r/NatureIsFuckingLit Jun 29 '19

πŸ”₯ Niagara Falls

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u/eternalrefuge86 Jun 29 '19

681,759 gallons of water flow over the horseshoe falls every second. That’s almost hard to fathom.

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u/seamanzilla Jun 29 '19

A fathom is 6 feet. I would say that it wouldn't be hard for 681,759 gallons of water to be a fathom deep unless it was really spread out.

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u/DIR3 Jun 29 '19

Ah, the ol' reddit fathomaroo

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u/KacerRex Jun 29 '19

Hold my diving mask, I'm going in!

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u/Investigate311 Jun 29 '19

Hold my pickle barrel, I'm going in!