# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1368
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Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. Graham’s number 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) ETA: For educational purposes can we back-fill the previous three with some information? I know Avagadro and Plank, but not Graham. That would be cool. ---
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Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. Graham’s number 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. [Newton’s gravitational constant](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_constant) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27348 "2014-07-10T07:29:21Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > ETA: For educational purposes can we back-fill the previous three with some information? I know Avagadro and Plank, but not Graham. That would be cool. Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. [Graham’s number](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_number) - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. [Chandrasekhar Limit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit) - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27349 "2014-07-10T11:13:57Z")
Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. [Graham’s number](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_number) - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. [Chandrasekhar Limit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit) - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant ---
**Author:** ![markie1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@markie1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markie1)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27350 "2014-07-10T13:41:57Z")
Marchpane, in The Doll’s House, by Rumer Godden. Gaston, from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Reggie Mantle, from “Archie” comics Bruce Baxter, from King Kong (2005) [Central Coast Driving School](http://coastiesdrivingschool.com.au/) [Central Coast Driving Instructor](http://coastiesdrivingschool.com.au/) [Gaming Forum](http://buzzforums.net/) Zapp Brannigan, from “Futurama” Kharisma Valetti, from “Something Positive” Charles Emerson Winchester, M_A_S\*H Vanity, from “Bedazzled” Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory” Blair Warner, from The Facts of Life ---
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> [@markie1](#): > > Marchpane, in The Doll’s House, by Rumer Godden. > Gaston, from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast > Reggie Mantle, from “Archie” comics > Bruce Baxter, from King Kong (2005) > [Central Coast Driving School](http://coastiesdrivingschool.com.au/) [Central Coast Driving Instructor](http://coastiesdrivingschool.com.au/) > [Gaming Forum](http://buzzforums.net/) > Zapp Brannigan, from “Futurama” > Kharisma Valetti, from “Something Positive” > Charles Emerson Winchester, M_A_S\*H > Vanity, from “Bedazzled” > Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory” > Blair Warner, from The Facts of Life WTF? Reported ---
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[That’s from the way previous list of vain characters from fiction. Why it shows up now, I have no idea.] ---
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1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. Graham’s number - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. Chandrasekhar Limit - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant 8. Fibonacci sequence Regards, Shodan ---
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Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. [Graham’s number](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_number) - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. [Chandrasekhar Limit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit) - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant 8. Bohr Radius - The most probable distance between the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27355 "2014-07-10T15:33:55Z")
Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. [Graham’s number](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_number) - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. [Chandrasekhar Limit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit) - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant 8. Bohr Radius - The most probable distance between the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state. 9. Fibonacci sequence 10. Ampere’s Constant ( m0 / 4p = 1 / 4pe0c2 = 10-7 N/A2 = 10-7 H/m) ---
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Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. Graham’s number - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. Chandrasekhar Limit - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant 8. Bohr Radius - The most probable distance between the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state. 9. Fibonacci sequence 10. Ampere’s Constant ( m0 / 4p = 1 / 4pe0c2 = 10-7 N/A2 = 10-7 H/m) 11. Faraday Constant (amount of charge in a mole of electrons), Michael Faraday ---
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Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. Graham’s number - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. Chandrasekhar Limit - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant 8. Bohr Radius - The most probable distance between the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state. 9. Fibonacci sequence 10. Ampere’s Constant ( m0 / 4p = 1 / 4pe0c2 = 10-7 N/A2 = 10-7 H/m) 11. Faraday Constant (amount of charge in a mole of electrons), Michael Faraday 12. Hubble Constant - rate of expansion of the universe ---
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Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. Graham’s number - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. Chandrasekhar Limit - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant 8. Bohr Radius - The most probable distance between the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state. 9. Fibonacci sequence 10. Ampere’s Constant ( m0 / 4p = 1 / 4pe0c2 = 10-7 N/A2 = 10-7 H/m) 11. Faraday Constant (amount of charge in a mole of electrons), Michael Faraday 12. Hubble Constant - rate of expansion of the universe 13. Euler’s number (e) – Leonhard Euler Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield ---
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[del]Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number 2. Planck’s Constant 3. Graham’s number - The largest number ever used in a serious mathematical proof. The number’s so large, it could not be written down even if each number was the size of one atom. It ends with a 7. 4. Coulomb - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (Its SI definition is the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second) 5. Newton’s gravitational constant 6. Chandrasekhar Limit - the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star 7. Boltzmann constant 8. Bohr Radius - The most probable distance between the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state. 9. Fibonacci sequence 10. Ampere’s Constant ( m0 / 4p = 1 / 4pe0c2 = 10-7 N/A2 = 10-7 H/m) 11. Faraday Constant (amount of charge in a mole of electrons), Michael Faraday 12. Hubble Constant - rate of expansion of the universe 13. Archimedes’ Number - aka pi. Next: Internet memes. 1. Lolcats[/del] ETA: Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 1½. Getting ninja’d by JDF :smack: ---
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Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck ---
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Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank ---
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Famous magical illusions 1. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear-David Copperfield 2. Penn & Teller: Teller getting run over by an 18-wheeler truck 3. Houdini: Straitjacketed and held underwater in tank 4. Cutting a woman in half. ---
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