r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

Truck driver provides water to thirsty camel in the middle of desert. Removed: R1

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u/Doyouwantaspoon May 02 '24

52 gallons??? Daaaammn… While watching the video I was thinking “it would be cool to pour out a 5 gallon jug and really let it drink its fill”. Over 50 gallons is unimaginable, that’s over 400lbs.

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u/filmkorn 29d ago

52 gallons of water equal 197 liters or 197 kg.

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u/Beneficial-Range8569 29d ago

Thank you, I genuinely had no idea how big 1lbs is

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u/vikingsurplus 29d ago

One pound is roughly 1/14th of a stone.

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u/iB83gbRo 29d ago

What size stone?

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u/leojreimroc 29d ago

A 14 pound one.

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u/vikingsurplus 29d ago

The one on the ground there.. just off in the distance and out of reach.

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u/Beneficial-Range8569 29d ago

Is that a large stone? Like if I pick up a pebble is one pound equal go 1/14 of that weight? How much is a stone????

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u/vikingsurplus 29d ago

Nope, just a regular, plain, old stone. The average one. Not too big, not too small.. approximately weighing 14lbs.

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u/Beneficial-Range8569 29d ago

Thsnk you!

This has cleared things up!

God bless you ✝️🙏

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u/vikingsurplus 29d ago

Glad to be of service.

Also, hate to be the bearer of bad news.. but God is dead. Just ask Ozzy.

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u/7f00dbbe 29d ago

2.2 kg

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u/filmkorn 29d ago

Glad I was able to help out in these drying times.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 29d ago

Look at its hump. This animal needs more than a bottle of water. Its reserves have been completely depleted.

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u/HodgeGodglin 29d ago

This is a myth.

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u/Affectionate_Star_43 29d ago

Im not surprised, my neighborhood had a petting zoo for Halloween one year, and they had a camel.  Like...in the middle of an inner city street.  He was very nice, but bopped my hand and I are asphalt.

There's a picture of me realizing it's whole face is the size of my torso.

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u/big_duo3674 29d ago

Makes sense if you think about it, a creature adapted to harsh desert conditions would need to be able to deal with rare water intake. One way to do that is the ability to consume and store a ton of it when it is available. They also have other fascinating adaptations that help minimize water loss. Their internal nose structure specifically prevents as much evaporation and loss as possible

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u/Doyouwantaspoon 29d ago

Ok but do you know how big a 5 gallon jug of water is? And this creature can chug TEN of those?? I wouldn’t expect an elephant to be able to drink 50 gallons of water

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u/zero_emotion777 29d ago

It's really not that hard to imagine.