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by vannevar 4146 days ago
For those unfamiliar with the metric system of measurement, this is equivalent to approximately 75,000 unladen swallows. Provided they are European swallows, of course.
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This assumes a 20g swallow. "European swallow" typically refers to the barn swallow, which ranges between 16 to 22g. So between 68,000 and 94,000 unladen swallows.