Why would you measure something in terms of numbers of bacteria?
Or am I missing a hilarious LOL biology joke?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 30 Jul 2007, 14:59, archived)

It's one of them there "Real life" comparisons,
like when you say a building is so large it can fit X amount of Double Decker busses in it.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Mon 30 Jul 2007, 15:01, archived)

But ... people have a real sense of how long a double decker bus is
who the fuck has a grasp of the weight of a bacterium?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 30 Jul 2007, 15:12, archived)