measure, it's only Olympic swimming pools. I want to know acre feet.