Coastline: Paradox

If you measure Great Britain with a 100 km ruler, you get a length of about 2,800 km.

The phenomenon was first systematically studied by Lewis Fry Richardson in the 1950s after he noticed that Spain and Portugal reported vastly different lengths for their shared border. It was later popularized by Benoit Mandelbrot , who pioneered the study of fractals. Key Players in the Discovery Coastline Paradox

If you measured every pebble and grain of sand, the length would continue to grow toward infinity. 🔬 Historical Origins If you measure Great Britain with a 100