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Fowl Language by Brian Gordon for February 25, 2020
February 20, 2020
February 27, 2020
Transcript:
Dicky: Hey champ, I know you're only 5, But I think it's time I introduce you to the wonders of the universe! See those stars? How many do you think there are ? Baby: um 12? Dicky: Actually, there's over 300 sextillion stars ! That's a 3 with 23 zeros after it. Baby: and that's more than 12? Dicky: Maybe I should introduce you to the wonders of math first.
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Zebrastripes about 5 years ago
Must have common core…..
Masterskrain about 5 years ago
Million, Billion, Trillion, Quadrillion, Quintilian, Septillion, Sextillion, Octillion…
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LargeNumber.html
Lady loves a joke about 5 years ago
That’s cute. One thing at a time.
Mighty Phavahg about 5 years ago
Remember to tell him that math is also irrational and imaginary.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 5 years ago
This reminds me of an early Peanuts cartoon where Lucy (maybe) and Charlie Brown are looking at a night sky and she asks how many stars are in the sky. CB says “As many as there are grains of sand on the beach.” Lucy replied, “Who would have thought it would work out to be exactly the same?”
Teto85 Premium Member about 5 years ago
12? It’s even more than 42!!
gigagrouch about 5 years ago
If only the skies were dark enough to see any stars at all!
Unicorn55 (Happy New Year 2022!) over 3 years ago
The number of stars in the galaxy is more than the grains of sand on earth.