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Old 13th Apr 2009, 10:09
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Lasiorhinus
 
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Let us make some assumptions:

The string is at least 1cm in length
Any smaller and calling it a piece of string is perhaps a misnomer, fluff would be a better definition.

The string cannot exceed one ton
Manufacturing such a string would be impractical, and would instead of being named string, would be better termed as a tourist attraction.

String is no thinner than 1.5mm
Thinner than this, and we are entering the territory of thread.

Worst case density is 0.7kg/litre
Otherwise the string will be too weak.

So, we know the maximum weight, and the volume:

1000
---- = 1429 litres or 1.429 cubic metres.
0.7

Therefore, maximum length is

Volume 1.429m
------ = -------------
Area pix0.5mmx0.5mm

So the string length lies between 1cm and 11,644.39km which can be expressed as above
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