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| − | {{w|Floating Points}} are numbers written in {{w|Scientific Notation}}, rounded to fit. They are often used for very large/small numbers, where writing the full number would get incredibly | + | {{w|Floating Points}} are numbers written in {{w|Scientific Notation}}, rounded to fit. They are often used for very large/small numbers, where writing the full number would get incredibly long. However, the rounding required to make these numbers can result in quite big rounding errors, which is what the comic is about. |
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Revision as of 11:51, 3 April 2026
| Day Counter |
 Title text: It has been −2,147,483,648 days since our last integer overflow. |
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Floating Points are numbers written in Scientific Notation, rounded to fit. They are often used for very large/small numbers, where writing the full number would get incredibly long. However, the rounding required to make these numbers can result in quite big rounding errors, which is what the comic is about.
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[A sign is on a wall, reading: 'It has been -0.00000000000000044 days since our last floating point error', with the number in it's own box. Below, Ponytail (with her hand raised) & White Hat are talking, Cueball is working at a computer on a desk, while somehow levitating off a chair, & Megan is walking away.]
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Someone has to be first 2401:D005:D402:7A00:780:9D40:A38A:98A0 13:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- No, but someone has to be the 0.99999999999999956th... 81.179.199.253 21:58, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
In response to the comment added by @GSLikesCats307, "When the comic was first published the number was −0.00000000000000017 days": Perhaps Randall was just trying to make things a bit more realistic. I've shown a realistic example that could generate −0.00000000000000044. My experiments didn't find any examples that could generate −0.00000000000000017. —Scs (talk) 15:15, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
The day counter is now showing −0.00000000000000044 on my Windows 11 system using Chrome. Maybe the result differs based on computer/browser combination? 72.218.191.213 16:16, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
The April Fools dark mode thing was kept! Lets go! King Pando (talk) 16:25, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
This comic was published during NASA's Artemis II moon mission. Could Cueball seeming to be floating above his chair be a reference to null gravity? PDesbeginner (talk) 17:12, 3 April 2026 (UTC) Add comment
