sanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 month 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-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down115
arrow-up1390arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squaremyotheraccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoHumans have mined more than 200000 metric tons of gold, which is about 10000 cubic meters, not 23
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month ago23 cubed cubic metres? Why not just put a few zeroes in the first place?
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month 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-up4·1 month 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.