homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Weekend


Subscriber content preview

February 2, 2001

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. In an extreme Noah’s-Ark-like emergency, how many animal pairs would need to be gathered, and what would they all weigh? Might this work?

    A. Estimates by various biologists put the figures at around 10 million species at 1,000 tons, or 10 whales’ worth, says Clifford Pickover in “Keys to Infinity.” One ocean freighter should do it.


     
    . . .


    To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



    Previous columns:


    
    Email or user name:
    Password:
     
    Forgot password? Click here.