Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Why people hate the number 745



On a lighter note (and, boy, don't we need it!), The Infinite Monkey Cage returned for its tenth series this week. 

It talked maths, and was funny and fascinating. 

I could transcribe some of the most interesting bits - the mathematical bits - but I won't. Instead, I'll just transcribe a couple of the audience's answers at the end of the programme, both based on the question, "What is your least favourite number, and why?": 
Answer 1: "3.141592653589793238462643383279...because it reminds me of food, and I am on a diet."
Answer 2: "7.45. Thought for the Day".
That last one got the biggest laugh of the entire show.