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#JustForFun #2048

This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.

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Comments

I finally beat it... after about 2048 hours.

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

hihihi. I gave here by way of @Peter Taylor 's message board.

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years, 2 months ago

Hello!

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

@josh silverman I enjoyed trying to enjoy your political physics set, too bad it was too deep for me though. Are you a political scientist or something? I like to see your real-world math problems, like this politics one and the biological system problem.

Justin Wong - 7 years, 1 month ago

I enjoyed trying to enjoy your political physics set, too bad it was too deep for me though.

that's sad! do you think it could it be written in a way so that you'd understand it or is it some kind of topics you haven't gotten to yet?

Are you a political scientist or something?

not yet, at least. i just wondered one day what kind of error was being used in a poll that was reported in a newspaper, then thought of the connection with stat mech and got it.

I like to see your real-world math problems, like this politics one and the biological system problem.

excellent. i have some on the way, another set sometime this weekend (about phase transitions?) or so and some lone rangers as well. thanks for the feedback.

Josh Silverman Staff - 7 years, 1 month ago

It is probably understandable to others, just topics I haven't gotten to yet. Keep up the good work!

Justin Wong - 7 years, 1 month ago

Hello @jimmy qin , I was wondering how you did on AIME?

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Justin Wong hi justin i miss you!

jimmy qin - 6 years, 6 months ago

bruh where have you been i miss you too

Justin Wong - 6 years, 6 months ago

@Samuel Li hey bud, are you going to State MAO?

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Peter Taylor I'm going away for a state math competition this weekend. I might not be able to access Brilliant (I don't have a phone or laptop to bring), but I'll be sure to tell you all results when I get back. Wish me luck!

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

Rock on man! We'll be rooting for you.

Peter Taylor Staff - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Peter Taylor Yay! I did reasonably well at the competition, and I made a set with a few adapted problems in it.

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Finn Hulse Lol why were you liking my old old old posts?

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

Bro, you have no idea of how many posts I like per minute. Roughly 40. I don't reshare (because of OCD), though. But yeah, I'm "like-crazy". Remember my note People shouldn't be so reluctant to follow/like. Yeah. Also, how'd that math thing go?

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

I don't reshare

Why? To me a good person to follow is someone who shares and re-shares a lot of good stuff. If you see something really cool, wouldn't you want your seven-hundred-something followers to see it as well?

Mursalin Habib - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Mursalin Habib – Dude, I would love too! I am legally OCD which means that I'm super organized. Which means if I have 100 posts of my own, and 2 or three of others (consecutively), I would literally pull my hair out! Everything has to be perfect in my feed.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 1 month ago

Bro, I feel you dawg, like homie, doe, I get your feels. The math convention was fun, and although I didn't perform at my top level I enjoyed the experience and learned a lot and look forward to next years'. Do you have a state high school competition to look forward to? Or something similar?

Justin Wong - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Justin Wong – Yeah bro, it's all chill here, I had State MATHCOUNTS, frickin boss-ness. I was swaggin' out with my homies and our team got 5th man, it was so chill. :O

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Finn Hulse – that's about as much swag as my chill boss can handle.

Josh Silverman Staff - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Josh Silverman – Ya doe I know got that swagg like a true homie bruh.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam I really like the concept of your Science of Apps! set. Are you going to make a 2048 question as well? Also, I think a better title would be "Science of Game Apps!" or something similar to indicate games (but that's just my thought). Keep up the work!

Justin Wong - 7 years, 1 month ago

Thank you! I am planning on writing in many other apps, maybe even Clash of Clans! If you have any other suggestions, please let me know :)

Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Arron Kau For your recent Condiment Patterns set, did Brilliant staff have a lunch party and you decided to have some fun? I bet it was fun to make the pictures.

Justin Wong - 7 years ago

@Jeremy Bansil ahh I just was browsing your profile and you like origami! Me too! What's one of your favorite models you've made?

Justin Wong - 6 years, 7 months ago

Origami? Sure...... My favorite model is Kusudama Flower! I also love other models such as Swallow Paper Airplane, Rose Cube, and others. (Sorry for the late reply.)

Jeremy Bansil - 6 years, 5 months ago

@minimario minimario I was on typeracer and saw you were 5th place on a quote with wpm of 191... Are you a typing beast or nah?

Justin Wong - 6 years, 7 months ago

nvm, I see you got 343 as well lol

Justin Wong - 6 years, 7 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$