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by razodactyl 603 days ago
I swear this thread turned me temporarily dyslexic: 16^6 is different to 6^16.

6 up 16 is a very large number.

16 up 6 is a considerably smaller number.

(I read it that way in my head since it's quicker to think without having to express "to the power of" internally)