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Re:Xkcd "Click and Drag" in a "map" interface by rm999 on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @09:51AM (#4543499)
Wow, that's... epic.

According to the reddit comments the world is 165888x79872 pixels, and the guy at the beginning is 40 pixels tall. If we assume he's 6 feet tall, the world is ~25000 x 12000 feet, 4.7 x 2.3 miles, or 7.6 x 3.7 km.

Re:Xkcd "Click and Drag" in a "map" interface by glenntzke on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @10:57AM (#4543836)
Hence the two miles comment full west from center. I declare Randall and dividuum 1st and 2nd place winners of the internet today. What's the under-over on tech world productivity loss this morning?
Re:Xkcd "Click and Drag" in a "map" interface by tomasien on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @11:17AM (#4543936)
Billions. Seriously, 100's of millions in short term losses, but I say we make up for it in the long run.
Re:Xkcd "Click and Drag" in a "map" interface by kin on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @01:01PM (#4544383)
i came into work an hour early and spent it on this
Re:Xkcd "Click and Drag" in a "map" interface by mayneack on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @12:45PM (#4544301)
45 min here.
Re:Xkcd "Click and Drag" in a "map" interface by reinierladan on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @10:14AM (#4543606)
It's a small world after all…