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Re:IPhone 3GS Feature Guide on Monday June 08, 2009 @04:41PM (#647944)
They just had the perfect oppertunity to make that transition with the change to iPhone OS X 3.0, so that is no excuse.
"solar system volume / volume of grain of sand" works. http://www54.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solar+system+volume+/...

or "planets volume / volume of grain of sand"

Re:Like Google, Only Much, Much Worse on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @05:19AM (#616497)
Wrong, the core advantage to WA is that it relies on curated data. That you know it's from a verified source makes a world of a difference. That it can produce actual answers, not just averages or random tidbits, is essential.