And, in honor of Mole Day, I present Poul Anderson's "Uncleftish Beholding."

https://groups.google.com/foru...3fD7eW0/_7p8bKwLJWkJ

Hmmmm. As a representative of the moles we thank you... I think ;)

However as a physicist I appreciate it a lot - wonderful.

I get it: 10/23 = 10^23 = a mole.

In honor of this let me present to you the XKCD "What If" Scenario of a Mole of Moles.

Warning, kinda Not Safe For Life. Let's just say a mole of moles has a lot of gravity which then generates a lot of heat and...well...yeah...

https://what-if.xkcd.com/4/

'Smothering ocean of high-pressure meat' is a phrase that has lingered with me for years.