Tuesday, August 10, 2010

I've never known anybody who keeps cheese in his pocket.

That's what they were saying at work today.

My question is: How would you know? If the cheese is in his pocket you would only know about it if he chose to show you.

Oh, by the way, I DO keep cheese in my pocket. Sliced cheese. It's flat, so it's perfect for transporting in a pocket. And the warmth of your body heats the cheese so it's nice and tasty when you finally eat it. Some days before I make a sandwich I will stick a slice of cheese in each pants pocket. Five minutes later, they're good and warm.

Those damn prime numbers.

This upsets me.

The first 22 primes:
2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37
41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79

Sums of the first primes.
They seem to follow a rule that
they alternate between a sum that
is a prime number, or a sum that
is one less than a prime number.

Then it all falls apart at 19.

PRIME 2+3= 5
PRIME-1 2+3+5= 10= 11-1
PRIME 2+3+5+7= 17
PRIME-1 2+3+5+7+11= 28= 29-1
PRIME 2+3+5+7+11+13= 41
PRIME-1 2+3+5+7+11+13+17= 58= 59-1
7 X 11 2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19= 77