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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 7 months ago (4 children)

If a bit is 3.5 grams, then a byte is an ounce...

That makes a kilobyte about 1000 ounces!

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

So then a TB must be about...a metric shitton?

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

It's a trillion ounces, I don't know how much that is in metric...

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

How many Oz in a Wizard again?

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 7 months ago

You have that backwards, it's one wizard in an oz

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