Large numbers: Graham's number

Steve2000 · 23 Jan 2010 at 21:56

Nash said:
That's a pretty cool number but if you multiply it by 1.61080339887 you get Golden Grahams which is even more impressive.

Erm, I think I'm the only person that doesn't get this? :confused:

Rroff · 23 Jan 2010 at 22:02

Explaining it kinda detracts from the humour :S

1.6180339887 is known as the golden ratio, golden grahams is a cereal.

It is actually v. clever humour til you explain it outloud lol.

Nate--IRL-- · 23 Jan 2010 at 22:23

Nash said:
That's a pretty cool number but if you multiply it by 1.61080339887 you get Golden Grahams which is even more impressive.

Nate

VaderDSL · 23 Jan 2010 at 22:24

Post of the decade in my eyes

very clever.

Swordfish · 23 Jan 2010 at 22:27

Steve2000 said:
Erm, I think I'm the only person that doesn't get this?

Read this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

james.miller · 23 Jan 2010 at 22:27

thats a geek's version of the pouring the mercury through the letterbox joke. class!

theNude · 23 Jan 2010 at 23:15

haha love it!!

On a side note, i havent seen Golden Grahams in the shops for years

just the crappy cinnmon ones

bam0 · 23 Jan 2010 at 23:23

digipeep said:
The second daft thing is that the actual answer to this maths problem is suspected to be.................. 6.

No, it was at least 6, although now it's at least 11, as the wikipedia page you linked to states. It is somewhat useful to actually read the pages you link to.

Hamzter · 23 Jan 2010 at 23:40

theDude said:
haha love it!!

On a side note, i havent seen Golden Grahams in the shops for years just the crappy cinnmon ones

They no longer sell them in the uk (contained a lethal dose of sugar or something), you can still get them in america though. Looking on eBay you can get em for £3 (plus £22 p&p :eek:

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