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- stevenscorsese, on 02/10/2008, -1/+112I was told there would be no math.
- DontEatTheFish, on 02/10/2008, -0/+90doesn't the average person know what the numbers are(referencing 12,3,6, and 9)?
- Akaji, on 02/10/2008, -2/+64Seriously? This clock isn't even close to difficult to figure out...
- cbessemer, on 02/10/2008, -9/+67Already was dugg about 3 weeks ago
- requiem3, on 02/10/2008, -6/+59They got lazy for 3....Square Root of 9 plus 9 Minus 9?? What a lazy way to say +0
Also, they fail to take into account both +/- values of the Square Roots, some absolute value bars would've been nice. - djepik, on 02/10/2008, -7/+57Oh, but it is!
1/3 = 0.33333 repeating of course
2/3 = 0.66666 repeating
1/3 + 2/3 = 3/3
0.3333... + 0.666... = 0.9999... therefore 0.999.... IS 1 - QuickeningYak, on 02/10/2008, -2/+49Oh dear god. Please don't let this become the argument it could be....
- Scaryclouds, on 02/10/2008, -0/+44ANSWER KEY:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Starting with (9/9) going clockwise. - Ockniel, on 02/10/2008, -1/+39Or you could just look where the numbers usually are....
- ironicsans, on 02/10/2008, -0/+38The number at the top of the clock should say: (Number of times this clock has appeared on Digg) / 9
- FadieZ, on 02/10/2008, -0/+37As a math geek, I've always been taught to simplify.
- Vodka2389, on 02/10/2008, -0/+35Yeah some clocks don't even have numbers because it's become so redundant.
- philippbock, on 02/10/2008, -1/+32“why not write sqrt(9)”
It’s always three nines. - xb00t, on 02/10/2008, -0/+30I am buying one and sending it to Lynzee Stauss.
- mrfreeziexp, on 02/10/2008, -2/+31and two and 1/2 weeks before that one, and 3 weeks before that 1 and 1/2 weeks before that one....
- kimcheefreak17, on 02/10/2008, -8/+35Also lets assume
0.999... = x (Multiply by 10)
9.99... =10x (Subtract x)
9= 9x (Divide by 9)
1= x
/headasplode - letitbleed62, on 02/10/2008, -2/+27enough already god damn
- FukUrCouch, on 02/10/2008, -1/+25Oh *****...I was never good at math and was able to figure out the time on that clock!
maybe it's because all clocks have the same number... - mrivorey, on 02/10/2008, -0/+20They didn't get lazy. There is just a theme on the clock. Every hour involves a formula involving three 9s. That's all.
- zorville, on 02/10/2008, -0/+17The point is the clock is from the Triple Nine Society, thus they needed each problem to have 3 nine's in it. http://www.triplenine.org/
- Rikushix, on 02/10/2008, -1/+16You have exceeded the memory allocation of this calculator.
- 30thElement, on 02/10/2008, -0/+15You subtracted x and ended up with 9x+x? Learn algebra before you argue against accepted (alliteration) proofs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...
That was just too many "A"s in a row to not throw in another. - Canderson7, on 02/10/2008, -1/+15http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...
It really does equal 1. - Roger, on 02/10/2008, -1/+15sqrt(x) is always positive.
The inverse of x^2 is +/- sqrt(x) - dantidote, on 02/10/2008, -0/+14Girl down the hall has this clock.
- Fryth, on 02/10/2008, -1/+15The whole .9 repeating thing... well, does it really deserve its place in a math geek's clock? Perhaps.
- Euler2718, on 02/10/2008, -1/+14I don't think asymptotes is a verb, the correct verb would be approaches.
- fasda, on 02/10/2008, -0/+13I think a Trig Clock would be good it would teach trig functions and radians
- NoStoppingUs, on 02/10/2008, -1/+14and those are the clocks i refuse to buy.!.
- dawgma, on 02/10/2008, -0/+12Did I really just read that?
10x - x = 9x + x?
And this comes from someone who insists they know better?
Dude... make sure you come back here and explain yourself. We know you're reading these replies. That's pretty ***** dumb, man! - muqas, on 02/10/2008, -0/+11I would say it's about nine o'clock
- melonade, on 02/10/2008, -3/+14Seriously
- rkef, on 02/10/2008, -2/+13those little dots mean they go on forever, you muppet
- NoStoppingUs, on 02/10/2008, -1/+12seriously.
seriously? - dawgma, on 02/10/2008, -0/+10I say we track down all of Trammels future comments and bring this up until he explains wtf he was thinking. I just gotta know..
- Zalyster, on 02/10/2008, -0/+9Didn't you hear? You can verb nouns now!
- chrisaug18, on 02/10/2008, -0/+9ahh the glare
- hs112186, on 02/10/2008, -2/+11owning that clock implies the girls cuteness level asymptotes towards 0
- Saea, on 02/10/2008, -0/+9√9 weeks ago?
- inactive, on 02/10/2008, -0/+8I have verified the answers and these are indeed correct.
- sdfguy, on 02/10/2008, -1/+9http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve ...
wish granted. - AndyStitzer, on 02/10/2008, -0/+8It's beer thirty
- Soave, on 02/10/2008, -0/+8Ahaha, dugg for ".33333 repeating of course"
Good work djepik. - Rikushix, on 02/10/2008, -0/+7If you're wondering why 3 is sqrt(9)+9-9, it's because this clock is made by the Triple 9 Club, a organization similar to Mensa, for people in the 99.99th percentile of intelligence in the population. Hence, triple 9s in every entry.
- deetsnai, on 02/10/2008, -13/+20sqrt(9)+9-9.... why not write sqrt(9)? Also, why is 7 not exact?
- Mewchu11, on 02/10/2008, -3/+10I was disappointed by how easy the problems were. Anyone with knowledge of 9th grade algebra could solve these.
- rkef, on 02/10/2008, -0/+7Well, that's four 9's, isn't it? Guess you'll never make it in.
- tinyt42, on 02/10/2008, -0/+7x=.999 so 9.999-x = 9.999-.999 = 9
10x-x=9x
9=9x - inactive, on 02/10/2008, -3/+10You don't have go to through all that. Basically since you can't find any real number that lies between 0.999... and 1, they must be the same thing.
- AgentMull, on 02/10/2008, -3/+9Cuteness as a function of what?
Way to just show that you can use the word asymptote. -
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