The univerese is hella-big!!!

[bryce]

1.4 hella-meters to be precise...if University of California, Davis student Austin Sendek gets his wish as 10 ^ 27 is officially recognized as one "hella"...

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/03/hella-way-to-describe-massive.html

As of now, there is no official designation for 10 to the power of 27 - 10 to the 24th - a "yatta" - is currently the highest designation recognized by International Committee for Weights and Measures...

 

[Lindley]

The observable universe, perhaps.

 

[bryce]

The observable universe, perhaps.

I *think* they meant the observable universe...

But I wasn't quite sure if it wasn't also some estimate if the potential size of the entire universe, so I didn't say...but I think you are probably right...

 

[sojourner]

Cartman will find this Hella-cool.

 

[CuttingEdge100]

LMAO

 

[iguana_tonante]

As of now, there is no official designation for 10 to the power of 27 - 10 to the 24th - a "yatta" - is currently the highest designation recognized by International Committee for Weights and Measures...

"Yotta"

Watched too much Heroes recently?

I think I've used prefix from Peta to femto, but never had to use anything beyond them.

 

[bryce]

As of now, there is no official designation for 10 to the power of 27 - 10 to the 24th - a "yatta" - is currently the highest designation recognized by International Committee for Weights and Measures...

"Yotta"

Watched too much Heroes recently?

I think I've used prefix from Peta to femto, but never had to use anything beyond them.

Damn it, I was reading some posts where someone was correcting some other people who said "Yotta, isn't that what Hiro says!?"...and I totally got them mixed-up in my head too!

*grrrrrrrrrrr*

Stupid brain! *hits head* Do that...thinky thing more gooder!!