There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hundred billion. It’s less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman, physicist, Nobel laureate (1918-1988)
Here is the source. Here is a video of Feynman.
Just a bit behind the times, eh, gentlemen?
I loved reading about Feynman, too bad he never made it to Tani Tuva.
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