one of the smallest mushrooms in the world
one of the smallest mushrooms in the world
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Just to put it into perspective:
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0.1 of a cm... Also known as a millimeter.
We have words you know.
70 0 Reply.001m
14 0 ReplyIt's easier to represent as 0.000001 km, imo.
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If only there were a more convenient way to express 0.1cm.
70 0 Reply2.0712373074578E-7 Leagues I find the most convenient and before you ask of course I am talking in Persian miles.
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15 0 ReplyIt's approximately 0.00000497 Furlong
13 0 ReplyIt's about 1/76th the height of a Big Mac from McDonald's.
12 0 ReplyBig Macs are a measure of weight not distance. Though you can also use them as a measure of force as long as you assume they are in 1G.
2 0 ReplyAmerican or European?
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It's about one thirty-oneth attoparsec.
9 0 ReplyIf I learned something from star wars is that parsec are a unit of time, so get out if here!
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How about 6.684587e-15 Astronomical Units?
8 0 Reply200000 beard-seconds tall.
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Why wouldn't they just say a millimeter? .1cm is something a non metric user would say.
32 0 ReplyI think you’ve answered your own question!
3 0 ReplyIt's common for scientists to prefer a decimal point in their measurements because they are inherently limited precision, but "1 mm" leaves some ambiguity as to whether you meant 1.0 mm or 0.1 cm. It's a matter of significant digits, since leading zeros are ignored.
2 0 ReplyIt is literally prefized with "roughly".
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As an imperialist, i would have opted for 1/256"
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Tiny mushrooms spook me because all I can think of is them growing inside my lungs and on my body hooking me into the network
16 0 ReplyEat a bag of psilocybin mushrooms and think about why being plugged into the mushroom consciousness scares you...
12 0 ReplyThat... Sounds like an awful thing to do
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Both cute and deadly probably.
10 0 ReplyBut you'd probably have to pick quite a few to get poisoned, if it even is poisonous :)
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Let's play a game! It's called "Psychoactive or Deadly?"
5 0 ReplyHey there little fun guy!
5 0 ReplyLooks like those trichomes are starting to go amber, it's about time to harvest!
4 0 ReplyThat's just about how small I like mushrooms cut in anything I eat.
4 0 Replyok but how does it taste?
3 0 ReplyIf you are interested in this kind of stuff this is called Macro photography and it can be very complicated or confusing when you start but it's very rewarding and after you get the basics it's not hard. For some truly mind blowing photos I suggest you check out Alison Pollack on Instagram she has placed in several world wide macro photo Competitions and she specializes in fungi.
3 0 Reply0.04" is about 3/64"
That's damned tiny.
2 0 ReplyFound the American! Now do feet, thumbs, eyelashes and football fields...
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Isn't it slime mold and not a mushroom at all?
2 0 ReplyIt isn't, but you're right that slime molds can be this cool!
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mmmm interestin gas fuck
2 0 ReplyGas fuck? Where?
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