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xkcd #3283: Size and Lifespan (lemmy.nz)
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xkcd #3283: Size and Lifespan

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With their 13 years recording and performing together and two humans worth of mass, the White Stripes are sandwiched neatly between gray wolves and blue whales.

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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Those particles are exactly the kind of exception I was looking for. Tiny things that last a long time. The opposite kind of exceptions are probably impossible since making large things takes a lot of time. You would need to have something the size of a galaxy that lasts from Monday evening to Thursday morning.