Pico, Femto, Atto, What is next?

David Featherston davidf at camms4.caos.kun.nl
Mon May 2 04:53:48 EST 1994


In article <2p9l09$j63 at lace.Colorado.EDU>, stormo at beagle (Gary Stormo) writes:
|> PHEACOCK at utmmg.med.uth.tmc.edu (Philip Heacock) writes:
|> 
|> >Hello,
|> >The title says it all. What is the correct prefix for 10^-21?
|> 
|> >Thanks in advance,
|> >Phil Heacock
|> 
|> I don't know what the right answer is, but I like the suggestion of 
|> a friend of mine: Guaco-
|> -- 
|> Gary Stormo       |"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble
|> MCD Biology       |activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it 
|> Univ. of Colorado |is an exalted activity  ...  neither its pipes nor its 
|> Boulder, CO 80309 |theories will hold water."

How about Harpo, Chico, Groucho, Zeppo, and Gummo? That takes us down to 10^-33.
And with a smile, too.




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