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A table with common or interesting volumes measured in teraspoons would be a good addition.--[[User:Pere prlpz|Pere prlpz]] ([[User talk:Pere prlpz|talk]]) 18:03, 8 October 2021 (UTC) | A table with common or interesting volumes measured in teraspoons would be a good addition.--[[User:Pere prlpz|Pere prlpz]] ([[User talk:Pere prlpz|talk]]) 18:03, 8 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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The title text refers to lyrics in the Alanis Morissette song Ironic -MonteCarloe 172.70.126.211 16:59, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
I wonder why Randall used 1024^4 instead of 2^40. -MonteCarlo 162.158.74.150 17:10, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- To highlight the similarity between 1000 and 1024, I suppose.--Pere prlpz (talk) 18:03, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- And a byte is 1024^0 bytes, kilobyte=1024^1, megabyte=1024^3, etc. Talking entirely in terms of 2^10N loses the sheer simplicity and easy approximation.
- (Though not as much as 'short' -illions. 5.45 trillion? That's 5, then the decimal padded/shortened to exactly three figures (450), then three sets of three zeros. Stupid system.) 172.69.54.136 18:20, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
A table with common or interesting volumes measured in teraspoons would be a good addition.--Pere prlpz (talk) 18:03, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
he did kilonife kiloknife because the k in knife stands for kilo 172.70.34.91 18:26, 8 October 2021 (UTC)Bumpf
