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sonic wing Sep 5, 2023, 2:35 PM

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Prove that 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7... = -1/12

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Proof

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Any other proofs out there?

trail flint Sep 5, 2023, 3:05 PM

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sonic wing Prove that 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7... = -1/12

have you seen the proof that that sum evaluates to -1/8

sonic wing Sep 5, 2023, 3:06 PM

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It's -1/12

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Can be both with different proofs

trail flint Sep 5, 2023, 3:16 PM

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wat

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1d casimir plates in 2d space?

covert galleon Sep 5, 2023, 3:27 PM

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I love adding infinity to both sides

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anyways -1/8 proof >>>>

trail flint Sep 5, 2023, 5:21 PM

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i like this sum because it gives a contradiction that 2 proofs make different results

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which you can use to argue that both are wrong

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i am kinda disappointed with numberphile

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they put this fancy “proof” up and just convinced everyone that math is even more mysterious and incomprehensible than they thought

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the answer is infinity

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they should have at least made a disclaimer that “by the way, this is completely wrong, the answer is infinity, but -1/12 is important here, it’s related, it’s just not equal”

covert galleon Sep 5, 2023, 5:28 PM

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at least they scared everyone with infinity

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