Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> 8.1 10^53 Number of elements in The Monster Group.
>>
>> I haven't any idea what this is. :-)
>>
>> <google>  Oh, see, this is the sort of thing I'd have to spend a day 
>> chasing references around to even figure out what this means.
> 
> Apparently, there's a class of groups which can be completely classified 
> into something like 6 different kinds, except for a small handful of 
> unique groups that don't fit this classification. The "monster group" is 
> the largest such - and it's frickin' HUGE!

oh good!  I tried to mentally count the weight of Frankenstein, Medusa, 
Hydra and others but quickly realized it wouldn't quite fit. :)

>>> 3 10^52 Kg  Mass of the observable universe (exluding Dark Matter).
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>> I wonder if they're just talking about rest mass or what.
> 
> I'm fairly sure it's rest mass, yes. Basically, number of atoms times 
> mass of an atom.

It's quite heavy.  Perhaps we should do a galaxy jump day to relief a 
bit of that weight from Atlas' boss' shoulders. ;)

BTW, astromonical was truly devilish... :P

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