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TIL NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe, to the accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom (www.jpl.nasa.gov)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're closer in scale to the observable universe than a single hydrogen atom if that's any help.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You get it.