Hi Don,

I posted it on Youtube! You don't have to be an oldie to enjoy it. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFNmmqzQj7U

-Ihor

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> This looks like something I'd like to see but I don't have
> quicktime. Do you?
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> I remain, my friend, as I have always been and shall ever be,
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> your most humble and obedient servant,
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> don pfaff
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> Quoting ArPeEs@...:
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> >
> > It's a wonderful little movie, called the "Weird Number."
> >
> > See the link:
> > http://www.ciese.org/ciesemath/number_town.html
> >
> > Richard Strausz
> > Southfield, Michigan
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rex Boggs <rexboggs5@...>
> > To: math-learn <math-learn@yahoogroups.com>; AP Calculus
> > <ap-calculus@...>; AP Statistics
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> > Cc: Bernie O'Sullivan <bernie.os@...>
> > Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2011 6:08 am
> > Subject: [math-learn] Fraction cartoon - warning: for oldies only!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > For the AP teachers â€" this is off-topic. But, heck, read it anyway.
> >
> > I received the email below from a teacher in Australia.
> >
> > I remember the cartoon well, even though I only saw it once - it was
> > a fantastic cartoon. I especially remember the ending, where there
> > were rumours of mysterious numbers living in the surrounding
> > mountains that couldn’t be written as fractions ....
> >
> > Sadly I haven’t seen it for like 20 years+ though.
> >
> > Any idea where/how we can track it down? Anyone else remember it?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Rex
> >
> > From: Bernie Osullivan
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 2:49 PM
> > To: AAMT list community
> > Subject: [aamt-l] fraction cartoon
> >
> > Can anyone help? I’m trying to track down a cartoon from years ago
> > on equivalent fractions. It’s in the same vain as Donald Duck in
> > Mathmagic Land.
> >
> > In a nutshell, it’s about a town where only positive integers live.
> > No one stole because they would get caught as they only stole
> > according to their number. ie number 2 would steal only 2 of the
> > item, never three etc…
> >
> > One day, a half of something went missing…you get the picture.
> > Eventually fractions were allowed into the town by the other
> > citizens, but the half kept causing trouble, but people could never
> > find him as he would change into 2/4 to avoid detection.
> >
> > I hope I have given enough info. If you know the title and its
> > location please let me know.
> >
> > Bernie O'Sullivan
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