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I meandered through the store for a while until I stumbled upon this, which I scrutinized for an extended period before concluding that it wasn’t what I desired.
I then proceeded to a nearby convenience store where, to my disappointment, they only stocked an off-putting “eXtreme” version of Sour Patch Kids. Despite my discontent, considering the late hour and my weariness, I deemed them passable and purchased ten bags.
I can only speculate what the cashier thought as I made this 1:30 am purchase, probably deeming me as someone about to host one of the saddest solo parties in history.
Upon my return home, I tore open the bags and commenced the measurement process.
3cm x 1cm x .5cm.
Subsequently, I arranged 10 of them in a row. Take note of the unattractive, fluorescent hues selected for the Sour Patch Kids eXtreme brand by Cadbury:
Next, I placed an additional set of 50 to create a total of 100:
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Two more Blue Jay Blog posts on mind-bogglingly large numbers:
From 1 to 1,000,000
From 1,000,000 to Graham’s Number
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Fitting all humans in a building
All the world’s wealth in a gold cube
All the world’s water in cubic containers