Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> m II <c@in.the.hat> hath wroth:
>
>> Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>
>>> There are about 10^80 particles in the universe. Do with them as you
>>> please but do save the zeros for those that need them.
>
>> an a-null-ment is in order.
>> mike
>
> Divorcing oneself from reality is probably easier and cheaper than
> getting the church involved in an annulment.
>
> The problem here is that most people don't understand the difference
> between a zero and a null. Zeros are easy as they are place holders
> for orders of magnitude increases in quantities. Nulls are what's
> left when we run out of zeros. Think of nulls as place holders for
> the missing zeros.
>
> The uncontrolled substitution of nulls for missing zeros has the
> potential for destroying civilization as we know it. For example, a
> check written for a million dollars would normally be inscribed:
> $1,000,000.00
> When all the zero have been consumed and replaced by nulls, it would
> look like this:
> $1, , .
> which leaves much to the imagination. Perhaps we should add zeros to
> the endangered "specie" list?
>
Doesn't the space collapse so that we end up with $1...?