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iimplodethings t1_j82gk6t wrote

Reply to comment by RebelWithoutAClue in Can the Radiation from a Sample of Depleted Uranium Sterilize? by Natolx

Exactly. I had a cosmology professor who rounded pi to 1 in estimating the average density of the universe or something

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UnoSadPeanut t1_j84ds8o wrote

Cosmology and astronomy are the only field of science where I feel that the numbers are just made up, and the measurements don't matter.

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StateChemist t1_j84nxf3 wrote

Had a few classes where if we were within one order of magnitude of the correct answer it was marked close enough.

With numbers so big it’s very easy to be off by wayyy more than that

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