Chapter 1: Q45P (page 11)
A unit of time sometimes used in microscopic physics is the shake. One shake equals s. Are there more shakes in a second than there are seconds in a year? (b) Humans have existed for about years, whereas the universe is about years old. If the age of the universe is defined as 鈥渦niverse day,鈥 where a universe day consists of 鈥渦niverse seconds鈥 as a normal day consists of normal seconds, how many universe seconds have humans existed?
Short Answer
Yes, there are more shakes per second than there are seconds per year.
Humans existed for .
