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xkcd #3184: Funny Numbers

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In 1899, people were walking around shouting '23' at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3184/

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[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago
[-] atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Im 93% sure that 6*9 doesnt equal 42 in base 6227020800

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

which, when a mathemagician occasionally asked adams about it, he would respond along the lines of "oh fuck"

this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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