K-Squared Ramblings » math http://www.hyperborea.org/journal Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:27:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Apple Pi http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2011/03/apple-pi/ http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2011/03/apple-pi/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:31:23 +0000 Kelson http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=11492

Katie baked this chai spice apple pie in honor of Pi Day. We ate it for dessert after shepherd’s pie for dinner.

]]> http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2011/03/apple-pi/feed/ 0 Avocado’s Number http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/08/avocados-number/ http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/08/avocados-number/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2005 03:48:19 +0000 Kelson http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1028 Continue reading →]]> I’m sure every English-speaking chemistry student has joked about “Avocado’s Number” (the number of particles in a guaca-mole). Now the joke has gone professional, with this package we found at Trader Joe’s.

Package of Avocado's Number Guacamole

The back has a bit about Avogadro’s number, and admits that “there aren’t 6.0221367×10²³ avocados in here, but 5 plus avo’s isn’t bad!”

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