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Geek Culture / curious math result = key to the universe? :)

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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 24th Sep 2010 22:32 Edited at: 24th Sep 2010 22:36
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today i was playing guild wars (yes, still ) and someone in kamadan was selling 81 lockpicks for 100k.

like any self-respecting trader, i keep calc.exe on the ready: 100,000/81 = 1234.5679012345679012345679012346 and i thought "hmmm. ascending sequential, minus the 8".

so, i decided to multiply that result by the missing 8 and, lo and behold: 9876.5432098765432098765432098765, "descending sequential, minus the 1".

then, "aha!"; the 8 and 1 were where this all started (kinda ): 81.

what have i stumbled across, here? this number:


then, a moment later:

infinity, of course! and, perhaps, the key to the universe?

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 24th Sep 2010 22:41
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Wait; so the answer isn't 42? It's 81?

Bother.

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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 24th Sep 2010 22:45 Edited at: 24th Sep 2010 22:45
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Quote: "so the answer isn't 42?"

i had to look that up to understand (never read the book. i know... )

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Metal Devil123
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Posted: 24th Sep 2010 22:47 Edited at: 24th Sep 2010 22:47
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Quote: "Wait; so the answer isn't 42? It's 81? "

Ofcourse it's not. It actually is Forty Six and Two.

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DJ Almix
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Posted: 24th Sep 2010 23:03 Edited at: 24th Sep 2010 23:06
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Wait a minute 81, infinity, Ben Francklin, cheese wiz, THE NATIONAL TREASURE! It's inside the paper of the constitution of the united states!

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Posted: 24th Sep 2010 23:39
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Aah clever joke well done sir

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Neuro Fuzzy
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Posted: 25th Sep 2010 00:43
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I dunno, i much prefer the identity



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