sanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 11 days agoThis is what the pyramids used to look like. They were covered with polished white limestone and had a peak made of pure gold.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down115
arrow-up1386arrow-down1imageThis is what the pyramids used to look like. They were covered with polished white limestone and had a peak made of pure gold.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square96linkfedilink
minus-squaremyotheraccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 days agoHumans have mined more than 200000 metric tons of gold, which is about 10000 cubic meters, not 23
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 days ago23 cubed cubic metres? Why not just put a few zeroes in the first place?
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 days agoI guess, because that way it easier conveys the point of ‘it’s a cube with 23 meters side’, which makes sense as it’s easier to imagine than just an arbitrary amount of cubic meters.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days agoCorrect. Cube 23m on each side. I think I meant to write (23m)³ but forgot the parentheses.
Humans have mined more than 200000 metric tons of gold, which is about 10000 cubic meters, not 23
Whoops. 23³ m³
23 cubed cubic metres? Why not just put a few zeroes in the first place?
I guess, because that way it easier conveys the point of ‘it’s a cube with 23 meters side’, which makes sense as it’s easier to imagine than just an arbitrary amount of cubic meters.
Correct. Cube 23m on each side. I think I meant to write (23m)³ but forgot the parentheses.