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1. Let's hope aliens use arabic numerals and a base 10 number system

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2018, 07:17 PM

Nov 2018

Of course, if they're really advanced, they'd know that that's what we use. What would we make of contact from an extraterrestrial that resolved to the number 137?

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Why the number 137 is one of the greatest mysteries in physics [View all] kentuck Nov 2018 OP

Let's hope aliens use arabic numerals and a base 10 number system gratuitous Nov 2018 #1

The significance is based off universal constants, it doesn't matter how you record it Amishman Nov 2018 #2

137 in Arabic numerals... Small-Axe Nov 2018 #3

Wrong. Ptah Nov 2018 #7

Not wrong. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #9

Would you please go to Wikipedia and correct them? Ptah Nov 2018 #10

Perhaps you should know what you are talking about before correcting others... Small-Axe Nov 2018 #16

Arabic numerals - Numbers in Arabic Ptah Nov 2018 #18

so... didn't you write 136 in post 3? Chellee Nov 2018 #19

Interesting how the number four in Arabic sakabatou Nov 2018 #22

Many letters in the two alphabets are also very similar... Small-Axe Nov 2018 #23

Ancient Aramaic and Hebrew Sgent Nov 2018 #24

What I mean is that in both languages, four is "arbah" sakabatou Nov 2018 #25

Listen I am on your side on this thread but isn't that 136 not 137? grantcart Nov 2018 #20

You are correct. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #21

send 10001001 lapfog_1 Nov 2018 #26

what if there is an even more important number behind that number? marylandblue Nov 2018 #4

What if the number is actually a cookbook? MrScorpio Nov 2018 #5

A twilight zone cook book? n/t mitch96 Nov 2018 #12

I love this kind of puzzlement/wonderment... VOX Nov 2018 #6

"I got a tab on a liquor store--I play the numbers 444" panader0 Nov 2018 #8

And even more mysterious, 137 divided by 3.2619047 equals Buns_of_Fire Nov 2018 #11

Lol, dude! DiverDave Nov 2018 #15

I learned about Tuva because of Feynman eleny Nov 2018 #13

. dalton99a Nov 2018 #14

this looks like fun! renate Nov 2018 #28

Huh? StarryNite Nov 2018 #17

My brain rownesheck Nov 2018 #27