Google Can't Math Parsecs
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Google Can't Math Parsecs
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#3This would also be a good place to mention my units toy: https://3e.org/units/
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#4Amusingly, I (Daniel Drucker) originally discovered this while playing with extremely stupid compound units for energy - in particular converting joules back and forth to “atmosphere barn megaparsecs”. Yes, that’s energy. This would also be a good place to mention my units toy: https://3e.org/units/
> “atmosphere barn megaparsecs"
So say a pressure vessel, the length of a galactic cluster, with subatomic cross-section... hmm, ok, an exercise in engineering left for the reader. It seems carbon nanotubes, 1 nm^2 (1e10 barns), can do order 10 GPa, plugged with ice.
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#5Perhaps this makes the Kessel run just that bit more feasible.
It fits the character and it resolves the filming/script mistake with a good explanation that doesn't take mental gymnastics.