19 Apr
2011
19 Apr
'11
9:59 a.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 7:01 AM
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Subject: Re: Avogadro's number
On 4/19/11 6:11 AM, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Mole is also a good approximation for 'a whole bunch' as in
"I just got a mole of floppy cables"
Since most people have no idea how many a mole is.
I once had a chemistry professor who talked about having a mole of Volkswagens. It was
his way to say that a mole is like a dozen or a score, just bigger.
He drove a Land Rover - I had to ask. -- Ian
Tom wrote:
> I saw this on the bathroom wall at school once: "For a good time,
call
Avogadro,
6.02x10^23."
And, as we know, one Avogadro makes one Mole sauce.