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35 High Stakes Mathematical Triumphs and Failures

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35 High Stakes Mathematical Triumphs and Failures

February 28, 2024

Math is boring. Except in these very specific instances.

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30 ROCK VACA JA LIZ LEMON COMPLETELY SKIPS AGE 36 CRACKED.COM — Source

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KIM POSSIBLE KIM QUIPS THAT RON IS JUST SOUTH OF A BILLIONAIRE AFTER WINNING A MERE $49 MILLION CRACKED.COM — Source

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ПП MAX SAYS THEY'VE WRITTEN OUT EVERY 216-DIGIT NUMBER THAT WOULD TAKE LONGER THAN THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CATDOC Average dog. TO DEMONSTRATE HIS GENIUS, CAT DECLARES CIRCUMFERENCE EQUALS PI RADIUS SQUARED! THAT IS, OF COURSE, THE FORMULA FOR AREA CRACKED.COM — Source

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BANJO-TOOIE BANjO- TOONE TM SUPERSTASH 1 9 8 4 911/2 E Bear & Bird are Back! KAZOOIE SAYS A 4-DIGIT LOCK HAS 10,000 POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS. THAT WOULD BE TRUE, EXCEPT THIS LOCK ONLY HAS DIGITS 1-9. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THE SIMPSONS y=r3/3 DY=3203 r2 Dr 8DRR THIS EQUATION ONLY DERIVES TO HAR-DE-HAR-HAR IF YOU IGNORE BASIC ALGEBRAIC SYNTAX. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THE POWERPUFF GIRLS BLOSSOM CLAIMS 7 DOESN'T HAVE A SQUARE ROOT! IT'S PRIME! BUT PRIME NUMBERS DO HAVE A SQUARE ROOT; THEY'RE JUST IRRATIONAL CRACKED.COM — Source

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LOONEY TUNES ELMER FUDD ONCE CLAIMED 3X3=6. BUGS NEGLECTED TO DUNK ON HIM. CRACKED.COM — Source

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STAR TREK CAPTAIN KIRK INSTRUCTS A COMPUTER TO INCREASE BY 1 TO THE 4TH POWER SURELY, IF НЕ MEANT НЕ 5 WOULD HAVE SAID 1. CRACKED.COM — Source

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NEVER BEEN KISSED are ml ESQUISTION M IN 3.145786998691 THEY MAY SELL PIE AT THE CEEKY BAKE SALE, BUT THAT NUMBER SURE AIN'T PI. CRACKED.COM — Source

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HOME ALONE 1 AND 2 THE EVENTS OCCUR 1 YEAR APART, BUT KEVIN AGES 2 YEARS. DID KEVIN'S BIRTHDAY OCCUR DURING BOTH MOVIES, WITHOUT MENTION? CRACKED.COM — Source

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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK THE STAFF OF RA IS SAID TO BE 5 KADAM (APPROX 60 INCHES) TALL. ON SCREEN, IT'S TALLER THAN HARRISON FORD'S 72 INCHES CRACKED.COM — Source

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FRIENDS RACHEL IS PREGNANT FOR AT LEAST 15 MONTHS CRACKED.COM — Source

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DOCTOR WHO VA3 -btvb2_4 2ab (AHR)- 3 7 THE QUADRATIC EQUATION HAS THE WRONG DENOMINATOR. CRACKED.COM — Source

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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 EINSTEIN FALSELY CLAIMS PI TO BE EXACTLY 3.14154265 CRACKED.COM — Source

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SUPER MARIO BROS. SUPER-INTELLIGENT SPIKE SAYS THE SQUARE ROOT OF 26,481 IS 141. 141 SQUARED IS 36,481. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BILLY MADISON 35711 uber 1 1 IS INCLUDED IN, AND 2 IS MISSING FROM, MS. VAUGHN'S LIST OF PRIME NUMBERS CRACKED.COM — Source

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TERMINATOR A POLICEMAN TELLS KYLE REESE IT'S 12TH! MAY! THURSDAY! IN 1484, THAT WAS A SATURDAY CRACKED.COM — Source

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FORREST GUMP FORREST SAYS JENNY DIED ON A SATURDAY BUT HER GRAVESTONE SAYS 22 MARCH 1482, A 5 MONDAY CRACKED.COM — Source

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CHOSTBUSTERS ECON REFERS TO A 35-FOOT, 600 POUND TWINKIE. A 35-FOOT TWINKIE WOULD WEIGH 5 TONS; A 600 POUND TWINKIE WOULD BE 6 FEET LONG CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cinemetrics, a website devoted to the quantitative study of film. Film historian Yuri Tsivian believes statistical analysis of quantitative elements in films can offer new insights. His site gives researchers access to open- source film measurement software and publishes the data for scholars around the world. Cinemetrics CINEMETRICS Number of shots: 17 Last shot's length: 0.7 Bee Average shot length: 1.7 BOO BCU CU MCU NS MLS FS LS Other Pause End & Save (2xF 00:00:33.4 EOQ E T1 CRACKED — Source

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I CFi i II A 1-dt The Futurama Theorem. Created by Futurama writer Ken Keeler for the Season 6 episode The Prisoner of Benda, this states that regardless of how many mind switches between two bodies have been made, they can still all be restored to their original bodies using only two extra people. CRACKED — Source

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The nerds are coming for American sports. m 2 5 27 Data-driven analysis is yielding better results than traditional methods, which has enhanced the viewing experience by unearthing new ways of understanding and appreciating sport. CRACKED — Source

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The NBA installed I tons of tiny cameras. - 8.10 MP P=S(1-n-d) Since 2013, SportVU cameras have tracked players' movements, which has led to an almost unrecognizable pace of acceleration and record numbers of 3-point attempts per game, thanks to the concept of 3 >2. CRACKED — Source

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Jocks get a boost from math nerds. Motion analysis is used to understand how an athlete's foot moves within a running shoe, allowing for shoes with better mechanical properties to be created. P A IL 1-dt +i) Ip P- LO A DO CRACKED — Source

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CRACKED -n.d. Marriage mathematics. It takes five positive interactions to overcome one negative interaction in a marriage. Researchers Gottman and Levenson found this ratio may be key to happy, stable marriages. (2xFx0 EOQ — Source

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Apple's shuffle function had to be de-randomized. True randomness is hard to synthesize, but Apple may have cracked the code. They've repeatedly tinkered with their shuffle feature, based on user feedback that it was sometimes too random. A = (2 EOQ = CRACKED — Source

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P CFI m L Data is changing the way soccer is played. Performance data is sent to players within minutes of the final whistle, giving them detailed feedback. These insights have caused strikers to shoot less frequently from a distance, and wingers to pass more often. CRACKED — Source

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