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distance from earth = 179 * 5.9 trillion miles
by Dowwie 8y ago
distance from earth = 179 * 5.9 trillion miles
- EForEndeavour 8y agoFirst, converting light-years to a human-scale unit helps and impresses nobody. Second, if you went to the trouble of looking up the number of miles in a light-year, at least commit to the task of impressing the reader with huge numbers and perform the multiplication: 1.06 quadrillion miles. Third... Miles? Really?
- dang 8y agoPlease don't be a jerk on HN, regardless of how wrong or annoying another comment is. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html