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[–]danielvutran 6 points7 points ago

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cool pic / quote but didn't get frisson.

[–]DerpyWhale 1 point2 points ago

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I got one halfway through the first sentence and had them every other word till the end. I think I stole yours

[–]danielvutran 0 points1 point ago

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And apparently MadxHatter0's too, lol. Idk how you got Frisson from

"It's breathtaking"

though....... lol....

[–]DerpyWhale 1 point2 points ago

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I think it is the picture along with it. the anticipation for what was to come.

[–]danielvutran 0 points1 point ago

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oh I see, well glad you took my frisson ehkekhsez

[–]Andynym 2 points3 points ago

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100 trillion atoms per cell? Color me skeptical

[–]yxing 1 point2 points ago

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[–]Andynym 0 points1 point ago

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didn't work for me.

[–]yxing 2 points3 points ago

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Quoting:

OK...well, they're going to be mainly water anyway, so if you calculate a volume of 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 micron (=0.125 x 10 exp -18 cubic metres) with a density of 10 exp 3 kg/cubic metre...MW water is 18, Avogadro's number is 6.0225 x 10 exp 23, so 1.25 x 10 exp -16 kg is 4.2 x 10 exp 9 molecules, x3 for atoms = 13 000 000 000!!

And again: 0.5 micron = 0.5 x 10-4 cm, volume cell = 12.5 x 10-14 cm3, mass (as density=1) = 12.5 x 10-14 g, no. moles water = (about) 0.7 x 10-14, multiplied by Avogadro's number (6.0223 x 1023) = 4 x 109 molecules,

= 12 x 109 atoms.

This is, of course, assuming SMALL cells (0.5 micron is small for a eukaryote) - but if you assume 10 micron cells for a SIMPLE eukaryote, this means 8 000 x more atoms - or 1014, almost spot on....!

                 Ed Rybicki, PhD  

[–]Andynym 1 point2 points ago

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jesus christ

[–]thissiteisalright 0 points1 point ago

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This is an accurate fact.

[–]MadxHatter0 0 points1 point ago

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No frisson. Sorry dude.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I got it right at the end.

[–]Moebiuzz -1 points0 points ago

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Wasn't it said by Sagan?