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TIL NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe, to the accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom (www.jpl.nasa.gov)
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[โ€“] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We're closer in scale to the observable universe than a single hydrogen atom if that's any help.

[โ€“] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

You get it.