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Nicolas Nova

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A joghurt pot, 9115 kilometers and a lot of waisted petrol

August 31, 2005 in SpacePlace

9115 kilometer (= 5664.061 miles) is the distance a yoghurt pot have to travel to be manufactured: coming from Germany, criss-crossing central Europe from suppliers to suppliers as found by Stefanie Boege in 1992 (Wuppertal Institute). Here is an interesting diagram (found here) about this phenomenon:

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