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Square Root Day (4/4/16), the Final Four and Opening Day -- sums it up today
The Plain Dealer ^
| April 04, 2016
| Brian Albrecht
Posted on 04/04/2016 9:26:58 AM PDT by Daffynition
CLEVELAND, Ohio – April 4, 2016 wins a triple crown in the department of cosmic coincidences.
The day marks Major League Baseball's Opening Day, the NCAA basketball championship and Square Root Day.
All provide potential fodder for math geeks who scrupulously compile baseball stats, slaved over Sweet 16 and Final 4 basketball playoff match-ups, and appreciate a date when both the month and date are the square root of the year's last two digits (4,4,16).
(Excerpt) Read more at cleveland.com ...
TOPICS: History; Humor; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 050525; 2016not16; math; squarerootday; stringtheory
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Nerds rejoice!
To: Daffynition
Thanks! For all the squares out there, it’s our day.
And I tweeted the link.
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posted on
04/04/2016 9:36:42 AM PDT
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
To: NEWwoman
Happy Day Nerd!
[I mean that in the nicest way...I love nerds!!!]
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posted on
04/04/2016 9:44:58 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: Daffynition
The last Real Square root day was 12/12/144.
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posted on
04/04/2016 9:45:41 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Congratulations on currently being post 4 of 4!
To: dfwgator
Well POOSH! I'm taking back your prize. PFFFT!
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posted on
04/04/2016 9:50:43 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: dfwgator
Sorry ... now you are 4 of 6 ... :-)
To: dfwgator
But did it coincide with the Sweet 16 and the Final 4 basketball playoff match-ups?
EH?
Goofball!
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posted on
04/04/2016 9:52:42 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: Daffynition
Not only MLB, NCAA and SRD, today marks exactly 6 more months to Good Buddy Day (Ten four, good buddy!)
To: SFConservative
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:00:57 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: SFConservative
Don't overlook Romeo & Juliet Day. *Where 4 art thou?* :)
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:03:53 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:04:56 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.)
To: dfwgator
Well, not too many people remember Dec.12, 144 AD. LOL.
To: Daffynition
Opening Day and the Start of Masters Week.
Go Nats!
Go Jordan Spieth!
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:07:37 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
To: Lazamataz
Rooting is how you always get in trouble. :)
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:13:29 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: SFConservative
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:16:33 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: pgkdan
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:19:42 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
04/04/2016 10:21:39 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
To: All
Sorry, but wasn’t 2/4/16 a more plausible square root day?
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posted on
04/04/2016 12:01:41 PM PDT
by
Peter ODonnell
(The trump-cruz shall sound and the dead shall be raised Unrepublican)
To: Daffynition; 6SJ7; AdmSmith; AFPhys; Arkinsaw; allmost; aristotleman; autumnraine; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
04/04/2016 2:20:43 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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