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Simonator your gigayear has the same measurement of time as the word Im looking for.

JM7 the word im looking for takes many of these to make a period.

Julie- nope not era

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Old James

Not sure what else one would call 1000 million years. A Gigaannum perhaps, though i'm not sure that's a word.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

Not sure what else one would call 1000 million years. A Gigaannum perhaps, though i'm not sure that's a word.

Your half right with the last part of that answer.

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Old James

Hang on:

Gigayear

Simonator, you are getting warm. but to big like Eon is.

Simonator your gigayear has the same measurement of time as the word Im looking for.

I'm confused now.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

Not sure what else one would call 1000 million years. A Gigaannum perhaps, though i'm not sure that's a word.

Your half right with the last part of that answer.

So something-annum.

I was going to suggest Aeon but that rules that out.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

Not sure what else one would call 1000 million years. A Gigaannum perhaps, though i'm not sure that's a word.

Your half right with the last part of that answer.

So something-annum.

I was going to suggest Aeon but that rules that out.

Your getting warmer

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Old James

Megamillenium? I've exhausted my thesaurus' suggestions now.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

Megamillenium? I've exhausted my thesaurus' suggestions now.

The first part of this guess is correct. Now add the two together.

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Old James

Megaannum? Which isn't the same measurement of time as a Gigayear...

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Megaannum? Which isn't the same measurement of time as a Gigayear...

Yes you have got it. Megaannum = 1 million years is the same as a gigayear. Why every scientist has to invent there own geekspeak is beyond me. I never heard of a MA untill I did a search on Antartica.

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They aren't the same.

A megaannum is the same as a megayear, 1 million years. Mega = 10^6.

A gigayear is 1000 million years. Giga = 10^9.

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Now i have to think up a new subject. Bear with me.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

They aren't the same.

A megaannum is the same as a megayear, 1 million years. Mega = 10^6.

A gigayear is 1000 million years. Giga = 10^9.

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Your right its a megayear thats the same as a MA. Im batty just keeping track of all the eon, epochs, peroids, and everything else i had to look up so I could answer.

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Something else i learned at the same time as the aerofoil fallacy (but isn't related to it).

It concerns the properties of a very common building material.

Sorry for the vague start but it's hard to be more specific without giving the answer away.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

Something else i learned at the same time as the aerofoil fallacy (but isn't related to it).

It concerns the properties of a very common building material.

Sorry for the vague start but it's hard to be more specific without giving the answer away.

Let's see.

Wood. Medium compressive strength along the grain. Low compressive strength across the grain. Somewhat lower tensile strength.

Concrete, brick, cinder block and mortar. High compressive strength. Much lower tensile strength. Cinder Block is somewhat less strong than brick and concrete.

Steel: High strength, but expensive.

Cast Iron fired with coal: Very brittle.

Cast Iron: Tough but not as strong as steel. Tends to crack when being welded.

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Isotropic materials?

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Let's see.

Wood. Medium compressive strength along the grain. Low compressive strength across the grain. Somewhat lower tensile strength.

Concrete, brick, cinder block and mortar. High compressive strength. Much lower tensile strength. Cinder Block is somewhat less strong than brick and concrete.

Steel: High strength, but expensive.

Cast Iron fired with coal: Very brittle.

Cast Iron: Tough but not as strong as steel. Tends to crack when being welded.

Um, none of those.

Think what might go in between them.

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windows?
glass is a liquid ;)

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I'm not the Pope. I don't speak Ex Cathedra!

windows?
glass is a liquid ;)

Ah, but is it?

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