What is the significance of this number:

sonhouse

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02 Jun 06 22:22

sonhouse

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02 Jun 06 22:22

0.943874312681 ?
Thats about as far as my HP48 will take it.
A lot of people depend on this number, even if they don't know it.
What is its usefulness?

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02 Jun 06 22:29

Originally posted by sonhouse
0.943874312681 ?
Thats about as far as my HP48 will take it.
A lot of people depend on this number, even if they don't know it.
What is its usefulness?

is this number the conversion rate between dollars and euros?

or possibly the conversion rate between dollars and pounds?

lilchristopher

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02 Jun 06 22:41

Originally posted by sonhouse
0.943874312681 ?
Thats about as far as my HP48 will take it.
A lot of people depend on this number, even if they don't know it.
What is its usefulness?

Is the answer something we should fret about ? 😉

sonhouse

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02 Jun 06 22:45

Originally posted by lilchristopher
Is the answer something we should fret about ? 😉

Wow, my hats off to you! That was quick. Let the rest of them try their luck, ok?

Bowmann

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02 Jun 06 23:05

How long do you intend to string out this problem?

sonhouse

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02 Jun 06 23:09

Originally posted by Bowmann
How long do you intend to string out this problem?

Hehe, good answer! You seem to have some semblance of intelligence after all.

flyUnity

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03 Jun 06 04:51

Originally posted by sonhouse
Hehe, good answer! You seem to have some semblance of intelligence after all.

Ok, Im not quite getting this,

Can you blow on it too?

sonhouse

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03 Jun 06 12:40

Originally posted by flyUnity
Ok, Im not quite getting this,

Can you blow on it too?

Man, it looks like this is the most famous frapping number in the universe!🙂 I thought it would stump SOMEBODY! Well maybe the guy who thought it was the Euro rate...

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03 Jun 06 12:49

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sonhouse

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03 Jun 06 12:50

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
The percentage of DNA that chimpanzees share with human beings.

No, thats 0.9348🙂

Bowmann

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03 Jun 06 13:48

Originally posted by sonhouse
No, thats 0.9348🙂

Less than one percent? 😲

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03 Jun 06 13:52

Originally posted by sonhouse
Man, it looks like this is the most famous frapping number in the universe!🙂 I thought it would stump SOMEBODY! Well maybe the guy who thought it was the Euro rate...

well i thought it was a good guess 😳

howardbradley

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03 Jun 06 22:46

Originally posted by sonhouse
Man, it looks like this is the most famous frapping number in the universe!🙂 I thought it would stump SOMEBODY! Well maybe the guy who thought it was the Euro rate...

Perhaps it didn't suit his temperament.

sonhouse

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05 Jun 06 00:32

Originally posted by howardbradley
Perhaps it didn't suit his temperament.

Well if it wasn't famous before it will be now, So on a scale from 1 to 12, how many people do you think understand? I expect some sharp answers here.

aging blitzer

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05 Jun 06 08:49

It rings a bell.
Anyone else going to chime in?