In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Justin to discuss where Jörmungandr might be hiding. He’s a beefy snek! Then, where’s the nearest bear? It’s much closer than you think!
Panelists: Jim, Derek, Justin
Additional Links for the Interested
Jormungandr – World History Encyclopedia
The Rumble for Ragnarok! – DuckTales Wiki
Kill the Moon, definitely the worst episode of Doctor Who
Bear – Encyclopedia Britannica
https://www.americanbear.org/
All Zoos of the World
Douglas Chadwick is Four-Fifths Grizzly, and So Are You
Why Can’t We Move Polar Bears to Antarctica?
Sun Bear
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How big is Jormunganor to swallow earth? Hmm, well Earth is widest at about 12756km, a snake mouth ratio gets to about 4:1, so the snake’s mouth would need to be 12756/4 or 3189km in closed size. As to the total body length, Jörmunganor wraps around the world six times. If we assume an even distribution across the 180deg latitude, then each wrap encompasses 30deg of latitude. Yes, these are very rough numbers, but it only needs to be vaguely scientific. The distance between latitude lines is about 111km, so the snake is 3330km wide. Earth has a surface area of about 5.1*10^8km, divided by the 3330km width makes a total length of makes an approximate length of 153,153km.