[SOC] Re: a little math problem

[Neal Enault]

Some jokes work, some don't.
   
  The Irish invented the bagpipe and gave it to the Scots.  The Scots didn't get the joke either.
   
  Neal WA6OCP, SOC #625

Peter Wollan <wollan at mayo.edu> wrote:
  Fred, could you explain the joke? I tried dividing by 3 for a while, 
and it didn't get me very far. Then I called on my SOC skills, and 
googled for software to do it for me. But looking at the 
factorization, I don't see why I should be surprised .... ???

Peter N8MHD


On Nov 6, 2007, at 3:01 AM, soc-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:13:12 -0800
> From: Fred Jensen 
> Subject: [SOC] A little math problem
> To: Second Class Operators' Club 
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> Hey all you math aficionados out there in SOC-land:
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> See if you can factor 12,345,678,987,654,321. The answer will 
> surprise
> you, and is within reach of the most SOC-oriented ham.
>
> Fred K6DGW
> #633
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