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xkcd #3289: Highway Signs (infosec.pub)
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xkcd #3289: Highway Signs

Title text:

Highway engineers like Planck units because, like the speed of light, the energy capacity of a typical car's gas tank is 1.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3289/

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[–] shadowkiller168@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

http://www.rogermwilcox.com/Planck_ruler.html

I can't believe I get to share this old website and have it be relevant for once!