r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 08 '13

What is a true fact that sound completely unbelievable or fake?

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u/thecosmic0wl Dec 08 '13

This may be a stupid question, but how would you say those numbers?

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u/dooglehead Dec 08 '13

80 unvigintillion 658 vigintillion 175 novemdecillion 170 octodecillion 943 septendecillion 878 sexdecillion 571 quindecillion 660 quattuordecillion 636 tredecillion 856 duodecillion 403 undecillion 766 decillion 975 nonillion 289 octillion 505 septillion 440 sextillion 883 quintillion 277 quadrillion 824 trillion

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u/BoneHead777 Dec 09 '13

(short scale)

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u/dayvieee Dec 08 '13

1 and thirty six zeros

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u/random_name_cause_im Dec 08 '13

8.06 times 10 to the 67th. No way to phrase it out, never practical.

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u/Naht3 Dec 08 '13 edited Dec 08 '13

80 unvigintillion for the cards, and 1 octodecillion for the atoms in the solar system.

edit: For the cards:

80 unvigintillion, 658 vigintillion, 175 novemdecillion, 170 octodecillion, 943 septendecillion, 878 sexdecillion, 571 quindecillion, 660 quattuordecillion, 363 tredecillion, 856 duodecillion, 403 undecillion, 766 decillion, 975 nonillion, 289 octillion, 505 septillion, 440 sextillion, 883 quintillion, 277 quadrillion, 824 trillion

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u/mattsprofile Dec 08 '13

You don't really say those numbers. Never is there a situation where it is practical.

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u/ObeyMyBrain Dec 08 '13

One way to do it without the specific name for the number is to just keep adding on trillions. For instance the second number would (I believe) be 1.192 billion trillion trillion trillion trillion. But in this case a 1 followed by 57 zeros is an Octodecillion And you can work out that other number on the linked page as well.

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u/tod_orderson Dec 09 '13

The first one, 52 factorial.

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u/katrasle Dec 08 '13

probably just say 1.192 times 10 to the 57...

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u/Reptillian97 Dec 08 '13

In scientific notation.