mainly for adam, but of interest to any nerds out there as well.

Dec 23, 2005 23:43

On the way to the mall today, my friend Adam and I were discussing the numbers of a googol and a googolplex, after a ridiculous conversation concerning what we'd do with that much money. We talked of buying city blocks and starting non-profit organizations (and of curing everyone in Africa of AIDS, fucking them all, and starting a new herpes ( Read more... )

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lindsey42 December 24 2005, 16:17:33 UTC
this is possibly my favorite lj entry ever.

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xjimmywack7x December 25 2005, 05:00:34 UTC
I was so tempted to just copy all the neat stuff out of the Wikipedia entry verbatim, but I thought that'd be cheap.

FOR INSTANCE, "if you drew a regular polygon with a googol sides that was 10^27 times the size of the known universe, it would still appear circular, even on the scale of a Planck length."

How cool is that?!

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lindsey42 December 25 2005, 16:24:28 UTC
i just fainted. that's how cool it is.

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watch4whales December 24 2005, 18:31:20 UTC
That's because Adam got the herp from Burger King. He's always smiling and so happy like the people on the herpes commercials. He's got to have it. Damn King.

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xjimmywack7x December 25 2005, 05:01:08 UTC
A-buh? Burger King gives out the herp now?

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watch4whales December 25 2005, 18:44:18 UTC
He does. Along with the Quaker Oats man. That's why they're both always smiling. Herpes makes you happy I suppose. Like when you're riding your bike.

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sushibubba December 25 2005, 03:55:56 UTC
once again you have put my intellect to shame

dude, is my car charger in your car?

oh and I got you a x-mas gift

yes

i did

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xjimmywack7x December 25 2005, 05:03:39 UTC
I don't think so? I didn't notice it today, at least. I'll look tomorrow.

X-Mas gift? Ce qui? ARE YOU TRYING TO TAKE CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS?????

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sushibubba December 25 2005, 05:04:46 UTC
your god is dead to me

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xjimmywack7x December 25 2005, 05:07:41 UTC
Haha, very Nietzche of you.

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lemonheadz December 25 2005, 05:08:10 UTC
sigh.

good to know you got home safe.

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xjimmywack7x December 25 2005, 05:10:18 UTC
I totally just text messaged you (late!), AND I'M TOTALLY ABOUT TO CALL YOU RIGHT NOW.

The caps were also totally an accident, but they worked well to drive the point home, don't you think?

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