# Re: Weird Numbers (#57)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-weird-numbers-57/49320>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 2, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-weird-numbers-57/49320 "2005-12-02T16:03:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![warrenbrown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@warrenbrown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warrenbrown)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-weird-numbers-57/49320/1 "2005-12-02T16:03:41Z")

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JB,

> please give an example of such a number. english is my  
> second language, and english math speak is more like  
> my sixth language or so (below german, Swedish  
> techspeak and english techspeak).

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Just Google for "weird number" and you will see lots of examples and

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explanations.

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- Warren B.
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**Author:** ![warrenbrown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@warrenbrown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warrenbrown)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-weird-numbers-57/49320/2 "2005-12-02T16:15:51Z")

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I’m sorry, my google was broken O\_o

seriously though, the lengthier an assignment is, the less  
misunderstanding  
you get. Never having heard of weird numbers before, I thought it was  
something made up by the quiz author.