From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!jarvis Newsgroups: net.math Title: Re: Hairs on the head - (nf) Article-I.D.: pur-ee.405 Posted: Tue Jul 13 19:45:03 1982 Received: Thu Jul 15 05:25:32 1982 #R:fortune:-10100:pur-ee:6600002:000:615 pur-ee!jarvis Jul 8 09:42:00 1982 Here is one for you computer types: Take the number of hairs on your head; multiply it by the number of hairs on the head of the person next to you; multiply it by the number of hairs on the head of the next person; etc. until you have covered every person on the earth. What (approximately) is that product? Jamie Markevitch ucbvax!{atd!dsd,randvax}!fortune!jam ---------- You gave us an easy one. The product goes to zero as soon as you multiply by the numbers of hairs on my Uncle Sam's totally bald head Mark Jarvis pur-ee!jarvis