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xkcd #3137: Cursed Number (infosec.pub)
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xkcd #3137: Cursed Number

Title text:

Another group of mathematicians is working to put an upper bound on the number, although everyone keeps begging them to stop.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3137/

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[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm confused, what is this new lower bound specifically?

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

The number that makes people go insane is bigger than 2.6*10^21^, or 2,600,000,000,000,000,000,000

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Works as intended then.