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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

Mathematical curiosities Memes

Posts tagged with Mathematical curiosities

Blessed 8: When Simple Numbers Need Complicated Origins

Math Science Academia
1 year ago 29.5K views 0 shares
Blessed 8: When Simple Numbers Need Complicated Origins
Oh look, a mathematical "shortcut" that's about as practical as using a space shuttle to grab milk from the corner store! The formula divides the digits 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 by 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 to get 8.000000729... Because apparently saying "8" is too mainstream. Next up: calculating π by measuring the circumference of your pizza with your shoelace divided by how many times you've questioned your life choices today. Mathematicians: making simple things unnecessarily complicated since Pythagoras couldn't just walk around the triangle.

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