Not nonsense, but somewhat arbitrary. Given the present topic, maybe a power of two would be more apt, although equally arbitrary. 8,192 hours (2^13) is the power of two closest to 10^4, based on:
2^⌊log(10^4)/log(2)⌋ = 8192
(⌊x⌋ = floor(x))
It's just an anecdote. It has some connection to reality, but it's not like the fine-structure constant or the gravitational constant.
Not nonsense, but somewhat arbitrary. Given the present topic, maybe a power of two would be more apt, although equally arbitrary. 8,192 hours (2^13) is the power of two closest to 10^4, based on:
2^⌊log(10^4)/log(2)⌋ = 8192
(⌊x⌋ = floor(x))
It's just an anecdote. It has some connection to reality, but it's not like the fine-structure constant or the gravitational constant.