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Proposal to Rename the Milky Way Galaxy to “the Football Field”

Me neither, as I prefer washing machines over football fields.

How would you go about doing this - just out of curiosity.

> How would you go about doing this - just out of curiosity.

Take the length and divide it by the length of a football field?

The first step would be defining what football means.

That would keep us entertained for many dog years.

How many kiloyards in width is this new galaxy?