This is post # 333.
333 is written as 3 3's.
333 adds up to 9, if you sum the digits.
333 is 3 times 111, and 111 is written as 3 1's and which adds up to 3 if you sum the digits.
3 times 3 times 3 is 27, which adds up to 9 if sum the digits (which is 3 plus 3 plus 3).
(3 to the power of 3) to the power of 3 is 81, which adds up to 9 if you sum the digits (which is 3 plus 3 plus 3).
3 isn't the universal constant, though. 17 is. Oh well.
17 is the universal constant? I missed that in math class I guess.
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ReplyDeleteAll this talk about 3's reminded me of the little trick you pulled off in my team's retrospective.
ReplyDeleteYou know the one where you asked everyone to write down a number and do all kinds of arithmetic and you magically knew their starting number.
I think you should share that one with your devoted readers and tell us how it works too! I've been dying to know the math behind it.
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I hate the fact you can't edit comments! I'm notorious and missing words when I type. I think it's because I think too fast... oh wait, or type too slow. :(
Lol... my missed a word in my edit. =(
ReplyDeleteI give up. :(
ReplyDeleteRoopak's been into the liquor cabinet a little early this Christmas, methinks...
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