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Post #35,084
by ben_tilly
4/11/02 6:23:27 AM
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New I suspect that precision is reporter stupidity
They just translated from one unit system to another and put in extra decimal places. The same way that we all have branded on our memories that human body temperature is 98.6F when it varies by a couple of degrees from person to person and through the day. Truth is it was measured as 37C and then people converted that exactly.

That said, I am wondering how they produced a diameter...

Cheers,
Ben
"... I couldn't see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything."
--Richard Feynman
Post #35,217
by a6l6e6x
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4/11/02 9:35:27 PM
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New Yep, probably originally stated as 7 miles.
Alex
"Never express yourself more clearly than you think." -- Neils Bohr (1885-1962)
     New type of matter demonstrated - (ben_tilly) - (7) - April 10, 2002, 09:54:37 PM EDT
         "11.3 km" diameter? 1% accuracy ?? - (Ashton) - (2) - April 11, 2002, 12:17:09 AM EDT
             I suspect that precision is reporter stupidity - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 11, 2002, 06:23:27 AM EDT
                 Yep, probably originally stated as 7 miles. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - April 11, 2002, 09:35:27 PM EDT
         Maybe I missed something - (boxley) - (2) - April 11, 2002, 11:10:44 AM EDT
             No more burning - (scoenye) - (1) - April 19, 2002, 01:01:58 PM EDT
                 My guess - (ben_tilly) - April 21, 2002, 04:06:55 PM EDT
         Re: New type of matter demonstrated - (neelk) - April 11, 2002, 11:21:12 AM EDT

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