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Is 16 and 19 really that bad? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 6 days ago by blackwitch to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So, my good friend (18m) had a falling out with his ex (19m) because the ex bullied him and also because he is apparently dating a 16f, so my friend thinks he is a pedophile for obvious reasons (adult + minor).

I can see why this would be considered bad but also, when I turn 16, my girlfriend will be 19 too, as I am currently a young sophomore who is about 3 years younger than her girlfriend, a senior.

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

I thought this post was about the numbers and ... Well, I like 16. It's got a few neat math things going on. 19 is a prime, but doesn't have much else going on for it.

edit: I was thinking that 16x3 was 38 and that 19x2 was 38, which would be interesting. However, 16x3 is 48, which I love, while 19x2 is indeed 38, which is still pretty cool. On the other hand, 64 is fun, while 57 is super duper boring.

Maybe my wife is right when she says I'm neurodivergent.

edit: This is pleasing to me.

Sixteens all around

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Are you kidding? 57 is interesting. From Wikipedia:

57 is semiprime, a Blum integer, and a Leyland number.[3]

The split Lie algebra E⁠7+ 1 / 2 ⁠ has a 57-dimensional Heisenberg algebra as its nilradical, and the smallest possible homogeneous space for E8 is also 57-dimensional.

Although fifty-seven is not prime, it is jokingly known as the Grothendieck prime after a legend in which the mathematician Alexander Grothendieck gave it as an example of a prime number, not realizing it was divisible by three. The same error was made by another famous mathematician, Hermann Weyl, in a published article.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Well, certainly that was more information than I knew about it, thanks!

[–] elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

😮

[–] UltraBlack@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

AQ-50: "Are you fascinated by numbers?"

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

No, but I'm friends with them.

Apparently AQ-50 is an autism test. Now I feel called out.