Friday, September 24, 2010

A Universal Solution

In 1965, Dmitri Borgmann noted that this expression:
11 + 2 – 1 = 12
… is valid also when interpreted as a set of characters:
11 “+ 2″ = 112; 112 “- 1″ = 12
… as a set of Roman numerals:
XI + II = XIII; XIII – I = XII
… and even as a set of letters:
ELEVEN + TWO = ELEVENTWO
ELEVENTWO – ONE = LEVETW (= TWELVE)





Source - http://www.futilitycloset.com/2007/12/07/a-universal-solution/

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