tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post2176662940760201003..comments2023-11-30T14:57:27.026+00:00Comments on The Thing About This Is...: 64 = 65 ?asikhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929564609184703033noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-22353429002640448662008-01-14T14:49:00.000+00:002008-01-14T14:49:00.000+00:00Mathematician: 64=65? hmm need to work out why tha...Mathematician: 64=65? hmm need to work out why that's the case. Guys quit the singing(http://thethingaboutthisis.blogspot.com/2007/11/finite-simple-group-of-order-two.html), we have a mystery to solve!! <BR/><BR/>Engineer: 64=65? 2% error, who cares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-75494652447821064022008-01-14T00:09:00.000+00:002008-01-14T00:09:00.000+00:00I'll have you know such mathematical problems are ...I'll have you know such mathematical problems are profoundly philosophical. It teaches us not only nothing is as it appears but it encourages an inquisitive mind. Such a breed would be welcomed I would imagine. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>:P<BR/><BR/>night.asikhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929564609184703033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-84326808998359008882008-01-13T23:37:00.000+00:002008-01-13T23:37:00.000+00:00Or alternatively bring up a new breed of mathemati...Or alternatively bring up a new breed of mathematicians who find inane tricks like "64=65" and "1=2" so amazingly thrilling :)Shakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657830810835591711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-45900856603810240582008-01-13T22:20:00.000+00:002008-01-13T22:20:00.000+00:00What, Johnny Ball didn't teach you how to prove th...What, Johnny Ball didn't teach you how to prove that one? :P<BR/><BR/>Simon Singh is my idol, indeed. He should teach maths(/physics/science) to Britain I say, <I>y'know</I>. Forget training teachers, put Singh up on a large screen and he will solve Britain's maths problem.asikhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929564609184703033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-13004864942275833382008-01-13T21:55:00.000+00:002008-01-13T21:55:00.000+00:00And the only good bit about that video is the comm...And the only good bit about that video is the comments thread after :D<BR/><BR/>They should make Johnny Ball required reading you know.Shakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657830810835591711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-91820378871218312072008-01-13T21:50:00.000+00:002008-01-13T21:50:00.000+00:00Of Fermat and Big Bang? Humph you youngsters and y...Of Fermat and Big Bang? Humph you youngsters and your mathematical pop-idols :(Shakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657830810835591711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-77714937458853274612008-01-13T21:46:00.000+00:002008-01-13T21:46:00.000+00:00Think Johnny Ball was a bit before my time, it's a...Think Johnny Ball was a bit before my time, it's all about the Singh for me, Simon Singh that is.<BR/><BR/>Another one? <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkSow7FtWmA&eurl=http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/youtube.htm" REL="nofollow">2=1</A>asikhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929564609184703033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810684164411052368.post-66742604964979426422008-01-13T21:32:00.000+00:002008-01-13T21:32:00.000+00:00SPOILER ALERT!The 5x13 diagram is fraudulent. Blue...SPOILER ALERT!<BR/><BR/>The 5x13 diagram is fraudulent. Blue and Red (or Green and Orange) do not a true triangle make - ie BlueRed is not mathematically similar to Red. Proof by trig if you're bothered, or alternatively just compare the ratios of the relevant triangle sides (2/5 vs 3/8).<BR/><BR/>The areas of each respective shape do still add up to 64 of course, the extra bit comes from a sliver of area along the opposite corners - you can see it most by looking at the bit between Red and Green.<BR/><BR/>All credit goes to Johnny Ball by the way. He was (and still is) my hero. In fact I don't think I'd have been a mathematician if it wasn't for him.Shakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657830810835591711noreply@blogger.com