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		poikroequ on Aug 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All of Earth's water in a single sphere (2019) Not completely accurate, it depends on your definition of smoothness. The Earth scaled down to the size of a billiard ball would have a texture more like sandpaper, certainly not what most people would consider smooth.

nirav72 on Aug 14, 2024 [–]

Sandpaper also come in different roughness. So in this case maybe a 300-400 grit sandpaper?

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