Sunday, May 08, 2016

[frwapody] Binary multiples of smoots

2^-20 smoot = 1.62296295166015625 micrometer
2^-19 smoot = 3.2459259033203125 micrometer
2^-18 smoot = 6.491851806640625 micrometer
2^-17 smoot = 12.98370361328125 micrometer
2^-16 smoot = 25.9674072265625 micrometer
2^-15 smoot = 51.934814453125 micrometer
2^-14 smoot = 103.86962890625 micrometer
2^-13 smoot = 207.7392578125 micrometer
2^-12 smoot = 415.478515625 micrometer
2^-11 smoot = 830.95703125 micrometer
2^-10 smoot = 1.6619140625 mm
2^-9 smoot = 3.323828125 mm
2^-8 smoot = 6.64765625 mm
2^-7 smoot = 13.2953125 mm
2^-6 smoot = 26.590625 mm
2^-5 smoot = 53.18125 mm
2^-4 smoot = 106.3625 mm
2^-3 smoot = 212.725 mm
2^-2 smoot = 425.45 mm
2^-1 smoot = 850.9 mm
2^0 smoot = 1.7018 m
2^1 smoot = 3.4036 m
2^2 smoot = 6.8072 m
2^3 smoot = 13.6144 m
2^4 smoot = 27.2288 m
2^5 smoot = 54.4576 m
2^6 smoot = 108.9152 m
2^7 smoot = 217.8304 m
2^8 smoot = 435.6608 m
2^9 smoot = 871.3216 m
2^10 smoot = 1.7426432 km

Inspired by a tape measure marked in smoots: a cool concept, but made practically useless by having markings only for 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1 smoot.  Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.  Maybe I'll add additional markings.  Centismoot or millismoot would make the tape actually useful for measuring things to reasonable precision.  250 millismoots.

Previously, binary multiples of Planck units.

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