Verizon Math

Gaara
Gaara Posts: 2,415
edited February 2009 in The Clubhouse
For those who don't go to Fail Blog...you should.

For those that do, sorry for the repeat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCJ3Oz5JVKs&eurl=http://failblog.org/

I LOL'd on this one. Funniest thing I have watched in 24 hours, trumping the Bale Out Remix. "I don't know I'm not a mathematician"

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  • mr smith
    mr smith Posts: 31
    edited February 2009
    hahaha thats great
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  • sophie
    sophie Posts: 511
    edited February 2009
    i found that on my flash drive one day. i have no clue who put it there but it is fun to listen to once in a while.

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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,425
    edited February 2009
    Here's the check that was eventually sent to verizon (supposedly). The math is over my head (the math on the check, not the .002 cents ≠ .002 dollars :) ), but the story's on the web somewheres... The memo line still has me LMAO.

    verizon.jpg

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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited February 2009
    Awesome. Not sure if they are different, but I believe there is another guy who had a issue with Verizon back in 06. If I recall correctly that one was very similar, but wicked long w/ lots of swearing.

    Guess I was right the first time, video has been taken down...yet was copied and reposted:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFJlgrtpGZY
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt1w4iRNWLA
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2009
    Awesome!
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited February 2009
    How sweet would it have been if Verizon got someone to calculate that nonsense and take the money from his account. That was awesome.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2009
    The last term in the check is a summation where n goes to infinity, so you can't really figure out what the final actual value is. However, as the denominator continues to get larger, the value of the fraction and so the amount you're adding to the value of the check gets smaller and smaller. And since it's getting smaller exponentially, it doesn't take long before the value of the fraction becomes insignificant.

    The check would end up being for around $24.22.
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    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2009
    Thanks Uber Nerd.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2009
    audiobliss wrote: »
    The last term in the check is a summation where n goes to infinity, so you can't really figure out what the final actual value is. However, as the denominator continues to get larger, the value of the fraction and so the amount you're adding to the value of the check gets smaller and smaller. And since it's getting smaller exponentially, it doesn't take long before the value of the fraction becomes insignificant.

    The check would end up being for around $24.22.

    I'm pretty sure the sum of 1/(2^n) as n approaches infinity is one (think about it - 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16.....). e^(i * pi) is minus one. Those two terms cancel each other out. THe check is for .002 dollars (.2 cents).


    By the way, just because an equation, especially a summation, has an infinity in it doesn't mean you "can't figure out the actual value." You can't use simple arithmetic usually, but you CAN figure out the final value in cases where it is deterministic (such as in this case). It's been a good 8 years since I've DONE any of them so I can't quite remember how to go about it, but it's possible :)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the sum of 1/(2^n) as n approaches infinity is one (think about it - 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16.....). e^(i * pi) is minus one. Those two terms cancel each other out. THe check is for .002 dollars (.2 cents).


    By the way, just because an equation, especially a summation, has an infinity in it doesn't mean you "can't figure out the actual value." You can't use simple arithmetic usually, but you CAN figure out the final value in cases where it is deterministic (such as in this case). It's been a good 8 years since I've DONE any of them so I can't quite remember how to go about it, but it's possible :)
    Yeah, good call. My math instructors (to say nothing of myself) would be embarrassed. Wish I had remembered my math classes before posting that one.

    After I posted that, I looked and realized it's not e^2pi. Thought that was a two at first.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited February 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    THe check is for .002 dollars (.2 cents)....

    .002 dollars (.2 cents)???
    Uh I am pretty sure, if you listened to the dialog, that Verizon confirmed without a doubt that .002 dollars is the same as .002 cents. Sheesh. Stop spreading false math.

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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited February 2009
    .002 Canadian Dollars = .002 American Cents = 2 Cuban Pesos = 20000.002 Yen.

    ... bah, close enough! :P
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