an espresso and some huge numbers
September 27, 2007
- (((((number of letters in wikipedia)!)!)!)!)!
- computation time, in steps, for a turing machine to compute a tsp on all atoms of universe
- one over the probability that a meteor hits my car and bounces over your car
- 10 snowflakes fall on your hand: one over the probability they are all equals
Actually i am testing the following game, one player against an another one, wins who names the biggest number. Right now the rules are the following:
- natural and finite number
- definition in english language commonly accepted by both player that effectively describes a number bigger than the previous
- the same operation or concept of number can’t be used again (exception: number you said concept is always allowed).
So a possible running of the game is:
P1: 1 (so simply naming a number is not more allowed)
P2: e^10 (exponentiation is not more allowed)
P1: the number you said plus 1 (no more plus)
P2: (((((number of letters in wikipedia)!)!)!)!)! (no more factorization and number of letters)
P1: Number you said in decimal transcription but in base 12
P2: Time in second it takes to count a number of objects as the number you said
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