At one precise moment this weekend, nearly all of the 8 billion people on Earth will be able to see sunlight in the sky, the counterpart to the “moment of darkness” that unfolds in December.
Huh. I had no idea that this happens for many days every year. It’s weird how lopsided our planet is in some respects.
Now THIS is interesting!
The part that really amazed me was the use of the language. Nearly every human excludes the whole of Australia. Mathematically it’s probably right, but doesn’t sound right to me.
I thought so too then I mathed. 1% of 8 billion is 80 million. Population of Australia is not even 26 million. Those numbers were just too big to comprehend and work with in my head.
What about all of the nerds in their basements?
Cool! Feels like it could be the basis of some kind of celebration, together under the sun and so on.