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I understand some roses do not have a sweet smell like they used to. Why? I thought all roses had a sweet smell.-- Christie the puppy lover ( talk) 19:01, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate:
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.
They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.
Ernest Dowson
MinorProphet ( talk) 22:39, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
At what rate, if any, estimates like the number of foo in observable universe become obsolete due to universe's expansion? I understand that large numbers like 200 sextillions of estimated stars likely wouldn't considerably change over years, but does universe expand fast enough to make such estimates, including Eddington number after 82 years, dated (warranting placing, say, year or century of estimate)? 212.180.235.46 ( talk) 21:33, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
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I understand some roses do not have a sweet smell like they used to. Why? I thought all roses had a sweet smell.-- Christie the puppy lover ( talk) 19:01, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate:
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.
They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.
Ernest Dowson
MinorProphet ( talk) 22:39, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
At what rate, if any, estimates like the number of foo in observable universe become obsolete due to universe's expansion? I understand that large numbers like 200 sextillions of estimated stars likely wouldn't considerably change over years, but does universe expand fast enough to make such estimates, including Eddington number after 82 years, dated (warranting placing, say, year or century of estimate)? 212.180.235.46 ( talk) 21:33, 11 November 2022 (UTC)