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xkcd - A Webcomic - Radians are Cursed (2748)
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Phil Plait once pointed out that you can calculate the total
angular area of the sky this way. If the sky is a sphere with
radius 57.3 degrees, then its area is 4*pi*r^2=41,253 square
degrees. This makes dimensional analysts SO mad, but you can't
argue with results.
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