Two people arguing over whether 1E12 is a trillion or a billion, while the Greek mathematician sips tea knowing it's actually a myriad of myriad of myriads (10,000³). This is what happens when you mix ancient number systems with modern scientific notation. The Greeks had their own numerical headaches long before we started fighting over whether a billion has 9 or 12 zeros. Next time someone corrects your powers of 10, just mumble "kai su, emiristarkhon" and walk away dramatically.
Kai Su, Emiristarkhon? (Ancient Math Burns)
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