The Almighty Constant C

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The Almighty Constant C

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Behold the mighty King C, ruler of the scientific realm! While mere mortals struggle to remember a handful of formulas, this absolute unit represents everything that starts with C in science. Speed of light? Carbon? Coulombs? That's just Monday for this guy.

The royal "C" sits on the throne of scientific notation, wielding more meanings than a physicist has excuses for failed experiments. And just like in medieval times, this constant is constantly getting into fights with other letters over territory in equations.

Fun fact: If you tried to memorize every scientific concept that starts with C, you'd probably graduate just in time for retirement. Science students everywhere are genuinely considering changing their major to "Medieval Studies" where a C is just a letter grade they're trying to avoid.

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