the sea of dead

The number of deceased humans to date is 107 billion.

I wondered how much space a graveyard of that size would need. Would the earth drown under its dead?


The answer is no.


69,086 square miles, from above such a underwhelming footprint, but imagine walking in the centre of that graveyard at night, a pale casting moon in all directions illuminating an endless sea of dead.





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