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xkcd #2966: Exam Numbers (xkcd.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/xkcd

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Calligraphy exam: Write down the number 37, spelled out, nicely.

explananation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2966:_Exam_Numbers

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Man, I remember getting the kindergarten question at a point where my older brother had already told me that you can just add more digits and it always gets bigger.

I was so angry at that question, because what the hell do you want me to do here? I think, I ended up just cramming as many 9s into the box as I could, but that question is almost philosophical.

Clearly, I'm able to think of an even larger number by cramming one more 9 into there. So, what I've written down is always wrong. It is never the largest number that I'm actually able to think of. I'm telling you, I got forced into this life of lies and crime at a young age.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

the real answer is n+1