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"The first and simplest answer would be ânoâ."
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Awesome origami art, and science as well.
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Everybody with a blog has a book deal these days...
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"In an old joke, two noblemen vie to name the bigger number. The first, after ruminating for hours, triumphantly announces "Eighty-three!" The second, mightily impressed, replies "You win."
A biggest number contest is clearly pointless when the contestants take turns. But what if the contestants write down their numbers simultaneously, neither aware of the otherâs? To introduce a talk on "Big Numbers," I invite two audience volunteers to try exactly this."
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