OrnatePotato

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[–] OrnatePotato@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Tangential, but I've always wondered why in English 10^9 is one billion. 10^6 is one million. Twice as many zeroes should be one billion. Three times as many, one trillion, etc.

[–] OrnatePotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Hence, ouroboros.

[–] OrnatePotato@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

You're thinking of Little Ben.

[–] OrnatePotato@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Do you have a permit to carry that?

[–] OrnatePotato@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

In Spanish they say "Octavos de Final", which literally means "Eighths of Final". I would probably say Eighths Final. And following that logic you would get Sixteenths Final, Thirty-seconds Final, etc.

[–] OrnatePotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The eternal Ps