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[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

Okay, I always knew they were big, but I never would have thought Appa was accurately sized

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wow that's a lot. But how many pounds is a note?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'd say that man is about 1/8 the volume of that bison so if it's about equal weight per volume then the bison is 24,000 lbs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Big if true.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Holy shit! That bison's head is almost as big as that of Ben Affleck!

Shown here besides average sized for an American adult John Legend: