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minus-squareAshyr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 months agoSeveral trillion tons of mass? I think you’re off by many orders of magnitude.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·6 months agoYou’re right. Earth itself weighs about 7 sextillion tons. Sextillion in the short scale being to the 24th power while trillions being only 12th power.
minus-squareShampiss@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoThanks for the correction. I was blinded by my hatred for Brenda. I was sure I was off by a lot but I couldn’t bother looking it up at the time
Several trillion tons of mass? I think you’re off by many orders of magnitude.
You’re right.
Earth itself weighs about 7 sextillion tons.
Sextillion in the short scale being to the 24th power while trillions being only 12th power.
Thanks for the correction. I was blinded by my hatred for Brenda. I was sure I was off by a lot but I couldn’t bother looking it up at the time