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Just to put it into perspective:

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[–] Fermion@mander.xyz 71 points 2 years ago (7 children)

If only there were a more convenient way to express 0.1cm.

[–] Big_Boss_77@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

Unsolicited dick pics are generally frowned upon...

[–] moody 13 points 2 years ago

It's approximately 0.00000497 Furlong

[–] 50_centavos@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's about 1/76th the height of a Big Mac from McDonald's.

Big Macs are a measure of weight not distance. Though you can also use them as a measure of force as long as you assume they are in 1G.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

American or European?

[–] Jesus_666@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's about one thirty-oneth attoparsec.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

If I learned something from star wars is that parsec are a unit of time, so get out if here!

[–] dsco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

200000 beard-seconds tall.

[–] abcd@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago

How about 6.684587e-15 Astronomical Units?

[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 69 points 2 years ago (3 children)

0.1 of a cm... Also known as a millimeter.

We have words you know.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

For the yanks, that's 1/60000th of a washing machine

But I need to know the length in first downs. Can you do the conversation?

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What the crap kind of washing machine do you use that's 20 storeys tall?

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] LengAwaits@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's easier to represent as 0.000001 km, imo.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really think 0.000000001 Mm is clearer.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I prefer (3^2 -2^3 )^(1/2) /(10^9 )^-3 +(74^57 /2^37 /37^2 )/(2^20 *37^55 )-1 qm

[–] w1Ldc4rD@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Why wouldn't they just say a millimeter? .1cm is something a non metric user would say.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

As an imperialist, i would have opted for 1/256"

[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's common for scientists to prefer a decimal point in their measurements because they are inherently limited precision, but "1 mm" leaves some ambiguity as to whether you meant 1.0 mm or 0.1 cm. It's a matter of significant digits, since leading zeros are ignored.

[–] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 2 points 2 years ago

It is literally prefized with "roughly".

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tiny mushrooms spook me because all I can think of is them growing inside my lungs and on my body hooking me into the network

[–] Entropywins@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eat a bag of psilocybin mushrooms and think about why being plugged into the mushroom consciousness scares you...

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

That... Sounds like an awful thing to do

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Both cute and deadly probably.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

But you'd probably have to pick quite a few to get poisoned, if it even is poisonous :)

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Hey there little fun guy!

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Let's play a game! It's called "Psychoactive or Deadly?"

[–] Talaraine@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

That's just about how small I like mushrooms cut in anything I eat.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Looks like those trichomes are starting to go amber, it's about time to harvest!

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

If you are interested in this kind of stuff this is called Macro photography and it can be very complicated or confusing when you start but it's very rewarding and after you get the basics it's not hard. For some truly mind blowing photos I suggest you check out Alison Pollack on Instagram she has placed in several world wide macro photo Competitions and she specializes in fungi.

[–] MrFunkEdude@piefed.social 3 points 2 years ago

ok but how does it taste?

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

0.04" is about 3/64"

That's damned tiny.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Found the American! Now do feet, thumbs, eyelashes and football fields...

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Gas fuck? Where?

[–] YoFrodo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Isn't it slime mold and not a mushroom at all?

[–] Bubs 5 points 2 years ago

It's a mushroom:

Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus,[1] which has its habitat in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It has been spotted eight times. Mycena subcyanocephala is one of the smallest mushrooms in the world, with buttons about 1 mm tall. The species belongs to the Mycenaceae family, with Mycena interrupta being its closest relative.

From Wikipedia

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It isn't, but you're right that slime molds can be this cool!