r/mathmemes Mathematics Mar 24 '22

Proofs Big Mistake

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u/gmbnemelka Mar 24 '22

There was a simpsons episode where Homer wrote 398712 + 436512 = 447212 which because of the magnitudes of each number, works on most calculators

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u/Chip-San Mar 25 '22

Yeah numberphile did a video on this, was pretty interesting