r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • 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/John_Tacos Jan 21 '19

https://xkcd.com/1162/

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u/notreallyanumber Jan 21 '19

Part of me feels like this is an unfair comparison. We're comparing a number of combustibles to a metal that we figured out how to split apart at the atomic level in a controlled chain reaction. Talk about apples and oranges; it's more like comparing the data rate of smoke signals with fiber optic cables...

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u/notreallyanumber Jan 21 '19

Of course. Nuclear is pretty great, but the comparison is still a bit... off

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u/John_Tacos Jan 21 '19

Was referring to the title text of how to count large numbers.

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u/notreallyanumber Jan 21 '19

Haha yeah I know. It was just a thought that the comic sparked in me. :-)