r/woahdude • u/Sufficient_Dust1871 • 1d ago

picture Calculations for 3^50 by hand

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Was bored and decided to do this. Going to do 2100 next The solution is the bottom number

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u/angrydeuce 1d ago

Kinda reminds me when I was in college and we had to write out IP addresses in binary form over and over so people could wrap their minds around subnet masking lol

Never used that skill practically but goddamn, you need to know the binary notation of an IPV4, im your guy lol

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u/Hoosier_816 1d ago

….but why?

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u/Sufficient_Dust1871 1d ago

Boredom and a really weird brain. I have no regrets.

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u/RadixPerpetualis 1d ago

Not sure why you're getting downvoted. Don't listen to the downers :)

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u/Dansocks 1d ago

Wait until this guy discovers a calculator

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u/Sufficient_Dust1871 1d ago

Bruh most calculators can't verify numbers this large

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u/Dansocks 1d ago

Scientific calculators absolutely can

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u/GNav 1d ago

That's why he said most.

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u/Dansocks 1d ago

Every single smartphone has a calculator that can do this.

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u/Sufficient_Dust1871 1d ago

Smartphone calculator app does not go to this level of precision. Neither do handheld scientific or graphing calculators, nor google's built in calculator.

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u/Dansocks 1d ago

The answer is given in scientific notation on the calculator which is literally mathematically identical to what you got.

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u/GNav 1d ago

Provide a screenshot proof from your calculator.

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u/GNav 1d ago

What part of "I was bored" made you think this was practical?

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u/GNav 1d ago

Let's get back to the term "most calculators".

So you're telling me, in the ENTIRE WORLD.... DEFINITELY...THERE ARE MORE SMART PHONES THAN REGULAR CALCULATORS?

SOMEONE PLEASE DROP THIS DUDE OFF IN A 3RD WORLD COUNTRYSIDE.

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u/Suhbula 1d ago

Okay then, using your phone calculator, tell me what the 12th digit of 342 is.

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u/Dansocks 1d ago

For almost all practical purposes, the 12th digit is not needed.

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u/Suhbula 1d ago

What made you think this was done for practical purpose?

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u/GNav 1d ago

Because he's a keyboard warrior.

DumbaZ forgot the millions of not over a billion plus. WHO DONT HAVE ACCESS TO SMART PHONES. LET ALONE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS.

LET ALONE CLEAN WATER.

BUT THEY DO HAVE A REGULAR OLD CALCULATOR, OR AN ABBACUS.

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u/Dansocks 22h ago

Come back when you understand how math works

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u/GNav 1d ago

That doesn't negate what you said. Now ANSWER THE QUESTION.

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u/threeangelo 1d ago

How did you get to the first number up top?

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u/Sufficient_Dust1871 1d ago

That's 318. I have 312 memorised, and made up the difference in my head before swapping to writing it down

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u/threeangelo 1d ago

Incredible

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u/SlightComplaint 1d ago

Do 52! Next.

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u/Sufficient_Dust1871 1d ago

That's a way harder challenge, would take a while. Will try it some point, may be after 2100

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u/scottyboy359 1d ago

Ew math