Razmerus
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In order to operate with big numbers in our minds, we unconsciously use the logarithmic representation of number series. We’re ready to bet a million that it’s exactly how you imagine a sequence of numbers.
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By the way, what is a million?
“A million,” someone will say, “is a number that has one zero more than one hundred thousand and one zero less than ten million.”
And why not? We judge the scale of a number by the number of zeros it has. For example, we feel that 100 is different from 1,000 in the same way as 10,000 is different from 100,000: by one zero. But these are completely different zeros.
The logarithmic scale is convenient, it keeps us from going crazy trying to imagine the real scale of numbers like a million or a billion. Yet, it distorts the real picture!
What do 2020 years really look like? What is a million? How to feel the magnitude of 10 million? How to imagine the real difference between 10 million and 100 million?
Razmerus is a website that allows to experience the scale of colossal numbers.
But that’s not all. Razmerus has two more modes: Dimensions and Distances.
The Dimensions mode will answer these questions.
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How does the distance between Moscow and Paris compare to their sizes? What about between the Moon and the Earth? Or between the Earth and the Sun? Between galaxies?
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The Distance mode is there to help you.
The cherry on top is that you can enter your own values and share links with your friends or audience. A great feature for popular science publications!
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- Denis Avramov