Cheeky calculator trick (1 Viewer)

[sy37]

1. Get out your calculator

2. Know that x / x = 1

3. Type in 0.666666666666666 / 0.66666666666666987654321 (15 sixes divided by 14 sixes + 987654321)

4. Press =

5. Accept that your mind = blown

6. Re-evaluate life choice

 

[astroman]

 

[Sien]

wot is the meaning of lyfe

 

[Mr_Kap]

much rounding

 

[turnerloos]

1. Get out your calculator

2. Know that x / x = 1

3. Type in 0.666666666666666 / 0.66666666666666987654321 (15 sixes divided by 14 sixes + 987654321)

4. Press =

5. Accept that your mind = blown

6. Re-evaluate life choice

hence general mathematics class of 2015.

 

[anomalousdecay]

Arithmetic underflow ya nub

Try this in windows calculator:

- type nine '9'

- click the square root symbol given

- type in minus symbol '-'

- type in three '3'

- observe underflow

Welcome to digital systems! Where the limit to your calculation resolution is dependent on the architecture!

 

[InteGrand]

1. Get out your calculator

2. Know that x / x = 1

3. Type in 0.666666666666666 / 0.66666666666666987654321 (15 sixes divided by 14 sixes + 987654321)

4. Press =

5. Accept that your mind = blown

6. Re-evaluate life choice

Nothing mind-blowing, it is to be expected of floating point arithmetic.

 

[Zen2613]

How do your calculators have enough room for 15 digits ????