h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Nephew Who searching the Guide
"And I thought we were not original with < A1068914 > when I found < A315460 > and < A230275 >. We got four stories now should be enough Do you not think so?"

Mine isn't finished. What you've read is just the introduction. I'm going to go on to give a visualisation of the number so that people can appreciate it.

Traveller in Time on his head
"There area lot of the big numbers at < A1068996 >, maybe of any help?"

Yes, those are some big numbers!

This entry is just trying to explain one number. It's getting there, and is a lot better than when you last looked at it.

Traveller in Time on his head
"Indeed the entry is growing to maturity. However, it has not changed between the last times I looked at it.
I concider any entry Dynamic, so before (re)posting I always have a look at it. But thanks for letting me know you are working on it.
I am not impressed by any big number, neighter do I have problems imagining such.

How about the child perspective using uncountable as a very big number.

Or interrelations they run fast as well: imagine every researcher posting a xmas greeting to all their friends. Imagine the number of postings! Now imagine every human posting a xmas greeting to all of their friends.."

Yes, you can reach a googol very quickly just by typing letters A - Z. If you type only 71 letters at random, there's a googol possible pieces of rubbish that you have just typed.

Anyway, I think it is about time there's an entry on the Googol in the Guide. That's why I'm working on this one.

Traveller in Time on his head
"Great, rather then the biography of yet another gardener I love entries about concepts."

Well, I for one find this entry absolutely fascinating. Much more informational than it's Googol predecessors, and your method of describing the size is absolutely mind blowing! Very nice Did you make that up and do the math yourself, or was it something you've seen? Very cool

Darth Zaphod

Traveller in Time googling for googel
"Yes it is 42,
Now for some real comment:

Emphasize difference in name between Google and Googol
Do not use billion it is ambivalent in US and UK, 10^9 should do.
(and if not to you, there are other countries taking it in doubt as well)

Very imaginative big number indeed.
I oppose against the informational as that part is even shorter then the others!
It should as this entry is supposed to create, succesfully, an astounding impression of the amount googol represents.
Much other entries tend to wander off from a topic, this one points straight to the size, neat. Perhaps the paragraph about google is already too much. ?"