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By the way, this whole thing got me thinking about the PPL formula. Why are we measuring performance per cm^4.5?


Explanation: 1 liter is 1000 cm^3 (cubic centimeter). So the formula has Build Volume^1.5, which makes it (cm^3)^1.5 which is (cm^4.5). Performance per something that is over 4 dimensions 😱


Moreover, for builds of, say 4L in volume we have 4^1.5 = 8, so actually 2 times the volume (of penalty) due to this exponent.


On the other hand for a build of 0.25L volume we have 0.25 ^ 1.5 = 0.125, so actually 2 times LESS the volume due to this exponent.


So basically the exponent in the formula IMMENSELY favors the < 1L builds due to the way exponents work. We are looking at like 4x advantage over a "normal" build.


EXAMPLES:



[USER=7161]@petricor[/USER]'s build without the exponent: (34,565*33,304)/(5)/100 = 2302305.52


[USER=2121]@chinevo[/USER]'s build without the exponent: (12775 * 2688) / ((0.198 + 0.053)) / 100 = 1368095.61753


Is this feature of the PPL formula intentional?