Science and Pokémon: A Good Catch: Difference between revisions

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==Pattern storage==
==Pattern storage==
[[File:Poke Ball Recent Capture.png|thumb|right|220px|Got it!]]
[[File:Poke Ball Recent Capture.png|thumb|right|220px|Got it!]]
The most critical process of a Poké Ball is pattern storage. The Poké Ball must record and accurately remember the proper placement of every atom within a Pokémon's body. For perspective, a 70 kg human adult has 7 x 1027 atoms or 7 followed by 27 zeroes.
The most critical process of a Poké Ball is pattern storage. The Poké Ball must record and accurately remember the proper placement of every atom within a Pokémon's body. For perspective, a 70 kg human adult has 7 x 10<sup>27</sup> atoms or 7 followed by 27 zeroes.


That's a lot of information.
That's a lot of information.