#3102: Reading a Big Number

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Thought Process While Reading a Big Number

54,000,000,000,000,000,000,0000,0000,054,000"000,00c2ef46 [continuing off the edge of the comic]

[At various points on the number, a line is connected from the number to a note]

[Before first comma] 54! Great! I know that number. Solid start.

[After first comma] Oh, a comma and some zeros. Cool. Must be at least 54 thousand.

[After second comma] A second comma! I wonder if we're talking population or money.

[After third comma] Yikes! If this is money, it's a lot of money.

[After fifth comma] Why am I reading this? Whatever this number is, I'm not going to be able to visualize it.

[After sixth comma] All right, either someone made a unit conversion error or this is one of those incomprehensible astronomy numbers.

[After seventh comma (first group of 4 zeros)] Oh no. Is this a misplaced comma or an extra zero? I guess we'll see if the next group has two zeros or three. If it's two, we can at least hope the digits are right.

[After eighth comma (second group of 4 zeros)] Oh no.

[After ninth comma (second 54)] What is happening.

[By quotation mark] Someone messed up real bad.

[By mixed alphanumeric numbers] Someone messed up real bad and I hope it wasn't me.