Hella Good: Scientists Petition to Name a Very Large Number

How could you express a number that is even bigger than hella?

How about, hellb, hellc, helld, for starters?

or how about 10^28. That's a great way of representing a larger number. and it's mega, giga, tera, peta, exa then i don't know. i guess it will be a way off before pc's have petabytes for storage so we'll have time to learn.

What a waste of time, just use scientific notation like every professional.

I agree. Use scientific notation. Otherwise, sooner or later, some copyrighted neologism will have to be invented to name all countable quantities up to the limit of 10^80. Only the innumerate will advocate beyond 10^80. ((That's intentional red-meat bait for them.))

What a waste of time, just use scientific notation like every professional.

Yes, because most of the world says "My flash drive holds 10 to the fourth power bytes of information," in regular conversation.

Instead of "Hella," how about "Holla"?
As in ... "Ain't no Hollaback girl."

No?

A real suggestion would be Titabyte. You can also use Supabyte. And my personal favorite, Dinobyte. Though, I'm sure some company might sue for some weird reason.

how about "bigga"?

bigga-watt for one.

Since we are stuck with this for a very long time i'd rather not make a joke out of it even thought it would be fun. I vote no on "hella". And I would like to see them prove this is a nor cal thing. Just because a word is more popular somewhere doesn't mean it originated there. Common thought processes see the creation of words in parallel and these words sometimes grip an area well. But to say that it was created there is not provable.

The area is also notorious for the creation and widespread usage of the English slang 'hella,' which typically means 'very,' or can refer to a large quantity (e.g. 'there are hella stars out tonight')."

LOL,

This is "hella stupid". We'd be stuck with this this long after it ceased to be entertaining. If someone had named a new element Cowabungium in the early 90's we'd be sick of it by now.

What a waste of time, just use scientific notation like every professional.

Yes, because most of the world says "My flash drive holds 10 to the fourth power bytes of information," in regular conversation.

Most of the world doesn't speak English.

What a waste of time, just use scientific notation like every professional.

Yes, because most of the world says "My flash drive holds 10 to the fourth power bytes of information," in regular conversation.

Most of the world doesn't speak English.

You're right, English is a mere #2:
http://en.wikiped...speakers

What a waste of time, just use scientific notation like every professional.

Yes, because most of the world says "My flash drive holds 10 to the fourth power bytes of information," in regular conversation.

Most of the world doesn't speak English.

You're right, English is a mere #2

Even #1 is not "most of the world".

or how about 10^28. That's a great way of representing a larger number. and it's mega, giga, tera, peta, exa then i don't know. i guess it will be a way off before pc's have petabytes for storage so we'll have time to learn.

Just another 15-20 years and desktop computers will have petabyte hard drives.

I say we adopt some new naming convention. Like 100 x10^24 bytes. can be 100 tera^2 bytes. Pronounced 100 tera squared bytes. That way 10^24 is just (10^12)^2. Any takers? Seems good to me. 100 peta squared? 100 peta gigs for a combination?

I don't like hella but I know its going to be something stupid and you cant get more stupid then that so...

This is "hella stupid". We'd be stuck with this this long after it ceased to be entertaining. If someone had named a new element Cowabungium in the early 90's we'd be sick of it by now.

I'll vote in support of "hella". Furthermore, I'd like to formally nominate element 113 to be called Cowabungium (LUV IT!!)

I mean, why should Uranus be the only source of giggles in a science classroom? The more, the merrier ;)

"(e.g. 'there are hella stars out tonight')."

Doesn't "hella" need an adjective after? Just sayin'...

the man is clueless and so are his ideas. hella is just a shortened version of hellofa which is just a slurring together of "hell of a", as in I had a hell of a good time ripping on this guy's proposal.

As stupid as calling a sandwich a "sub"

Slang is fine, but there's a good reason for standardized English - so you can actually understand someone when they speak or write.

I don't see anything wrong with hella, I'll just say I have 10 hella bytes on my computer, in 50 years.

Need a name for a big number? Call it an Obama; in tribute to the national debt.

This is "hella stupid". We'd be stuck with this this long after it ceased to be entertaining. If someone had named a new element Cowabungium in the early 90's we'd be sick of it by now.

I'll vote in support of "hella". Furthermore, I'd like to formally nominate element 113 to be called Cowabungium (LUV IT!!)

I mean, why should Uranus be the only source of giggles in a science classroom? The more, the merrier ;)

Uranus got off pretty easily with its current name, really, considering the other names that were suggested ("George" or "Herschel." No, seriously.)

And somehow, it doesn't surprise me that it was a physicist who proposed this; they've always been kinda...goofy. Brought to you be the same group of scientists who gave the world quarks, gluons, charginos, and sleptons! I'm all for it, really. And I second the motion for Cowabungium.

I mean, why should Uranus be the only source of giggles in a science classroom?

The classrooms I've been in were well aware of the meaning of Uranus, the latinized form of the Greek mythological being Ouranos - it just means "heaven".

I mean, why should Uranus be the only source of giggles in a science classroom?

The classrooms I've been in were well aware of the meaning of Uranus, the latinized form of the Greek mythological being Ouranos - it just means "heaven".

Lighten up, dude. Everyone is aware of the etymology, just as it's true that Uranus only sounds funny to English speakers. Yet, I bet Cowabungium would have a universal appeal, regardless of culture =)

it's true that Uranus only sounds funny to English speakers

Because of "anus"? But why doesn't "Uranus" sound funny in other languages where "anus" is known, too?
Ok, humour is inexplicable. Thanks for enlightenment.

I'm going for 'lots' for 27, and 'lotsnlots' for 30 zeros.

But why doesn't "Uranus" sound funny in other languages where "anus" is known, too?

You're serious? OK, assuming you are, the other languages don't have a word like "your", or at least if they have such a word or similar, it doesn't mean quite the same thing as it does in English, or at least the two words "your anus", in that order, don't make a meaningful phrase... There, was that literal enough for ya?

There, was that literal enough for ya?

Thanks a lot; now I understand. That "your" didn't ring in my ears before because, even if I read aloud, I automatically pronounce words in their original language (if it is known to me).

Everyone remember the etymology of "googol?" Good. I am hella in favor of this prefix.

Need a name for a big number? Call it an Obama; in tribute to the national debt.

Just for ballance ... Bush would qualify under that criteria.

mega, giga, tera, peta, exa, yotta, visa

10^27 is visa, as in visaflops and visabytes. That's for "viginti septem", which is latin for "twenty seven". Let's all agree and quit this lame discussion, *harumph*

10^27 is visa, as in visaflops and visabytes. That's for "viginti septem", which is latin for "twenty seven".

Then wouldn't it be vise, not visa? I have a competing proposal: mastercard.

You know where I come from we say - "there's a helluva lot of stars out tonight" as in saying "hell of a" slurred together -- i guess we got it wrong -- thanks UofC for correcting our slang.

or how about 10^28. That's a great way of representing a larger number. and it's mega, giga, tera, peta, exa then i don't know. i guess it will be a way off before pc's have petabytes for storage so we'll have time to learn.

Just another 15-20 years and desktop computers will have petabyte hard drives.

petabyte SSD drives you mean.

The entire visible universe can be perfectly simulated with only 10^123 bytes of storage capacity. I want a flash drive with the universe on it! (I know I know only 1 universe on my keychain is lame compared to your omniverse flash drive, but my robot wont find a job and just plays video games all day)

There is symmetry in the metric system. Yotta represents 10 to the +24 power whereas the yocto represents 10 to the -24 power. Now we have hella for 10 to the +27 power and hello could be 10 to the -27 power.

Kind Regards,
Farside

I got the next seven covered...
10^27: doppa-
30: grumpa-
33: docca-
36: happa-
39: bashfa-
42: sneeza-
45: sleepa-

Hmm, looks like cowabungium is kicking hella's butt in the polls. Maybe 10^27 should be cowa and 10^30 could be bunga. That means cowabunga would be 10^57. It's not googol but it's still pretty big.

10^27 is visa, as in visaflops and visabytes. That's for "viginti septem", which is latin for "twenty seven".

Then wouldn't it be vise, not visa? I have a competing proposal: mastercard

Actually, it would be vise, pronounced "vizze" but human nature being what it is, everybody would be saying "visa" anyway. I already thought all that out.

@Ralph- you def nailed the next seven, here a couple : )

Hecka
Word used by young children in NorCal (mostly bay are i.e San Fransisco, oakland, dublin, pleasenton, livermore etc.) before they are old enough to use hella without getting in touble.
Your hecka stupid!

Hexa
It is rumoured that the spelling of hexa originated in the frigid, barren tundra of Vancouver Island, Canada.
(Generic Name #1) from Canada: Gee, riding our polar bears sure is fun, eh?
(Generic Name #2) from Canada: Oh yeah, eh. It's hexa good.

...and the favorite, Grippa
A word meaning "really", "exceedingly", "very", or "a lot of". A West Coast equivalent of "wicked", and often used as a replacement for "hella".
1) Wow, you were grippa drunk last night, dude.
2) It's grippa rainy out right now.
3) Um...my neighbor's grippa sketch.
4) Holy hell! Don't go out there! There's grippa ninja running around!

It is not like it would be the first time, granted a Barn isn't an SI unit, but it is one of the few non-SI units widely accepted (bc of its use in particle physics). And its a Barn, as in you can't hit the broad side of a barn!

http://en.wikiped...n_(unit)