Two of the amusing things I did yesterday

[cnoocy]

1. Found an equation that will cause my cell phone's calculator to freeze and reboot the entire phone (Samsung Stripe, (2^1024)^1.5)
2. Taught Jeffrey Rowland the word "zarf"

Comments

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

I always thought a zarf was one of those bases with a handle that you put a cup into. They used to be all over the place many years ago, with those cone-shaped plastic white cups that fit into plastic bases.

Isn't this actually just a sleeve? Don't you need the base and the handle to actually be a zarf?

[cnoocy]

I think the base and the handle are typical, but not required.

[mrmorse.livejournal.com]

So, why exactly were you trying to determine (2^1024)^1.5?

Perhaps you should try calculating 2^1536 instead.

[cnoocy]

I was trying to figure out what the largest numbers the calculator can handle are. It correctly displays (2^1024)^0 but (2^1025)^0 gives an out of range message. (2^1024*2^1024)^0 is fine, so I was playing with powers and the phone froze.

[cnoocy]

Interestingly, Google calculator treats 2^1023 as a number, but not 2^1024. I'm afraid to ask it about (2^1024)^1.5...