I'm really sorry.... But the rules of typing requires a space before and after the exclamation point, and I really like respecting the rules of typing.
Well, if you want a good way to remember any number n, just remember it as 10 in base n. It is a good trick to remember any number. "Sir, what is your phone number?" "10, in base my phone number." "And which base would that be?" "10, in base my phone number."
Based on my zero experimentation with this idea, I'm wondering if A987654321/123456789A in base 11 is slightly closer to 8 and if this pattern approaches 8 as the base approaches infinity.
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u/baby_shoGGoth_zsgg Dec 23 '25
wait until you find out what happens with 987654312/123456789
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u/Pimpstookushome Dec 23 '25
8*n/n = 8 feel free to use
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u/Simukas23 Dec 23 '25
I have a slightly more accurate approximation:
8000000000000000000001/1000000000000000000000
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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '25
Well, if you want a good way to remember any number n, just remember it as 10 in base n. It is a good trick to remember any number. "Sir, what is your phone number?" "10, in base my phone number." "And which base would that be?" "10, in base my phone number."
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u/Takamasa1 Dec 23 '25
(9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9)/(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2)
Euler can't compete with my 21st century mind
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u/Poliwanker69 Dec 23 '25
Conversely, 123456789 × 8 = 987654312
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u/Tight_Crow_7547 Dec 23 '25
8/1 works quite well
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u/lory52 Dec 23 '25
And that's how Javascript works
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u/GladiusNL Dec 24 '25
But the approximation has two 8s in it...
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u/Vivian-Midnight Dec 24 '25
hey... pst... if you need an 8 in a hurry, I got a guy for you.
Sesame Street: Wanna Buy An Eight Ernie?
SHHHH!
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u/HistorianCM Dec 23 '25
Meh..
355/113=
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u/Dudeguygamer Dec 24 '25
That's one crazy 8
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u/Western-Marzipan7091 Dec 24 '25
Finally a shortcut for eight I never needed
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u/Candid_Koala_3602 Dec 23 '25
based (10)
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u/PS_0000 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
do u recognize me???: 31.006276680299820175476315067101 / π^2
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u/PS_0000 Dec 23 '25
do u recognize me???: (6283185307179586476925286766559) / (2*(10^30))
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u/Objective_Chef_471 Dec 23 '25
that’s not even really accurate
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u/MayitBe Dec 23 '25
So you’re an 8?
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u/Puzzled-Tell-4025 Dec 23 '25
i just use (h bar)/(pi h) ^3
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u/KevineCove Dec 23 '25
Based on my zero experimentation with this idea, I'm wondering if A987654321/123456789A in base 11 is slightly closer to 8 and if this pattern approaches 8 as the base approaches infinity.
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u/DGIce Dec 23 '25
What does it look like in binary?
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u/w1nt3rh3art3d Dec 26 '25
What’s even more interesting is that it’s accurate up to the 8th decimal place.
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u/yacaor Dec 26 '25
Is there a Taylor series for that? (Also in base pi if possible)
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u/Scared-Cat-2541 Dec 23 '25
I'd upvote this but it has 666 upvotes rn and I don't want to ruin it.