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The strange and fascinating number ‘Wau’!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLkou8NvJo
(Do you know what it is?)
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Yep.
It's an expression of reality without using Time.
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Nope.
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aga
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Yep.
It is.
[Edited on 4-5-2015 by aga]
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Totally wow...
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You need to change browser, mate! 
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Haha, saw this video a couple of years ago and tricked a good portion of my math class, spurring some vigorous debate. The rectangle comment made me
realize the first time I watched it hehe. Love watching Vihart's other videos too!
There really is no other number quite like Wau 
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Wait a minute: a basic understanding of limits helps a lot.
Isn't Wau just 1?
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At 2:41 she writes:
e<sup>2π i</sup> = Wau
Euler’s Identity says e<sup>π i</sup> + 1 = 0
→ e<sup>π i</sup> = - 1
Square both sides:
(e<sup>π i</sup> <sup>2</sup> =
(-1)<sup>2</sup>
→ e<sup>2π i</sup> = 1 = Wau
There are of course other, more basic ways to show that.
[Edited on 5-5-2015 by blogfast25]
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I just watched the continued fraction bit at the beginning before I facepalmed, not the whole video. It started getting repetitive after a while
(listing lots of stuff equal to 1).
It would probably confuse the hell out of a low-level math class, though.
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It's the Greek number 6.
I don't know where all the other wow factor comes in.
They tried to have me "put to sleep" so I came back to return the favor.
Zom.
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I have 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ed for the answer and got nothing.
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Quote: Originally posted by jock88  |
I have 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ed for the answer and got nothing.
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Huh?
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He googoled for the answer.
At the end of the day, simulating atoms doesn't beat working with the real things...
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Learning is learning. I don't care if he asked Jesus.
If you all could please explain what the meaning of Wau in this context is, I'd sure like to learn.
They tried to have me "put to sleep" so I came back to return the favor.
Zom.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Zombie | Learning is learning. I don't care if he asked Jesus.
If you all could please explain what the meaning of Wau in this context is, I'd sure like to learn. |
Wau is a nice, jokey hoax. It is simply the number 1, rewritten in a(n) intriguing form(s).
That explains also the 'interesting' properties like Wau to the power Wau to the power Wau - etc ad infinitum = Wau
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I kind of thought that.
I could say vou to vou is vou,
I didn't see where there was anything to base the idea on because I assumed Wau was 6 so it made no sense.
They tried to have me "put to sleep" so I came back to return the favor.
Zom.
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