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		Izkata on Dec 6, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘Outsiders’ Crack 50-Year-Old Math Problem (2015) Y'know, if you take "a few" to mean 3 instead of 4, then do that same transformation twice, it lands right on 5 years...

A_Person on Dec 6, 2017 [–]

Yes, great catch! Perhaps Tom said "3 weeks" to Dick, Dick said "4 months" to Harry, and Harry said "5 years" to Jane! :-)

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