#pickover

[zzkt]

Consider 2 universes. Universe Omega is a universe in which God does not exist, but the inhabitants of the universe believe God exists. Universe Upsilon is a universe in which God does exist, but no inhabitant believes God exists. In which universe would you prefer to live? pic.twitter.com/NaY7Ho6rtq

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) April 7, 2019

(via http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1114726076062752768)

[zzkt]

Hallucinogenic Fish. (Ingesting the dreamfish "Sarpa salpa" can result in hallucinations that last for several days.) https://t.co/H8CKYBPnBJ pic.twitter.com/Fp2gydYpqa

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) March 16, 2019

(via http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1106977185162842112)

[curiosamathematica]

Belphegor's prime

Belphegor's prime is the number 1000000000000066600000000000001, a palindromic prime number (which reads the same both backwards and forwards and is divisible only by 1 and itself). The name was coined in a book by Clifford Pickover and refers to one of the Seven Princes of Hell, who was charged with helping people make ingenious inventions and discoveries.

At the heart of Belphegor’s prime appears the number 666, widely associated as being the Number of the Beast, commonly representing the devil. This number is surrounded on either side by thirteen zeroes, regarded superstitiously as an unlucky number. Also, it has 31 digits in total, which is thirteen backwards.

Belphegor's prime is mentioned as a clue in a mathematical treasure hunt on the television show Elementary (season 3, episode 3).

[mathhombre]

Always visualize the data.

#anyqs?

Theehokeypokey pointed out that this is Anscombe's Quartet.

Mike Borcherds has a nice GGB sketch to investigate.

[kitty-boogers]

We only...

Said good bye with words; I died a 100 times. You go back to her and I go back to black.

[dreissigspeichen]

Some strange attractor Dreißig Speichen, 2011

[thisisrealchaos]

#007

[playfair]