Crab Nebula
- Caesium-133 atom has 551,557,906,200 heartbeats per minute
- Humans have 70 heartbeats per minute
- Sun has 1 heartbeat every 11 years
- Crab Nebula pulsar has 1812 heartbeats per minute
Wondering what's the purpose of all this time keeping.
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