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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Base 7 Memes

Posts tagged with Base 7

The Base Case For Mathematical Smugness

Math
9 months ago 46.3K views 0 shares
The Base Case For Mathematical Smugness
The genius of this joke is in the number systems! When asked for 7³, our stick figure friend confidently answers "1000" - which is technically correct... in base 7! In decimal (our normal counting system), 7³ equals 343. But in base 7, that same value is written as 1000. It's like answering a question in Spanish when everyone else is speaking English and somehow still being right. The little subscript 7 is the subtle flex that makes mathematicians giggle uncontrollably while everyone else scratches their heads wondering why math people are so weird.

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