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1,000 light years / 100,000 light years = 1/100, so reducing to 80 mi should mean a thickness of 80/100 =0.8 miles
1,000 light years / 100,000 light years = 1/100, so reducing to 80 mi should mean a thickness of 80/100 =0.8 miles
not 2 mm.
not 2 mm.
== I know this is supposed to be scholarly... ==
But I'm now craving chocolate, caramel and nougat.  Is hunger an adequate justification for disambiguation? [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 22:06, 30 May 2008 (CDT)

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Numbers regarding size inconsistent

1,000 light years / 100,000 light years = 1/100, so reducing to 80 mi should mean a thickness of 80/100 =0.8 miles not 2 mm.

I know this is supposed to be scholarly...

But I'm now craving chocolate, caramel and nougat. Is hunger an adequate justification for disambiguation? Howard C. Berkowitz 22:06, 30 May 2008 (CDT)

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