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colordrops on May 6, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: IBM creates 2nm chip

Maybe too dry or I'm dense. I don't get the joke.

beowulfey on May 6, 2021 [–]

The joke is that their reference of a fingernail, as if it were a consistent unit of measurement, turns out to be useless as a reliable measurement of surface area given the range in measurements of those around them.

ludsan on May 6, 2021 | [–]

ISO has it as 1/42042042042042 of a "library of congress"

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