Re: I wonder how much longer it'll be around?
While I applaud your calculations, I'll have to mark you down for use of non-standard units.
The correct measurement of mass on El Reg is the Jub (the mass of the planet being 5.23 x 10^23 KiloJubs). Do keep up.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/reg-standards-converter.html