Guy Uses Astronomy To Determine Size, Density Of Azeroth
Azeroth probably seems big when you’re trotting across it, but have you ever wondered just how big? James Wallis did. James Wallis is also a huge nerd, and has used science (specifically, things like astronomy) to not only determine the actual size of the planet, but also its density and gravity as well. For the record, its gravity is almost the same as ours, so loot drops no faster or slower on Azeroth than it does on Earth.
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Hi, I thought you might enjoy ‘fun with the minimap’
http://homepage.mac.com/prym/
I used an ‘extracted’ minimap to establish a distance scale for Azeroth and used it to measure velocity, and, interestingly enough the acceleration due to gravity. Also, using g and the view of Azeroth from Shadowmoon Valley in Outland I performed some elementary calculations of the size of Azeroth (R = 10.25 km) and its density (4.43×10^6 kg / m^3)
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=4822672480&postId=61356263956&sid=1#212