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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a tall scientist - Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | This comic plays on the name of various | + | This comic plays on the name of various constants by simply taking them literally. Each one is treated as describing the body of the scientist after which they are named. For example, Planck length, a unit of distance, is reimagined as Max Planck's height, which, when lying down, can be called "length". |
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+ | '''Hubble volume''' | ||
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In cosmology, a {{w|Hubble volume}} (named for the astronomer {{w|Edwin Hubble}}) is a spherical region of the observable universe. | In cosmology, a {{w|Hubble volume}} (named for the astronomer {{w|Edwin Hubble}}) is a spherical region of the observable universe. | ||
The Hubble volume is approximately equal to 10<sup>31</sup> cubic light years (or about 10<sup>79</sup> cubic meters). | The Hubble volume is approximately equal to 10<sup>31</sup> cubic light years (or about 10<sup>79</sup> cubic meters). | ||
− | The value given in the comic is the | + | The value given in the comic is the volume of Edwin Hubble's body. |
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+ | '''Schwarzschild radius''' | ||
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+ | The {{w|Schwarzschild radius}} of a black hole refers to the event horizon: the radius beyond which light cannot escape. Curling up in a ball tends to reduce people's radii, so {{w|Karl Schwarzschild}}'s is given as 0.34 m, corresponding to a black hole of about 40 times the mass of Earth. | ||
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+ | '''Broca's area''' | ||
− | + | {{w|Broca's area}} is part of the brain. It is not a measurement of area in the sense of length times width. The measurement shown here purports to be the area of {{w|Paul Broca}} (which might refer to the {{w|Body surface area|surface area of his body}}, or the area his body takes up), but it is given in cubic meters (a measure of volume) rather than square meters (a measure of area). | |
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− | + | '''Fermi temperature''' | |
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− | + | The {{w|Human body temperature|temperature of an average human}} is about 37 degrees Celsius, so it makes sense that {{w|Enrico Fermi}}’s temperature was 37 degrees Celsius. However, he is currently dead, so it is unlikely his current temperature is much higher than that of his surroundings{{citation needed}}. | |
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− | + | '''Planck length''' | |
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− | ;Hubble length (title text) | + | {{w|Planck units}} are naturally-derived measurements invented by {{w|Max Planck}}; the Planck length (approximately 1.6×10<sup>-35</sup> m) is one of the smallest meaningful distances. However, Randall measures the length of Max Planck, not the units. |
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+ | '''Hubble length''' (title text) | ||
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+ | A Hubble length is 14.4 billion light years. This is a joke similar to the above play on the Planck length. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A centered header appears above a list | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
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:Reference Physical Quantities | :Reference Physical Quantities | ||
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:Hubble volume: 96L | :Hubble volume: 96L | ||
:Schwarzchild radius: 0.34m (curled up) | :Schwarzchild radius: 0.34m (curled up) | ||
− | :Broca's area: 1.7m<sup> | + | :Broca's area: 1.7m<sup>3</sup> |
:Fermi temperature: 37°C | :Fermi temperature: 37°C | ||
:Planck length: 1.76m (lying down) | :Planck length: 1.76m (lying down) | ||
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