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On the other hand, externalists, like Barrow, Chevallard and Penrose, see mathematics as culture-free, and tend to be major critics of ethnomathematics. With disputes about the nature of mathematics, come questions about the nature of ethnomathematics, and the question of whether ethnomathematics is part of mathematics or not.
Turns out you only need one logic gate to do anything. Narcissistic number: The pluperfect digital invariant says "Count me in"! Nothing-up-my-sleeve number: A number which is "above suspicion". Number of the beast: For beastly people bored of the number of unluckiness. Numbers station [Six bars of The Lincolnshire Poacher play] "¡Atención ...
[99] [100] The word "tick" is also used to describe steps of processing in apps and video games, for example, Minecraft servers process the simulation at a rate of 20 ticks per second, [101] [better source needed] while other games commonly use tickrates of 30, 60, 64, or 128 ticks per second.
Raising kids with a greater appreciation for differences can help make the world a better place.
In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...
Human cannibalism features in the myths, folklore, and legends of many cultures and is most often attributed to evil characters or as extreme retribution for some wrongdoing. Examples include Lamia of Greek mythology, a woman who became a child-eating monster after her children were destroyed by Hera, upon learning of her husband Zeus' trysts.
The perceived importance of learning the classical languages of ancient Greek and Roman Latin steeply declined thanks to the postwar Space Age placing increased emphasis on math and science, with ...
Eating live animals is the practice of humans or other sentient species eating animals that are still alive. It is a traditional practice in many East Asian food cultures. Animals may also be eaten alive for shock value. Eating live animals, or parts of live animals, may be unlawful in certain jurisdictions under animal cruelty laws.