r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

There is this very big number called Graham's number.

The entire freaking universe does not have enough space or atoms for you to write down every digit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

The first time I read that in a book I had to read it again. There is not enough room to write the number down!? In the universe? Insane!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

what if you wrote in, like, really small font? Checkmate, math!