How small is small


  1. whs
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    How small is small


    Looking over the new Sandy Bridge specs, the 32nm (nano meter) technology caught my interest. How small is that really?

    Well, if you assumed that the distance from the earth to the moon (which is about equivalent to 9 times around the equator) were 1 meter, then 32 nm would be about 10 centimeters or 4 inches - amazing.
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       #2

    Nice perspective...
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    This is a picture of it here,
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    jfar said:
    This is a picture of it here,
    I think I need new glasses!
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  5. whs
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    Even with the best glasses it will not show.
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    i don't get the maths - so 32 nm = 1/10 of distance to moon
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  7. whs
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    mickey megabyte said:
    i don't get the maths - so 32 nm = 1/10 of distance to moon
    No mickey - if you took the distance to the moon as base unit, 32nm of that would be 10cm or 4" - or in other words, 32 billionth of the distance to the moon is 10cm (appr.).
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    I just worked that out and, that was brilliant you were only . one out.
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    whs said:
    Even with the best glasses it will not show.
    I know, that's the point.
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