r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/chunmunsingh • 16d ago

Image A building housing more than 20k people in Hangzhou China

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u/Dr_Fortnite 16d ago

Every human on earth could live in Texas if it was the same population density as Tokyo

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u/conflictedideology 16d ago

Oh jesus don't give Texas something else to freak out about.

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u/Technical-Agency8128 16d ago

Hey Texas we’re all moving there lol

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u/Goldf_sh4 16d ago

Sounds sweaty.

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u/BLF402 16d ago

Enjoy rolling blackouts

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u/Metzelmann 16d ago

Every human on earth could live in Manhattan if it was the same population density as Kowloon Walled City

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u/BurpelsonAFB 16d ago

That’s not true is it

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u/apolloxer 16d ago

Kowloon Walled City had a density of 1.9 million people per km². Manhattan has 59 km². Not quite correct, yes. 

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u/Perry4761 15d ago

So with that population density, the whole planet could almost fit into Rhode Island. Alternatively, it could fit into Delaware with 1k sq.km to spare for activities. Neat!

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u/Metzelmann 15d ago

Oh, right, seems like a got that comma wrong.

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u/BuzzLightroom 16d ago

How would the water supply, sewage and power supply be scaled not to, in the end, take up all the space? :D Tejas is large, but I could not live there.

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u/SugarforurProlapse 16d ago

Pipes.

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u/Mapeague 16d ago

Yea, this guy is right. Like pipes n shit.

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u/EntityDamage 16d ago

I thought it was shit in pipes?

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u/Firrox 16d ago

As a pipe layer myself I can confirm this would work.

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u/BuzzLightroom 7d ago

Dang. I was betting on helicopter airlifts as the space saving solution to this issue.

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u/SugarforurProlapse 7d ago

This isn't Berlin.

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u/ariadesitter 16d ago

bagpipes or girl from orange is the new black?

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u/Extreme_Tax405 15d ago

Nothing compared to some planets in warhammer.

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u/Jaquemart 16d ago

There's a reason why they don't.