On: Infinite Bang Bang

[vog]

Okay, I finally found a way that gets us one more iteration. The exact next value is:

168668479408755201

Assuming your approximation "7 Quadrillion" means 7e15 (rather than 7e24 [1]), this is about 24 times as much.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrillion

[shadykiller → vog]

I am still skeptical for this . . the basic approximation formula gives a ballpark .. and when I put 159 million in the formula it gives me 12640500079500000 which is 12 quadrillion ... http://www.tools4noobs.com/online_tools/number_spell_words/

Reason I say this is - let's assume all 159 million bangs are expanded then 159*159 millions = 25 quadrillion

[vog → vog]

Sorry, this was a mistake. The correct number is:

16866847940875521

which is just 2.4 times as much as your approximation.

It would be nice if somebody could confirm my numbers indepdently.

[shadykiller → vog]

Yes . .16 quadrillion seems closer