Comments on: A Clock for Math Whizzes http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:43:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Antique clocks http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/comment-page-1/#comment-441059 Antique clocks Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:10:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/#comment-441059 It's pretty amazing! Nice clock for math whizzes. I like it! It’s pretty amazing! Nice clock for math whizzes. I like it!

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/comment-page-1/#comment-381718 ted Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:50:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/#comment-381718 Some of those are just needlessly complicated. The square root of nine plus nine minus nine? Come on. That's not clean at all. Some of those are just needlessly complicated. The square root of nine plus nine minus nine? Come on. That’s not clean at all.

]]> By: Allen http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/comment-page-1/#comment-381595 Allen Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:34:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/#comment-381595 Why do you need Wikipedia to tell you that .999(9) is equal to 1? The proof is three lines long: Let S = 0.999(9) Then 10*S = 9.999(9) 10*S - S = 9 --> 9S = 9 --> S = 1 Tada. Why do you need Wikipedia to tell you that .999(9) is equal to 1? The proof is three lines long:

Let S = 0.999(9)
Then 10*S = 9.999(9)
10*S – S = 9 –> 9S = 9 –> S = 1

Tada.

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/comment-page-1/#comment-381389 Sid Morrison Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:04:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/#comment-381389 Math "whiz"? Yeah, figuring out the square root of 9 is pretty challenging. I'd say it's geeky and suitable for a math teacher's classroom, but not quite "whiz level". It's probably beyond about the top 5% of U.S. government school teenagers, though. Cute. Math “whiz”? Yeah, figuring out the square root of 9 is pretty challenging.

I’d say it’s geeky and suitable for a math teacher’s classroom, but not quite “whiz level”. It’s probably beyond about the top 5% of U.S. government school teenagers, though. Cute.

]]> By: brandie http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/comment-page-1/#comment-380327 brandie Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:31:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/07/a-clock-for-math-whizzes/#comment-380327 Love it. Obviously you don't need to know the math behind it to figure out what time it is, but it's a cute exercise to work it all out. Love it. Obviously you don’t need to know the math behind it to figure out what time it is, but it’s a cute exercise to work it all out.

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