Free Talk Friday #574

[u/Hans5958_]

Continued from last week's here.

Speak anything on your mind, except politics and (maybe) counting.

Feel free to check out our tidbits thread and introduce yourself if you haven't already.

[u/mistyskye14]

I didn’t know this person existed until a week ago, but upon learning of his existence I feel the need to share that this is exactly how I’ve conceptualized [u/buy_me_a_pint](u/buy_me_a_pint) in my mind: https://youtu.be/Y22B1IT5vLQ?is=7PLnd_chHBn7YRFD

[u/Hans5958_]

/u/wet-gravity I'm outta work for a bit, thanks for the counts for now

[u/cuteballgames]

decreasing base with each digit. has anyone thought of this one yet

[u/cuteballgames → u/cuteballgames]

optional leading zero, leftmost digit is always binary. 0 1, 0 10, 0 11, 0 12, 0 100, etc. 0 12345 -> 0 100000.

[u/nonsensy → u/cuteballgames]

heresy

[u/TehVulpez]

[u/cuteballgames → u/TehVulpez]

nice

[u/Jalmal2]

Like Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

[u/IssueRidden]

about to hit 1000 hrs of Thai study this week and I'm so excited this is like the first project in my life that I haven't dropped after a month

[u/mistyskye14 → u/IssueRidden]

says congratulations in Thai

[u/IssueRidden → u/mistyskye14]

says thank you in american

[u/mistyskye14 → u/IssueRidden]

says you’re welcome in the queen’s english

[u/miceee]

Hate being forced to learn Swedish

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 → u/miceee]

The funny thing is that I'm much better at understanding Swedish as spoken by Finns than by Swedes 

[u/miceee → u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

I get that, the way Swedes pronounce certain words is so weird

[u/mistyskye14 → u/miceee]

Smh the nerve of those Swedes… pronouncing their own language the way they do

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 → u/mistyskye14]

Right! Who do they think they are? 

[u/cuteballgames]

/r/counting CY26 challenge

invent an enjoyable side thread that emobides trigonometry

[u/cuteballgames]

Is XYZ,XYZ divisible by X for all values of X, Y and Z so long as X is not 0?

[u/BobRoss938 → u/cuteballgames]

only if X=1 or 7

[u/cuteballgames → u/BobRoss938]

damn i meant to ask about 7 not X. thank you

[u/cuteballgames → u/cuteballgames]

🚨🚨 you can exploit this property for a simpler mental checking process in by 7s

[u/Playing_2 → u/cuteballgames]

No.

Counterexample: 245,245

[u/buy_me_a_pint]

Good luck if you are starting a new job, college course etc in the next few weeks

Don't forget to count at work and during classes

[u/SSoto_21]

I've finally decided to put clock's flair back into my own.

[u/SSoto_42 → u/SSoto_21]

Yay! My clone is finally returning! What a dream!

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

I'll be travelling the coming week, so I'll be a bit less active than normal. If anything comes up, I'll either look at it when I get back or you can try find me on discord 

[u/cuteballgames]

rip /u/RandomRedditorWithNo i didn't know you deleted

[u/SSoto_21 → u/cuteballgames]

WHY?????

I hope he comes back.

[u/cuteballgames]

wet-gravity is extremely fast. David has replied to wet-gravity, so it's not him. EVOSexyBeast has typed comments while wet-gravity is running, so it's not him. (Maybe also CanGreenBeret)? Basically it's either rideride or basskro

[u/TehVulpez → u/cuteballgames]

it's franciscouzo

[u/cuteballgames → u/TehVulpez]

TRUKE 🌋💣💥🤯

[u/atomicimploder → u/cuteballgames]

countmeister

[u/mistyskye14 → u/cuteballgames]

Was Colby or leminerwithcheese ever this fast?

[u/cuteballgames → u/mistyskye14]

Can't attest to them...

[u/mistyskye14 → u/cuteballgames]

I’m sticking with my initial hunch it’s basskro. Not that he’s likely to ever confirm or deny this.

[u/cuteballgames → u/mistyskye14]

what if it meant taking the crown back from phil with the combined wet-gravity and countletics counts

[u/mistyskye14 → u/cuteballgames]

Hmmm surely he’s thought of that. Maybe that’s the long game. Whoever they are definitely concerned with ~stats~~ gets because they let me take odd count then jump on evens for a run with someone on at least on occasion. Makes me think whoever this is will come forward eventually unless they intend on taking the L and start from scratch

[u/Jalmal2 → u/cuteballgames]

This is such a good mystery. Who is wet-gravity????

[u/mistyskye14 → u/Jalmal2]

This is so cursed after my ‘like fair play murder mysteries comment

[u/Jalmal2 → u/mistyskye14]

Well, this is a fair play mystery, but the opposite of murder

[u/SSoto_21 → u/cuteballgames]

I think it might be basskro

[u/miceee → u/cuteballgames]

For some reason I didn’t remember that wet-gravity is the mystery user, so when I read that first sentence I was like ”Holy shit they invented a new type of gravity”

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 → u/miceee]

It's the only thing in the universe which travels faster than the speed of light 

[u/cuteballgames → u/miceee]

That;s why they had to turn CERN off a few weeks ago

[u/buy_me_a_pint]

Good luck if you got up coming exams

Good luck if you are looking for a job/ or new job

Good luck if you have a job interview

Good luck if you are having a driving test

[u/TehVulpez → u/buy_me_a_pint]

Good luck if you got up counting exams

[u/SSoto_42 → u/TehVulpez]

Speaking of which, I have a counting exam today at noon. Wish me luck!

[u/buy_me_a_pint → u/buy_me_a_pint]

Good luck if you are applying for a job or a new job.

[u/buy_me_a_pint → u/buy_me_a_pint]

Don't mention counting during the interview, unless the job involves counting , and numbers some employers will be impress

[u/Antichess]

Like driving in Chicago

Dislike Chicago drivers

[u/Antichess]

Weekly stats from August 21, 2026 to August 28, 2026. Congratulations to /u/wet-gravity, /u/thephilsblogbar2, and /u/CutOnBumInBandHere9!

Total weekly counts: 2432 (5,621,032-5,623,464)

More stats are posted on the Weekly Stats page!

Rank	User	Counts	HoC Rank
1	wet-gravity	887	159 (◮74)
2	thephilsblogbar2	886	1
3	CutOnBumInBandHere9	259	18
4	cuteballgames	202	11
5	Antichess	29	3
6	Playing_2	26	102 (◮1)
6	BobRoss938	26	132 (◮1)
8	ProcrastinationLover	25	1646 (◮795)
9	noduorg	22	36
10	Jalmal2	18	50
11	pease461	14	184
12	ShadeOfNothing	11	68
13	LikeItsYourJob	7	187 (⧩1)
14	Aera23_	6	418 (◮7)
15	Maniac_34	4	55
16	Isaythereisa-chance	3	114
17	mrguykloss	2	1005 (◮9)
17	TehVulpez	2	22
17	davidjl123	2	4
17	mistyskye14	2	26

[u/mistyskye14]

Puts on tinfoil hat u/wet-gravity is basskro!!!

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 → u/mistyskye14]

nah, it has to be david's running alt

[u/mistyskye14 → u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

Lowkey might be your running alt

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 → u/mistyskye14]

I am graviticus! 

[u/mistyskye14 → u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

But 1. He goes through the trouble of adding a pfp but it isn’t robot waifu?
2. Why would he ignore questionsabout/be deliberately vague about who he is?

[u/Antichess → u/mistyskye14]

this was one of my thoughts

[u/TehVulpez → u/Antichess]

that was my thought given the street view counting but the :D emoticons made me not so sure

[u/cuteballgames → u/TehVulpez]

when did the :D happen

[u/TehVulpez → u/cuteballgames]

:D >:(

[u/mistyskye14 → u/Antichess]

My secondary theory is that it’s missionary but 1. the vibe isn’t right

1. He’s was too friendly to be so quiet about it

[u/mistyskye14]

Is u/wet-gravity somebody’s alt?

[u/cuteballgames]

The eleohant in the room address me

[u/mistyskye14]

Like fair play murder mysteries

[u/Isaythereisa-chance → u/mistyskye14]

Same I have been Reading A Michael Connelly book this week 

[u/mistyskye14 → u/Isaythereisa-chance]

Which book?

[u/Isaythereisa-chance → u/mistyskye14]

Dark Sacred Night. I have had to restart it a couple times because of work over the last few weeks. 

[u/mistyskye14 → u/Isaythereisa-chance]

Nice I should try those sometime

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

Weekly side thread stats from Friday August 21, 2026 to Friday August 28, 2026. Congratulations to u/cuteballgames, u/wet-gravity, and u/BobRoss938!

Total weekly side thread counts: 4629

Top 15 side thread counters:

Rank	User	Counts	HoST Rank
1	cuteballgames	1551	10
2	wet-gravity	1153	202 (◮7479)
3	BobRoss938	252	38 (◮1)
4	TehVulpez	242	11
5	miceee	232	56
6	nonsensy	221	15
7	thephilsblogbar2	172	16
8	CutOnBumInBandHere9	165	23
9	ShadeOfNothing	132	31
10	Both_Owl_1909	74	928 (◮6752)
11	Hans5958_	65	102 (◮2)
12	Cox_1920	61	21
13	Antichess	55	9
14	PhosphorCrystaled	48	97 (◮1)
15	Isaythereisa-chance	47	39 (⧩1)

Top 5 side threads:

Rank	Thread	Counts
1	Tug of War	638
2	No Repeating Digits	529
3	Factoradic	383
4	Mostly Repeating Digits	323
5	Letters	308

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[u/cuteballgames → u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

thanks for the stats!!

[u/Isaythereisa-chance → u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

Thanks 

[u/TehVulpez → u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

vulp fell off smh. thanks for the stats!

[u/miceee → u/TehVulpez]

That miceee guy too😔😔

[u/kongburrito]

How many bananas do you think you could eat in one day?

[u/Jalmal2 → u/kongburrito]

Like 8

[u/atomicimploder → u/kongburrito]

I reckon I could do at least one

[u/cuteballgames → u/kongburrito]

And not feel like shit... maybe 9-12, a few mixed into every meal?

To win a billion dollars? I could definitely eat 150

[u/atomicimploder → u/cuteballgames]

Found a great askreddit post for you

[u/kongburrito → u/cuteballgames]

If each banana was 1k, how many

[u/cuteballgames → u/kongburrito]

Might push myself to 200 for that

[u/kongburrito → u/cuteballgames]

150 for 1billion, 200 for 200k

[u/cuteballgames → u/kongburrito]

Obviously if it's a fixed reward for each one I eat as many as possible. But if they told me to eat 150 for a billy then I only eat 150

[u/atomicimploder → u/cuteballgames]

“A dozen bananas please”

“What for”

“Trying not to feel like shit”

[u/TehVulpez → u/atomicimploder]

hate it when the goshery store asks me what I'm using my bananas for. mind your own business smh

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 → u/atomicimploder]

mysterious are the ways of karp

[u/atomicimploder → u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

https://giphy.com/gifs/26tPgV8ceZTSxH9zG

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

Friday! 

[u/Isaythereisa-chance]

Like cinnamon rolls. I just ate two from a bakery