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| | Planck's Units |
 | | That means a Planck-mass mist drop's proper period is the Planck length (or time, as you wish); this is a factor of 10**30 smaller than the physical dimensions of the mist drop, which has much to do with why one doesn't much notice quantum effects on raindrop-sized things. |
 | | Quite a good unit of charge is the charge on the electron, or a third of it, give or take sign: this is clearly a genuine irreducible quantity of charge, making it ideal as a unit, hence widely used. |
 | | However, the form of Planck's units thus far is based on the constants in the field equations themselves, rather than on the bodies controlled by these: though better (by virtue of its real irreducibility), it is defined in the same spirit as the atomic mass unit, rather than in terms of the field equations. |
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