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How many straws would it take to break a camel's back? (lemmy.ca)
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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

According to a quick search, camels can carry up to 990lbs, or about 450kg. A plastic straw weighs about 0.5g. So... about 900,001 straws.

[–] plm00@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

Just one. The last one.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

At least 7

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

More than it takes to break a gopher's

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

Just one. But it's HUGE