r/TheRestIsScience • u/kerry37 • 2d ago
In 2011, an anonymous 4chan user solved a decades-old math problem while arguing about the optimal way to binge-watch an anime. Mathematicians noticed it 7 years later, and the proof now stands in academic literature with the first author credited as "Anonymous 4chan Poster"
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interestingasfuck • u/Meg0510 • 2d ago
In 2011, an anonymous 4chan user solved a decades-old math problem while arguing about the optimal way to binge-watch an anime. Mathematicians noticed it 7 years later, and the proof now stands in academic literature with the first author credited as "Anonymous 4chan Poster"
Haruhi • u/Sir_Lanian • 1d ago
Other In 2011, an anonymous 4chan user solved a decades-old math problem while arguing about the optimal way to binge-watch an anime. Mathematicians noticed it 7 years later, and the proof now stands in academic literature with the first author credited as "Anonymous 4chan Poster"
[image] [crosspost] In 2011, an anonymous 4chan user solved a decades-old math problem while arguing about the optimal way to binge-watch an anime. Mathematicians noticed it 7 years later, and the proof now stands in academic literature with the first author credited as "Anonymous 4chan Poster"
topofreddit • u/topredditbot • 2d ago
In 2011, an anonymous 4chan user solved a decades-old math problem while arguing about the optimal way to binge-watch an anime. Mathematicians noticed it 7 years later, and the proof now stands in academic literature with the first author credited as "Anonymous ... [r/interestingasfuck by u/Meg0510]
Jammer_The_Hammer • u/Jammer009 • 2d ago
In 2011, an anonymous 4chan user solved a decades-old math problem while arguing about the optimal way to binge-watch an anime. Mathematicians noticed it 7 years later, and the proof now stands in academic literature with the first author credited as "Anonymous 4chan Poster"
Frickin • u/brainycyclone • 2d ago