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There are 10^80 electrons in the universe, Eddington thinks. Even if you managed to make a contraption that turned one electron into one rotation of the first
by owenmarshall 7y ago
There are 10^80 electrons in the universe, Eddington thinks.
Even if you managed to make a contraption that turned one electron into one rotation of the first wheel, and you fed the entire universe to your contraption... you’re coming up a few dozens order of magnitude short to make that full turn :^)
- chrisseaton 7y agoThat's what I already said > where are you going to get that much energy to turn them so fast?
- owenmarshall 7y agoI guess you just have to make a machine that manages two turns per electron. (I know you did - but any chance to introduce Eddington’s number is fun)
- chrisseaton 7y ago> I guess you just have to make a machine that manages two turns per electron. But that just isn't going to be tractable.
- klyrs 7y agoWhat's 80 orders of magnitude between friends? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe