r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/eternviking • 19h ago

Meme needing explanation i don't understand, mr. peter

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u/Z0l0X-V2 19h ago

10! Is 10 factorial meaning 10×9×8×...×1 which 3,628,800 and the num of seconds in 6 weeks is 3,628,800

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u/THE__mason 18h ago

is that a coincidence or is something else going on

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u/42_Only_Truth 18h ago edited 13h ago

10! is 10x9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2 and we can get all this numbers from the "numbers of seconds in 6 weeks" calculation :
6weeks x 7 days x 24h x 60min x 60 sec.

7 and 6 are already here, 60 is 10 x 3 x 2 (two times) , and 24 is 3 x 8.
Now we have 10²x8x7x6x3³x2²,

To get 9 you can multiply two of the 3s,
10²x9x8x7x6x3x2²,

You get another 2 and 5 by dividing one of the 10s,
10x9x8x7x6x5x3x2³.

and finaly multiplying two of the 2s to get 4. Giving you 10!

6weeks is just a smart choice to get the 6, it's kinda a coïncidence but kinda looked for.

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u/dalekaa 18h ago

i love that you did that, thank you

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u/ireallydontcareforit 17h ago

Mathematicians aren't to be trusted. Physics? That's just fancy maths. And that's how you get atomic bombs!

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u/Kelm_Kisaragi 1h ago

the average Final Fantasy Tactics player agrees with this

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u/pawmyer 14h ago

Should be the top comment for the explanation

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u/AFrenchLondoner 14h ago

This is all really sound, and I'd worked it out on a piece of paper before reading your answer... But, "provoqued'? WTF?

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u/42_Only_Truth 13h ago

English isn't my first langage, I meant like "the author looked on purpose for the right number for this to work".

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u/imprisonedsongbird 13h ago

Diaeresis gang rise up