# Can you fit the entire world human population in the Grand Canyon?

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**Created:** [June 16, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fit-the-entire-world-human-population-in-the-grand-canyon/182291 "2003-06-16T20:39:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fit-the-entire-world-human-population-in-the-grand-canyon/182291/21 "2003-06-17T21:03:09Z")

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Looks like I did boo-boo somewhere. And I ran the numbers twice, too.

But that’s still a big sucka.

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**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fit-the-entire-world-human-population-in-the-grand-canyon/182291/22 "2003-06-17T21:44:34Z")

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That website might have underestimated the extremophile biomass somewhat-  
but even if the deep rock-dwelling life were equal in volume to the surface life it would only fill the Canyon more or less.  
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SF worldbuilding at  
[http://www.orionsarm.com/main.html](http://www.orionsarm.com/main.html)

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**Author:** ![something\_clever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@something\_clever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/something_clever)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fit-the-entire-world-human-population-in-the-grand-canyon/182291/23 "2003-06-17T21:51:05Z")

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wasnt there a thread about fitting the whole population of the US inside texas?

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**Author:** ![Aceospades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fit-the-entire-world-human-population-in-the-grand-canyon/182291/24 "2003-06-17T22:03:06Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Jpeg Jones \*  
> \*\*Okay, who wants to tackle the corollary question:
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> Can you fit all living things on Earth into the Grand Canyon?
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> Yes, that means plants, too. \*\*

You’d need a really big blender, but hay, let’s give it a try!

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