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Sort of correct but it should really readTwo billion one hundred and forty six million seven hundred and three thousand four hundred and thirty six
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Sort of correct but it should really readOK, own up, how many of you just checked that on a calculator?Trigger wrote:111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
I didn't Frankiesays the reason being it was such a great bit of useless information that I would have been disappointed if it had been wrongfrankiesays wrote:OK, own up, how many of you just checked that on a calculator?Trigger wrote:111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Although using binary you lose the palindromic effect of the numbers Boatbuilder. I have never understood binary numbers, I got as far as long division in maths at school and then everything went over my head. But I have found this Binary Card Magic Trick which was quite interesting.boatbuilder wrote:I prefer this - the same in binary.
Does that mean if they were made from an equal amount of feathers from each wing then they wouldn't spin at all?Trigger wrote:Shuttlecocks used in professional badminton are made of feathers from the left wing of a goose. Feathers from the right wing will make them spin the wrong way.
I wouldn't have a clue! I only supply the info - and, fortunately, don't have to explain it! FYI The source was the Beeb's "QI" programme and good old Wikipedia.boatbuilder wrote: Does that mean if they were made from an equal amount of feathers from each wing then they wouldn't spin at all?
But IF you fall asleep or nod off then the program must be that dull and so why would you want to watch any more of it?Trigger wrote:Netflix has created socks that pause the show you’re watching if you fall asleep.
I've ordered a pair!