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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

By this line of thinking, dying in a mass tragedy might be the best thing that could happen to you. At least you wouldn't be in solitary confinement for eternity.

[–] Gordon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I mean, I'm sure there's a statistic that someone can look up but as many people as are on the planet, I feel like there would always be someone within shouting distance if not closer. I guess it really depends on how fast the earth is moving and what the frame of reference is.

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

You're underestimating the distances and speeds involved. The earth is traveling at 67,000 mph around the sun and the sun is traveling 514,000 mph around the galactic core and takes 225 million years to do one orbit. Even if two people died within a second of each other, they'd be 100+ miles away from each other.

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