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In issue 33, Mad published a partial table of the "Potrzebie System of Weights and Measures" developed by 19-year-old Donald E. Knuth, later a famed computer scientist. According to Knuth, the basis of this new revolutionary system is the potrzebie, which equals the thickness of Mad issue 26, or 2.263 348 451 743 817 321 6473 mm. [4]
At 1 atm pressure, it reaches its maximum density of 999.972 kg/m 3 (62.4262 lb/cu ft) at 3.98 °C (39.16 °F). [ 54 ] [ 55 ] Below that temperature, but above the freezing point of 0 °C (32 °F), it expands becoming less dense until it reaches freezing point, reaching a density in its liquid phase of 999.8 kg/m 3 (62.4155 lb/cu ft).
The 1301 consisted of one (for Model 1) or two (for model 2) modules, each containing 25 platters, each platter about 1 ⁄ 8-inch (3.2 mm) thick and 24 inches (610 mm) in diameter. [32] While the earlier IBM disk drives used only two read/write heads per arm, the 1301 used an array of 48 [ l ] heads (comb), each array moving horizontally as a ...
He was listed as 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and 258 lb (117 kg). [ 57 ] [ j ] He became the NBA's highest-paid player when he signed for $30,000 in his rookie contract. [ k ] In comparison, the previous top earner was Bob Cousy of the Celtics with $25,000, the same sum Eddie Gottlieb used to buy the Warriors franchise in 1952.