The Best Number In The Universe -- And It Strikes The Bakken -- September 8, 2016

Okay, possums, as Dame Edna would say, this is the most important post of the year. Okay, not the most important, but certainly the most interesting for number theorists.

What is the best number in the universe?

Since you asked: 73.

Why? 73 is the 21st prime number. Its mirror, 37, is the 12th and its mirror, 21, is the product of multiplying 7 and 3... and in binary 73 is a palindrome, 1001001, which backwards is 1001001.

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• Sheldon: "The best number is 73. Why? 73 is the 21st prime number. Its mirror, 37, is the 12th and its mirror, 21, is the product of multiplying 7 and 3... and in binary 73 is a palindrome, 1001001, which backwards is 1001001."

• Leonard: "73 is the Chuck Norris of numbers!"

• Sheldon: "Chuck Norris wishes... all Chuck Norris backwards gets you is Sirron Kcuhc!"'

And what does this have to do with the Bakken, you ask?

Everything.

You will not see this often.

But here it is. Not photo-shopped. Genuine. Really.

Sheldon's Favorite Number, Big Bang Theory