Do you sometimes get so bored that you decide to read something online that leads you to more information that again leads you to yet another sequence of information? And then you remember something that may be interesting to check out and after quite a while, you find yourself somewhere deep inside a rabbit hole. But there is still a lot of research left to do that leads to you just falling deeper and deeper into that hole…
If you ever have found yourself in such a situation, just a little warning - you may end up in the same situation again. One Reddit user recently started a thread asking folks online to share questions or topics that pulled them into the deepest rabbit hole.
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Bored Panda got in touch with the author of this thread and he kindly agreed to share more information about the inspiration and topics that pull him down the rabbit hole.
To begin with, the OP shared that he has been reading about so-called ‘perfect numbers’. To summarize a little bit what it is - an integer that is positive and equal to the sum of its appropriate divisors is called a perfect number. The sum of 1, 2, and 3 equals 6, which is the smallest perfect number. The remaining perfect numbers are 8,128, 28, and 496. The precise date when these numbers were first described is currently considered lost.
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He then added that he was curious why scientists have been so obsessed with finding them and whether or not there’s a real benefit or use for perfect numbers.
“It is the deepest rabbit hole I've ever seen,” OP emphasized. “So much time and resources are spent finding them, but now with AI things are changing.”
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However, after this followed OP’s curiosity about whether there are other people who are also in the same rabbit hole as him and decided to ask the question on Reddit.
However he noted that “It seems not everyone is into math, hehe. No one mentioned ‘perfect numbers.’”
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Probably most of us have that topic that we can discuss with somebody without stopping or even read article after article.
So what about you guys? What is the topic or question that pulled you into a deep rabbit hole? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Double slit experiment.
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conspiracy
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