Tag: math tricks

October 16, 2019 By Laura

Does 0.99999… really equal 1?

Does 0.999 (repeated) equal “one”? You might be surprised by the answer… which is “yes“. I heard this on a…

August 4, 2019 By Laura

A Simple Math Puzzle

Enter your answer in the comments. Don’t forget to show your work for full points… [colorvote id=”1″ style=”wpcvp-poll”]

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April 23, 2020 By Clifford E

Archaeologists Discover ‘Demon Burials’ In Cemetery In Poland

The team digs deeper eager to get to the bones they are searching for. As they unearth the skeletons, however, they recoil in surprise. What they saw shocked them all....

April 23, 2020 By Laura

Putting A Face To The 2,700-Year-Old Affliction Called Bennu

Troels Pank Arbøll, an Assyriologist, from the University of Copenhagen, sits back to rub his tired eyes. He’s been poring over these tablers for hours. The cuneiform characters trying his...

April 23, 2020 By Clifford E

After Centuries A Possessed Nun’s Enigmatic Note Has Finally Been Decoded

The nuns were frantic when they finally burst into the room of 31-year-old Sister Maria Crocifissa Della Concezione on that fateful night in August 1676. The nuns of the Palma...

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April 23, 2020 By Clifford E

Archaeologists Discover ‘Demon Burials’ In Cemetery In Poland

The team digs deeper eager to get to the bones they are searching for. As they unearth the skeletons, however, they recoil in surprise. What they saw shocked them all....

April 23, 2020 By Laura

Putting A Face To The 2,700-Year-Old Affliction Called Bennu

Troels Pank Arbøll, an Assyriologist, from the University of Copenhagen, sits back to rub his tired eyes. He’s been poring over these tablers for hours. The cuneiform characters trying his...

April 23, 2020 By Clifford E

After Centuries A Possessed Nun’s Enigmatic Note Has Finally Been Decoded

The nuns were frantic when they finally burst into the room of 31-year-old Sister Maria Crocifissa Della Concezione on that fateful night in August 1676. The nuns of the Palma...

April 23, 2020 By Clifford E

Missing Submarine USS Grunion Found After Almost 80 Years

In June of 1942, the submarine USS Grunion under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Mannert Abele, receives its orders and sets off on its inaugural mission. The orders send it...

April 23, 2020 By Clifford E

Grim Discovery Adds New Chapter To The Incan Empire’s Story

Scientists and archeologists in northern Chile have discovered several severed heads in what is thought to be an ancient Incan garbage dump. This, however, is not the most disturbing part...

April 23, 2020 By Laura

How to improve your odds at the casino: The Gambler’s Fallacy

Imagine you are at a Las Vegas casino and you're approaching the roulette table. You notice that the last eight numbers were black... so you think to yourself, "Holy smokes,...