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Offline Iggy

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Re: Astounding: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12
« on: February 08, 2014, 06:23:04 PM »
Sounds like nonsense to me.
Adding to infinity?
And where would that end pray tell?
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Re: Astounding: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2014, 02:30:14 PM »
And I'd suggest that speculative mathematics is advanced mental masturbation.
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Re: Astounding: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2014, 11:19:44 AM »
Quote from: gertsy;759815
Until infinity? Could be a lifestyle.

 :knuddel:  Ha Ha!
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