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Comment by veganjay

Reminds me of an old calculator trick:

Pick an integer between 1 and 9. Multiple it by 9. Take that number and multiply it by 12345679. (Skip the 8)

>>> 3 * 9

27

>>> 12345679 * 27

333333333

This all works because:

>>> 111111111 / 9

12345679.0

parent veganjay 1 year ago

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