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		lutorm on May 22, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Disturbing Scientific Discoveries Any number can be huge if you put it in suitable units. Without units, the number is meaningless.

brazzy on May 22, 2010 [–]

Again: the number is big by most people's standard, and that gets the point across. It doesn't need to be any more meaningful, and it most definitely does not matter that one could convey a false impression by choosing an even larger unit.

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