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Highway engineers like Planck units because, like the speed of light, the energy capacity of a typical car's gas tank is 1.
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this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2026
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http://www.rogermwilcox.com/Planck_ruler.html
I can't believe I get to share this old website and have it be relevant for once!