Technically correct!

Nov 21, 2024 8:49 PM

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That's the worst math joke I've ever heard, I'll have to remember it for parties (like I go to parties!)

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My smooth brain hurts

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10 factorial.

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3628800 = 10!

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Ah

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6*7 = days in 6 weeks
60*60 = 10*10 * 6*6 = 2*5*10 * 4*9 = seconds in an hour
24 = 8*3 = hours in a day
6*7 * 2*5*10 * 4*9 * 8*3 =
1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10 = seconds in 6 weeks

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Can Terrace Howard explain this/s

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Someone please explain this to me like I'm 5.

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The symbol ! denotes a factorial (used a lot in statistics).

Basically, 10! = 10 * 9 * 8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 3628800

The number of seconds in six weeks is 6 * 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 = 3628800

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Thank you.

This was... confusing.

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"10!" is shorthand notation for "factorial of 10", i.e. the product of all integers from 0 up to 10. 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 x 9 x 10 = 3,628,800 = the number of seconds in 6 weeks.

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Thank you.

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...huh. I didn't expect it to be exact

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THIS MEANS SOMETHING

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it's 42 days

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Nobody panic. DON'T PANIC!

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THIS IS IMPORTANT

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