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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 06:58:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: "J. David Johnson" <jdavid@infinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Scaling the universe
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On Tue, 18 Jul 1995 thomaskr@microsoft.com wrote:
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> Say, then, I really don't care about tracking the accuracy of an
> object to within 1 meter beyond 2/3 of an au (BTW: au=Astromomical
> Unit, the distance from the Earth to the Sun, 150 billion km).
>
> So, I put these objects way out there... (just to make up a number)
> 5.5x10^100 (10 to the 100th power). Way out there.
>
Scale everything down! I mean... let your universe (Star Ball) be huge,
but make your planets & moons 1 meter or so. Your movements within this
area should prove to be more accurate and the double digit shouldn't
bother you so much...
I think, not familiar with your package.
J. David - Video GT
jdavid@infinet.com
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