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While larger than a polar bear, this is unnervingly not THAT much larger than a polar bear.
Male polar bears are ~5ft tall (~10ft standing up on back legs) and up to 1,500lbs. But short-faced bears prowled grasslands instead of only Arctic.
Male polar bears are ~5ft tall (~10ft standing up on back legs) and up to 1,500lbs. But short-faced bears prowled grasslands instead of only Arctic.
If you were wondering, the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter is roughly the dimensions of an adult male polar bear.
I’m Canadian. Polar bears are absolutely a valid unit of measurement.
I’m Canadian. Polar bears are absolutely a valid unit of measurement.
[Your height in cm]/300 standing polar bears tall, or [height in cm]/250 polar bears long.
[Your weight in kg]/500 the weight of an adult male polar bear.
Flip the factions to find out how many of you would be needed to build a bear.
[Your weight in kg]/500 the weight of an adult male polar bear.
Flip the factions to find out how many of you would be needed to build a bear.
Other variants are to look at the smaller females (1.8-2.5m, 50-300kg, call it 225cm at 200kg as a decent estimate). Or the largest polar bear yet measured (339cm tall, 1002kg).
Or compare bits!
7-12.5cm long tail
30cm diameter paws
2.5-5cm long hair
Or compare bits!
7-12.5cm long tail
30cm diameter paws
2.5-5cm long hair
