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Michael Mozina
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Posted - 10/23/2006 :  23:30:28   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Michael Mozina's Homepage Send Michael Mozina a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by JohnOAS

quote:
Originally posted by Valiant Dancer

I believe the answer is "more freaking quarks than you can shake a stick at" or "a shitload".

Would that be a metric shitload, or an imperial shitload?






That one made me laugh outloud. That one was simply priceless. :)
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HalfMooner
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Posted - 10/23/2006 :  23:38:28   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

Hah! You want to see a big number? Just look up Graham's number. Largest useful number that we know about.
But, what's the most useless large number?
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive.
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moakley
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Posted - 10/24/2006 :  04:41:53   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send moakley a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

Hah! You want to see a big number? Just look up Graham's number. Largest useful number that we know about.
Oh, ok.
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the largest number that has ever been seriously used in a mathematical proof.
Now I see your point.
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