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RE: Killing Time WIth Recreational Math: The Birthday Paradox on Mars

in #math7 years ago (edited)

Another incredible example of the seemingly mystical #23. Theres a Jim Carey movie titled "The Number 23" that goes into some pretty interesting things you can do with it. But I guess the same is true of any number when using number theory. Nice write up!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Number_23

Its a completely terrible movie overall but I enjoyed the parts involving good ole #23.

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I wanted to watch that movie but kept hearing consistently bad reviews so gave it a miss.

Probably for the best to be honest :)

The Number 23
The Number 23 is a 2007 American psychological thriller film written by Fernley Phillips and directed by Joel Schumacher. Jim Carrey stars as a man who becomes obsessed with the 23 enigma once he reads about it in a strange book that seemingly mirrors his own life. The film was released in the United States on February 23, 2007. This is the second film to pair Schumacher and Carrey, the first being Batman Forever.

You are right, I haven't thought about that movie, but I love it and I have watched it several times. That types of movies is probably my favorite.

And the 50% probability @procrastilearner is surprising, I wasn't aware we could achieve that % with just 23 people.