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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 13:37
The strange and fascinating number ‘Wau’!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLkou8NvJo

(Do you know what it is?)




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 13:50


Yep.

It's an expression of reality without using Time.




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 13:55


Quote: Originally posted by aga  
Yep.

It's an expression of reality without using Time.


Nope.




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 14:05


Yep.

It is.

[Edited on 4-5-2015 by aga]




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 14:23


Hmmm.png - 4kB

Totally wow...
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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 14:27


Quote: Originally posted by WGTR  


Totally wow...


You need to change browser, mate! :D




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 15:09


Haha, saw this video a couple of years ago and tricked a good portion of my math class, spurring some vigorous debate. The rectangle comment made me realize the first time I watched it hehe. Love watching Vihart's other videos too!

There really is no other number quite like Wau :)





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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 17:29


Wait a minute: a basic understanding of limits helps a lot.

Isn't Wau just 1?




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 17:56


Quote: Originally posted by Cheddite Cheese  
Isn't Wau just 1?


At 2:41 she writes:

e<sup>2π i</sup> = Wau

Euler’s Identity says e<sup>π i</sup> + 1 = 0

→ e<sup>π i</sup> = - 1

Square both sides:

(e<sup>π i</sup>;)<sup>2</sup> = (-1)<sup>2</sup>

→ e<sup>2π i</sup> = 1 = Wau

There are of course other, more basic ways to show that.

[Edited on 5-5-2015 by blogfast25]




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 18:05


I just watched the continued fraction bit at the beginning before I facepalmed, not the whole video. It started getting repetitive after a while (listing lots of stuff equal to 1).

It would probably confuse the hell out of a low-level math class, though.




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[*] posted on 4-5-2015 at 18:59


Quote: Originally posted by blogfast25  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLkou8NvJo

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It's the Greek number 6.

I don't know where all the other wow factor comes in.:)




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[*] posted on 5-5-2015 at 14:45



I have 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ed for the answer and got nothing.
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[*] posted on 5-5-2015 at 16:59


Quote: Originally posted by jock88  

I have 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ed for the answer and got nothing.


Huh?




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[*] posted on 6-5-2015 at 07:59


He googoled for the answer.



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[*] posted on 6-5-2015 at 08:02


Learning is learning. I don't care if he asked Jesus.

If you all could please explain what the meaning of Wau in this context is, I'd sure like to learn.




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[*] posted on 6-5-2015 at 08:08


Quote: Originally posted by Zombie  
Learning is learning. I don't care if he asked Jesus.

If you all could please explain what the meaning of Wau in this context is, I'd sure like to learn.


Wau is a nice, jokey hoax. It is simply the number 1, rewritten in a(n) intriguing form(s).

That explains also the 'interesting' properties like Wau to the power Wau to the power Wau - etc ad infinitum = Wau




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[*] posted on 6-5-2015 at 08:18


I kind of thought that.

I could say vou to vou is vou,

I didn't see where there was anything to base the idea on because I assumed Wau was 6 so it made no sense.




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