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Not science, but Mathematics - That there are more ways to arrange a deck of 52 cards than seconds that have elapsed since the big bang took place. Thousands o
by ffpip 6y ago
Not science, but Mathematics - That there are more ways to arrange a deck of 52 cards than seconds that have elapsed since the big bang took place.
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- akmarinov 6y agoAlso chances are that no one has shuffled a deck in the same order as someone else has, ever in history.
- edanm 6y agoThis one gets me too. It's so counterintuitive to me. (Caveat: this is assuming people shuffle well, which of course most people don't, therefore in fact people probably have shuffled to the same state).
- pks016 6y agoFrom last few days I have been watching cards videos from numberphile. It's so fun and interesting.