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NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 2 months ago
Also interesting: If you were to take your nerves out and lay them end on end you would die.
Actually interesting fact
Your height is closer to a light second than the size of an atom. And yet atoms seem more approachable in scale than light seconds. Fascinating stuff!
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 months ago
How do you define “closer” here? I’m about 1.8m removed from the size of an atom but well over 299 thousand kilometers from a light second.
anindefinitearticle@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You’re comparing them linearly, a comparison for which the statement is false.
The statement is true multiplicatively/logarithmically/unitarily.
Atomic radius is ~ 1e-10m
Light second is ~3e8m
As a ratio, your height can be measured as 1.8e10 atomic radii, and a light second can be measured using only 1.7e8 humans who are 1.8m tall.
Does that help?