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The metric prefixes for 10^24 (yotta), zetta (10^21), zepto (10^-21), and yocto (10^-24) aren't widely applied yet, but that didn't stop Kim Boriskin of Bellingham, Wash., from coming up with some novel ways of using them. For example, 10^24 see it = yotta + see it = ya oughta see it.

See Megafun Metrics for examples involving other metric prefixes.

That ol' rock-'n'-roll song: "Whole 10^24 Lovin'"

10^21 fact?
10^21 life!
I need a 10^21 tires.
The old jazz singer 10^21 James, whose dog might have been an Irish 10^21.

10^-21 genarian.
10^-24 genarian, of course!

Boriskin's challenge: "Try your hand at puns on 'meson.' I've found over a hundred!"


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