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Indiscriminate laziness

Pythagorean Paradox

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

Hahaha! 😉

Pythagorean Paradox pic.twitter.com/tvnzQmwWtx
— Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) January 2, 2019

Number of seconds in 1 year

Posted on 2019/01/02 by Carl Robitaille

10^7 x Pi

Here's an easy to remember approximation for the number of seconds in 1 year. Happy 2019! pic.twitter.com/jpxStyJY4y
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) January 1, 2019

Special countdown for 2019

Posted on 2018/12/31 by Carl Robitaille

9 + (8 + 7) x (6!/5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1) = 2019

🥳 This is the BEST! Happy New Year! https://t.co/SqMyuuGWBU
— Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) December 31, 2018

Irrational Roots

Posted on 2018/12/27 by Carl Robitaille

Mathematics

Posted on 2018/12/26 by Carl Robitaille

“Mathematics is persistent intellectual honesty.”
– Moses Richardson

#WednesdayWisdom pic.twitter.com/i69iKXG9c3
— the Center of Math (@centerofmath) December 26, 2018

Nouveau plus grand nombre premier connu

Posted on 2018/12/22 by Carl Robitaille

(2^(82589933) – 1) is the largest known prime number

2⁸²⁵⁸⁹⁹³³-1 is the largest known prime number and was discovered yesterday. It's substantially easier to find primes of the form 2ᵖ-1, also called Mersenne Primes. Here's why:https://t.co/z42XhZoENy pic.twitter.com/VLGeIhqIiX
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) December 22, 2018

Optical illusion

Posted on 2018/12/19 by Carl Robitaille

Insane still image looks as if it is moving. Optical illusion. https://t.co/gI0NEjz3Lb pic.twitter.com/X0VQKfOl68
— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) October 13, 2018

Stage of life

Posted on 2018/12/19 by Carl Robitaille

Stages of life. https://t.co/Bn3dabRcUu pic.twitter.com/BQLQpSCFEu
— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) November 17, 2018

Syntax error

Posted on 2018/12/19 by Carl Robitaille

This is the greatest answer. Syntax error rounded to 2 d.p. pic.twitter.com/yeJkzZL7RN
— The Mathematical Association (@Mathematical_A) November 30, 2018

Internal angle

Posted on 2018/12/19 by Carl Robitaille

An internal angle measuring instrument… accurate to within ±29.3° pic.twitter.com/uYZiePEE5k
— Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) December 7, 2018