Google's calculator function can't count.
Go to Google search and try it yourself before they fix this.
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Sunday, 24 August 2008
Google Can't Count
Google's calculator function can't count.
Go to Google search and try it yourself before they fix this.
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Yeah, that's what happens when you use 32-bit integer math (or even 64-bit floating-point). You think Google would've prepared for very large numbers.
very nice, lmao
Google arithmetic is a little bonus rather than a serious calculating tool, so I wouldn't expect it to be able to handle such large numbers. It ought to be able to recognise that it has been asked to do something outside its range, though.
Our local public transportation (Valley Transit) is linked to Google. When you put your information into the boxes, it links you to Google maps and then it tells you which bus or light rail, etc. It has too many glitches. It takes 15-20 minutes to get to the nearest bus stop. The google tells you 6 minutes. On a trip where you could take 2 buses and walk 1/2 block, it plans a trip of 2 buses, a rail ride and another bus then a walk of 26 minutes. Who hires these people?
399 999 999 999 999 - 399 999 999 999 997 + 399 999 999 999 999 - 399 999 999 999 998 = 3
BUT
(399 999 999 999 999 - 399 999 999 999 997) + (399 999 999 999 999 - 399 999 999 999 998) = 2
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