A Problem Squared cover image

060 = Cables Coiled and Water World

A Problem Squared

00:00

How to Calculate Bigger and Bigger Factorials

Someone used the one plus default calculator app to get up to 48,884 factorial and someone's sharp, EL501x, it stopped working at 69 factorial. We talked about how I calculated if Michael Jackson's hair catching on fire during the Pepsi commercial was the exact middle point of his life. Someone got a touch and said a friend of a friend was there. They were a costume designer and they were part of the crew when it happened. And they offered to put me in touch to get a more accurate time for exactly when it occurred.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app