BritCom: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

[Darren Dirt]

This exists.

WHY DID I NOT KNOW THIS EXISTS!

Damn thing been around since 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Out_of_10_Cats_Does_Countdown

Etymology and Maths and British insult humor? SOLD!


Found because YouTube algorithm is WEIRD sometimes. Suggested to me one of this 8-parter:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Best+Insults+Out+of+10+Cats+Does+Countdown

[Darren Dirt]

Speaking of number stuff, did you know that after 2^28 there is a prime # +3 and another one +7?

Now you know.

https://numbermatics.com/n/268435456/
https://numbermatics.com/n/268435459/
https://numbermatics.com/n/268435463/

^ I found this neato elegant visual-maths website, as I was searching for the apparently-magic number '268435455'** that appears inside the Google Analytics .js file.

Because that's the kind of stuff my brain insists that I do WAY too often #WTF

https://numbermatics.com
"Curious what makes numbers tick? Numbermatics reveals everything you could want to know about the integers.
Discover the secrets of prime numbers and composites and peek into the hidden structure of numbers from one to (almost!) infinity.
We hope our experimental graphics and visualizations help users explore and understand how numbers are put together."


**(silly me, that's just 2^28 minus one)
(but, actually, it is a pretty special number -- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41972875/why-use-large-numbers-directly-in-your-code-in-javascript/41973003#41973003 )


( PS: I wonder, did Douglas Adams choose "The Answer" because it is what you get when you multiply together the first three prime numbers? https://numbermatics.com/n/42/ )