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Re:EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green inves... by loeg on Saturday March 27, 2021 @04:42PM (#26605477)
The fun thing is, the units are basically unimportant! A factor of 10^3 or two is peanuts on 10^17. Humans have just as terrible intuitions about 10^14 and 10^11 as they do about 10^17.
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Re:EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green inves... by exporectomy on Saturday March 27, 2021 @09:28PM (#26607231)
The error is 10^17, not 10^3. Units are important.
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