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About these units
Shake (shake)
A shake is a playful but scientifically important unit equal to 10 nanoseconds. It originated in the Manhattan Project, where physicists needed a convenient term for very short intervals in nuclear chain reactions. A nuclear fission event occurs on the order of a few shakes, making the unit ideal for modeling neutron capture, reaction propagation, and weapon physics. Today, the shake appears in nuclear engineering literature, plasma physics, and astrophysics—any field involving extremely rapid events. Despite its whimsical name, the shake represents a meaningful scientific compromise: short enough for nuclear events, yet still relatable and easy to calculate.
Quindecennial (15 years)
A quindecennial period represents fifteen years and is frequently used in demographic research, long-term economic modeling, and climate trend assessment. Because many social and environmental changes occur gradually, fifteen years provides a significant observational window for studying structural shifts in society, technology, or ecosystems. It is also a meaningful period in education and child development, roughly spanning the period from early childhood to adolescence. The quindecennial embodies the interplay between short-term generational patterns and broader, long-term societal transformations.