Scientists have calculated how many ants there are. So big it’s ‘unimaginable.’ (washingtonpost.com) 14 points by MDWolinski 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] bell-cot 3y ago ↗ Spoiler: the number is a bit less than 2e16.Since we've already got the "mole" as a unit (more-or-less) at ~6.022e23, perhaps we should also have the "ant" as a unit... [–] karmakaze 3y ago ↗ Fits in a 64-bit int, though I can't say I fully comprehend such a number I can imagine it being so.
[–] karmakaze 3y ago ↗ Fits in a 64-bit int, though I can't say I fully comprehend such a number I can imagine it being so.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 20.6 ms ] threadSince we've already got the "mole" as a unit (more-or-less) at ~6.022e23, perhaps we should also have the "ant" as a unit...