From: Colin Hales (colin@versalog.com.au)
Date: Tue Jun 18 2002 - 03:00:12 MDT
Gina Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 June 2002 2:07 PM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: quantum entanglement/teleportation hysteria in Oz
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> > > >typical human being has 10 to the 17th atoms, which is
> one followed
> > > >by 27 zeros," he said.
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> If it's followed by 27 zero's that's 10 X E27. (not E17)
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> Gina`
<snip> one followed
> > > >by 27 zeros," he said.
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> If it's followed by 27 zero's that's 10 X E27. (not E17)
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On the other hand, hot from the NanoGirl news...
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/teleport020617.html
"But he said humans posed a near-impossible task as we are made up of
zillions of atoms — quantified by a one with 27 zeroes — so forget Star Trek
where the starship Enterprise crew step into a transporter, vaporize, then
re-assemble elsewhere."
An official calibration for the word ZILLIONS. I always wondered about that.
Colin
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