Mythology-n-Stuff

Just some stuff I think is cool

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The real size of Jörmungandr

Jörmungandr (aka World Serpent) is said to encircle the Earth which has a circumference of about 40,075 km (24,901 mi). So, that would be his length. I looked up average length to circumference ratio of snakes which for vipers averages about to 6.So, Jörmungandr‘s circumference would be about one-sixth of his length which comes to be around 6,679.16 km (4,150.24 mi). This implies that his body has a diameter of 2126.04 km (1,321.06 mi). For comparison, that is the approximately half the distance between Australia and New Zealand.

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He would probably look like this as seen from space.

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Also, about half of his body would lie in the exosphere.

[mythology-n-stuff]

The real size of Jörmungandr

Jörmungandr (aka World Serpent) is said to encircle the Earth which has a circumference of about 40,075 km (24,901 mi). So, that would be his length. I looked up average length to circumference ratio of snakes which for vipers averages about to 6.So, Jörmungandr‘s circumference would be about one-sixth of his length which comes to be around 6,679.16 km (4,150.24 mi). This implies that his body has a diameter of 2126.04 km (1,321.06 mi). For comparison, that is the approximately half the distance between Australia and New Zealand.

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He would probably look like this as seen from space.

[mythology-n-stuff]

The real size of Jörmungandr

Jörmungandr (aka World Serpent) is said to encircle the Earth which has a circumference of about 40,075 km (24,901 mi). So, that would be his length. I looked up average length to circumference ratio of snakes which for vipers averages about to 6.So, Jörmungandr‘s circumference would be about one-sixth of his length which comes to be around 6,679.16 km (4,150.24 mi). This implies that his body has a diameter of 2126.04 km (1,321.06 mi). For comparison, that is the approximately half the distance between Australia and New Zealand.