[hyperpower]

> (In a pinch you do log 2 by taking the log and dividing by the log of 2)

In a pinch it's easier to reason that since 2^10 = 1024, 2^11 = 2048, and 1626 lies between those two numbers, log_2 1626 is a bit more than 10.

Memorizing powers of two is useful for lots of quick mental estimation!

[Taek]

12 words of 1626 characters is almost exactly 128 bits, which is what is typically accepted as cryptographically secure.

We added a checksum though and then grabbed 256 bits instead of 128, so the numerical alignment no longer applies sadly.