https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Sjoerdexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-16T20:11:45ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2286:_6-Foot_Zone&diff=1892472286: 6-Foot Zone2020-03-28T04:58:06Z<p>Sjoerd: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2286<br />
| date = March 27, 2020<br />
| title = 6-Foot Zone<br />
| image = 6_foot_zone.png<br />
| titletext = Technically now it's a 34-foot zone.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by 8 HORSES. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
Another comic in the [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] about the {{w|2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|2020 pandemic}} of the {{w|coronavirus}} - {{w|SARS-CoV-2}}, this comic is about {{w|social distancing}}, a common practice to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. It has been suggested to maintain 6 feet of distance between yourself and other people, to prevent the transmission of respiratory droplets from you to others (or vice versa).<br />
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[[Randall]] takes this 6 feet of distance, and does calculations of the "area" of distancing, "border", population density, and "real estate value". With 6 feet of distance, these calculated variables are incorrect. Besides the radius of the body, only a radius of 3 feet has to be taken into account for a distance of 6 feet between two people. He finally culminates in determining the number of horses that could also fit in the space.<br />
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Randall's border length and approximate area calculations are based on a zone with an outside radius of approximately 6.8 feet or 82 inches, meaning that the person has a radius of approximately 0.8 feet or 10 inches.<br />
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The title text is a pun using the alternate definition of foot, noting that a human has two feet and a horse has four.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:Guide to the 6 foot Social Distancing Zone<br />
:Profile image of person with 6 foot distance measurements on both sides<br />
:Overhead image of person within a roughly circular shape extending 6 feet in all directions from the person. The dimensions of the person account for the non-circular shape.<br />
:Approximate area: 145 square feet<br />
:Border length: 43 feet<br />
:Population density: 190,000 people/square mile<br />
:Value at NYC real estate price per square foot: $195,000<br />
:Maximum number of horses that could fit inside it with you, estimated using the dimensions in the US Forest Service Equestrian Design Handbook: 8<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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