this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
848 points (99.0% liked)
Funny
9710 readers
1583 users here now
General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
You may call it an approxim8ion
gr8 m8, I r8 8/8
It contains the number 8 though. So how does that work
It contains the numbers 8x10^7 and 8x10^1, but not 8x10^0
Well, simple. Jest substitute that 8 with the above approximation.
987654312÷123456789
Change the 21 at the end of the first number to 12 and its perfect. It was only ever 9 away.
Witch! Begone foul demon, and take your dark sorcery with you!
WOOOAH🤯
9876543210987654321 / 1234567890123456789 = 8,0000000729000