Just got back from a great Hubski meetup with about 25 of you guys. In my dreams.
The most vivid part of the dream that I recall involved "us" in the parking lot of a strip mall sitting in folding chairs at folding tables, playing some games. Someone passes out pencils and paper, and says "Who can come up with the most differences between the numbers 5, 8, 9, and 13? It can be any difference, any difference at all." Frustrated at the open-endedness, I struggled to churn out "If you have 9 kids instead of 8, not everyone gets a slice of pizza," and "9 is the only number of the group not in the Fibonacci sequence." The girl sitting across from me wrote down fifteen differences. I thought she was brilliant.
At some point in the dream, we're all skiing down a mountainside, and one dude, rolling balls on some grade-A MDMA, decides to ski through a live minefield. Backwards. It's OK though, he made it.
There are other parts to the dream, but specific Hubski usernames weren't ascribed to specific dream people. There were only a few more guys than girls in attendance, maybe 15 guys to 10 girls. I guess that reflects how my subconscious views the demographics of this site.
Anyway, it was a pretty good time. Thanks?
I was the girl across from you, am_u. 8 is the only even number. Half of those numbers are prime. 9 is the only square. 8 is the only triple. It is also the only symmetrical number and it is symmetrical on 2 axes. (Cool.) 13 is the only one that cannot represent a month. 13 is the only one that is seen as unlucky. Arguably, 13 is the only number of the set that has any affiliation with luck (traditionally 7 and 13 in Western countries. What about Eastern? Hmm...) Clearly I am having trouble with 5 and how it is different though. We can keep going. I don't know. Do these "qualify"? Am I playing it right?
Depends on your definition of symmetry, of which there are many, and the way in which you're representing the number. take for example, this:
I'd say that makes 9 pretty darn symmetric, no?8 is the only...symmetrical number and it is symmetrical on 2 axes. (Cool.)
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Yeah, you're doin' it right, but you don't have the "dream handicap" that I did. You know, like when you try to run, or punch someone, and you just... can't? How crazy would that be if you did actually have the same dream, and the idiot across from you (re: me) could only come up with two differences? Everyone was remarkably well behaved in the dream, I think I hold the civility of this site in high regard. Except for that guy on X, whoever you are.
sorry dude, i had to blow some steam after missing out on the pizza.
Oh it was you! Civility isn't always the best trait to have... Sometimes it's downright boring. ;)
Nah, I've gathered from your postings that you're not crazy. That guy was nuts.
We should play this. That dream sounds pretty par for the course for the meetups."Who can come up with the most differences between the numbers 5, 8, 9, and 13? It can be any difference, any difference at all."
But there wasn't even any dream-beer! Definitely the most unbelievable part of the whole affair.
Busteddddddd. Actually, thank you for reminding me about it, I get more done when there's other people involved. :) I'll PM you soon!