# Oh my god, it's HUGE!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385 "2005-07-13T19:14:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![aahala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@aahala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aahala)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385/21 "2005-07-14T13:14:31Z")

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For bonus credit, restate your answer using Roman numerals. For full bonus credit, show your work.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385/22 "2005-07-14T13:22:54Z")

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> [@snailboy](#):
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> What’s the order of operations here?

Exponents are calculated right to left. The number in question is 2^(2^100).

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385/23 "2005-07-14T14:50:11Z")

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When you all are done with this, can someone help me break a $20?

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385/24 "2005-07-14T14:54:59Z")

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> [@Procyon](#):
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> As a fan of numerical excesses, I second this sentiment.

Too right. I’ve a soft spot for _mega_ and _moser_, though I admit _Graham’s Number_ is a bit more the biz. (Thanks to my nephew for drawing it to my attention.)

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**Author:** ![SimonMoon5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SimonMoon5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SimonMoon5)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385/25 "2005-07-14T16:57:45Z")

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> [@mr bus guy](#):
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> When you all are done with this, can someone help me break a $20?

Sure, dip it in liquid nitrogen and then hit it with a hammer. It should break pretty easily.

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-its-huge/312385/26 "2005-07-14T19:53:30Z")

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> [@Terminus Est](#):
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> No need for the clear coat, just get your carbon in crystallized form, i.e. diamonds. The usual measure for diamonds is the Carat, of course. One Carat is equal 0.2 gram, so 7600 kg is 38,000,000 Carats.

38,000,000 carats. What do we have to do, blow up Jupiter?

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