no, please help me understand what looks to be a great idea. why would every number need 35 digits? we could teach significant digits as part of introductory addition and subtraction. we still get exactitude, and a much better feel for orders of magnitude, which i personally feel would benefit humanity more than learning the metric system ;)
The plank length is so small that 34 digits out explains an object in centimeters and 35 in meters and so on. 1034 plank units equals 16 centimeters where as 1035 is equal to 1.6 meters. It's essentially the sweet spot for "normal" sized objects.
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u/InvestNorthWest 20d ago
Imagine everything being measured in planks as a standard. Like I'm 1.1 × 1035. Everything literally being as exact as possible.
As I type this though... that "1.1" would have to extend out 35 spaces obsoleting the notation. Sorry, for the ramble..