canada, vancouver Work, August 14, 2009 3:32 AM 1 comments
Lower Vancouver
During low tide a 0.5m cubic hole is dug in the beach lowering the average elevation of the city by 0.00000000055 per cent.
114,670,000.0m2 Surface area of Vancouver*
2.0m Average elevation*
0.125m3 Volume of hole
114,670,000.0m2 × 2.0m = 229,340,000.0m3 Volume of Vancouver above sea level
229,340,000.0m3 - 000.125m3 = 229,339,999.875m3 Volume of Vancouver minus hole
229,339,999.875m3 ÷ 114,670,000.0m2 = 1.99999999891m New elevation of Vancouver
*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vancouver&oldid=307699245
Photo by Jason Edwards.
Recording by Oliver Li.
1 comments on Lower Vancouver
1. A | August 14, 2009 8:57 PM
+0.125 m3 of sand beside the hole, average elevation is back to 2.0m. Phew.
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