Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
> 
>> Now, how many bits do you need in your floats to represent that? :-)
> 
> Depends. How many bits of precision do you want? :-P

Well, that's the trick. It goes from "smaller than makes sense to talk 
about" to "bigger than the universe."  That's telling you how many bits of 
precision you need.

"Smaller" as in "it's nonsensical to talk about distances shorter than that 
because physics doesn't work that way", just like "there is no distance 
bigger than the entire universe."

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
   I get "focus follows gaze"?

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