This is the kind of shower thought I have. I am envious of those that have real shower thoughts

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[–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

-27^2/3 would come out to a different number, because the exponentiation has a higher precedence than the negation

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    Ah, so without parentheses, it would be:
    x = -27^2
    x / 3?
    That doesn't sound very intuitive though...

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