The Freaky World Of Math

My intention with this blog is to share some of the more interesting curiosities of math. Often in the form of mathematical puzzles, riddles or paradoxes. Some can be applied to the real world, showing that all is not always what it seems. I'll include a calculation now and then but will keep it light — heck I'm far from a math wizz myself.

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Concepts

The Bottle Imp
The Coastline Paradox
The Diagonal Paradox
The Highest Number
The Impossible Vuvuzela
The Infinite Hotel
The Mind Reader, Part II
The Prediction
The Supertask
The Uncountable Hotel
The Unexpected Hanging
The Unwinnable Game

Counter-intuitive

The Ant On An Elastic Rope
The Birthday Paradox
The Exponential Folding
The First-Digit Law
The Monthy Hall Problem
The Pigeonhole Principle
The Prosecutor's Fallacy
The Sleep Experiment
The Statistical Anomaly
The String Around The World
The Three Strange Statistics

Puzzle/riddle

The 10 Prisoners And The 1000 Bottles Of Wine
The 100 Prisoners And The Light Bulb
The 20 Prisoners And The Hats
The Age Old Problem
The Coin Flip
The Counterfeit Coin
The Cube Dovetailing Puzzle
The Einstein Puzzle
The Fuses Riddle
The Impossible Puzzle
The Incomplete Equation
The Math Joke
The Mind Reader
The Missing Euro
The Mixing Problem
The Necktie Paradox
The Rickety Bridge
The Road To Safety
The Survey
The Town's New Roads
The Triangle Dissection Fallacy
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