Comment on Timeline of the far futureComments−gee_totes14yWhy are the events at the far end of the scale dated to pi^foo-power years?−xnxn14yThe pi symbol is an icon denoting that the event was determined by mathematical principles. It's not part of the "years from now" value. See the legend above the TOC.−notJim14yNote that it's actually a symbol from the legend, not the base of the exponent. The base of all the exponents is 10.
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Why are the events at the far end of the scale dated to pi^foo-power years?
The pi symbol is an icon denoting that the event was determined by mathematical principles. It's not part of the "years from now" value. See the legend above the TOC.
Note that it's actually a symbol from the legend, not the base of the exponent. The base of all the exponents is 10.