Some people are just gullible...

LennonCook · 10-06-2002, 01:56 AM

I was talking to someone I know from school yesterday about very very big numbers (don`t ask [img]tongue.gif[/img] ).
Eventually, we got to one google (ten to the one thousand), and the googleplex (ten to the one google).

He didn`t know what a googleplex was, and so I told him that it is ONE to the one google.

For the not so mathematically inclined, 1 to the x is *always* one, regardless of the value or direction of x.

He still commented that one googleplex is a VERY big number.

Boy will I enjoy the look on his face when I tell him

[ 10-06-2002, 07:30 AM: Message edited by: LennonCook ]

Dagorion · 10-06-2002, 02:01 AM

Ah.... Yes... That’s hilarious... Do you by any chance happen to have a sense of humor?

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

10-06-2002, 02:07 AM

Lennon, you need a hobby

Dagorion · 10-06-2002, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arledrian:
Lennon, you need a hobby

Oh Lennon has a hobby... unfortunately this *is* his hobby...

LennonCook · 10-06-2002, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dagorion:
Oh Lennon has a hobby... unfortunately this *is* his hobby...

What`s wrong with convincing people of absolute nonsense as a hobby ??

Sir Goulum · 10-06-2002, 03:40 PM

Ah...I'm gullible as well, I'm afraid. My brother tricked me into thinking that Gullible isn't in the dictionary! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Ronn_Bman · 10-06-2002, 03:44 PM

Pocket Protector Alert!

Pocket Protector Alert!

Pocket Protector Alert!

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Aelia Jusa · 10-06-2002, 04:35 PM

Hmm yes that is funny. I think I'll go tell my 4 year old cousin about that one to one google thing and laugh when he doesn't get it. Chortle chortle

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

Actually my brother is always convincing me of things that aren't even remotely true. Like once we were watching golf and some guy called Gilligan was playing. And I'd never heard of a golfer called Gilligan and my brother told me that whoever was leading a golf tournament was called the gilligan... and I believed him. He did go to an awful amount of trouble to convince me, but still... [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[ 10-06-2002, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Aelia Jusa ]

Sir Goulum · 10-06-2002, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:
Actually my brother is always convincing me of things that aren't even remotely true. Like once we were watching golf and some guy called Gilligan was playing. And I'd never heard of a golfer called Gilligan and my brother told me that whoever was leading a golf tournament was called the gilligan... and I believed him. He did go to an awful amount of trouble to convince me, but still... [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

You didn't know that?!

Hayashi · 10-06-2002, 10:09 PM

While we're on the topic of really, really big numbers, could someone tell me what a billion is?

1,000,000,000

or

1,000,000,000,000

[img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

10-06-2002, 02:01 AM	#2
Dagorion Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: That coffee stain on your map (Australia) Age: 37 Posts: 868	Ah.... Yes... That’s hilarious... Do you by any chance happen to have a sense of humor? [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ <br />2,500 left handers die each year using products designed for right handers.

10-06-2002, 03:44 PM	#7
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10-06-2002, 04:35 PM	#8
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 42 Posts: 4,867	Hmm yes that is funny. I think I'll go tell my 4 year old cousin about that one to one google thing and laugh when he doesn't get it. Chortle chortle [img]tongue.gif[/img] Actually my brother is always convincing me of things that aren't even remotely true. Like once we were watching golf and some guy called Gilligan was playing. And I'd never heard of a golfer called Gilligan and my brother told me that whoever was leading a golf tournament was called the gilligan... and I believed him. He did go to an awful amount of trouble to convince me, but still... [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [ 10-06-2002, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Aelia Jusa ] __________________

10-06-2002, 10:09 PM	#10
Hayashi Silver Dragon Join Date: March 25, 2001 Location: The Lion City Age: 62 Posts: 1,699	While we're on the topic of really, really big numbers, could someone tell me what a billion is? 1,000,000,000 or 1,000,000,000,000 [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] __________________ I visit IW occasionally...

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10-06-2002, 01:56 AM	#1
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	I was talking to someone I know from school yesterday about very very big numbers (don`t ask [img]tongue.gif[/img] ). Eventually, we got to one google (ten to the one thousand), and the googleplex (ten to the one google). He didn`t know what a googleplex was, and so I told him that it is ONE to the one google. For the not so mathematically inclined, 1 to the x is always one, regardless of the value or direction of x. He still commented that one googleplex is a VERY big number. Boy will I enjoy the look on his face when I tell him [ 10-06-2002, 07:30 AM: Message edited by: LennonCook ]

10-06-2002, 02:07 AM	#3
Sorcerer Alex Guest Posts: n/a	Lennon, you need a hobby

10-06-2002, 03:40 PM	#6
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	Ah...I'm gullible as well, I'm afraid. My brother tricked me into thinking that Gullible isn't in the dictionary! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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