Your Erdös number

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Here's my suggestion: Whoever is feeling the bigger guy, EvilYeti or Diamond, could stop responding here.

~~ Paul

 

[Martin]

Here's my suggestion: Whoever is feeling the bigger guy, EvilYeti or Diamond, could stop responding here

Alternatively, they could both tell you to go f*ck yourself. Care for a little wager?

 

[Tez]

...one of my best friends actually invented the whole thing?

I'm curious, who did invent the Erd\"os number EY?

 

[EvilYeti]

I'm curious, who did invent the Erd\"os number EY?

Ron Graham

 

[ceptimus]

Of 'Graham's number' fame. So you have a Graham number of 1

 

[EvilYeti]

Of 'Graham's number' fame. So you have a Graham number of 1

Not quite, Graham's number has a different meaning. It's the largest number ever used in a mathematical proof.

Graham's Number

 

[ceptimus]

I know. I read about it in one of Gardner's books. It was (maybe still is) the largest number ever used in a mathematical proof, and can only be written down using a special notation!

 

[EvilYeti]

I know. I read about it in one of Gardner's books. It was (maybe still is) the largest number ever used in a mathematical proof, and can only be written down using a special notation!

According to Guinness the record still stands. Here's the number in its special notation.

 

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Tez said:

Erd\"os number

You've got TeX on the brain, Tez.

I didn't know about Graham's number. Cool!

So far, I'm impressed with myself for being the only one who can determine his Erdös number n, n not infinite.

~~ Paul

 

[xouper]

EvilYeti: So its my fault for posting a "perfect" setup now?

No, I didn't say that at all. What I did say, as anyone can verify, is that Diamond's attack on you in this thread was unprovoked.