Say you start in English with a random number: 316.
You spell it out (three hunderd and sixteen), which contains 22 letters. Twenty-two has 9 letters, nine has four and 4 has four. In three steps you arrive at four and never leave.
In French, you start with "trois cent et seize" which has 16 letters. "Seize" has 5 letters, "cinq" 4, "Quatre" 6, "Six" three and "Trois" 5, which gives the loop 4-6-3-5.
In Dutch you start with "drie honderd zestien" with 18 letters, "achttien" with 8 letters, "acht" has 4, "vier" has 4.
You can do this for many languages. It's a way to pass the time when you're bored. Really bored...
You spell it out (three hunderd and sixteen), which contains 22 letters. Twenty-two has 9 letters, nine has four and 4 has four. In three steps you arrive at four and never leave.
In French, you start with "trois cent et seize" which has 16 letters. "Seize" has 5 letters, "cinq" 4, "Quatre" 6, "Six" three and "Trois" 5, which gives the loop 4-6-3-5.
In Dutch you start with "drie honderd zestien" with 18 letters, "achttien" with 8 letters, "acht" has 4, "vier" has 4.
You can do this for many languages. It's a way to pass the time when you're bored. Really bored...
The mystery deepens... I think. *MySmiley*
I have a fact.
- 07/03/2010 05:40:58 AM
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Awesome sauce, sis! *NM*
I also have a fact
- 07/03/2010 06:55:31 AM
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My fact
- 07/03/2010 01:45:36 PM
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what do you mean, "Disappearing number"?
- 07/03/2010 05:53:29 PM
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A "Disappearing number" is language specific
- 08/03/2010 09:11:08 AM
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I don't drink anymore but I have a dirty little secret...
- 07/03/2010 08:16:22 AM
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