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Steven Stadnicki

Seattle, WA

Software engineer and long-time dabbler in mathematics; 11th in the Putnams forever ago but I've long since atrophied.
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Does the square or the circle have the greater perimeter? A surprisingly hard problem for high schoolers
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In the history of mathematics, has there ever been a mistake?
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Can a piece of A4 paper be folded so that it's thick enough to reach the moon?
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The Mathematics of Tetris
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if there are 5 points on a sphere then 4 of them belong to a half-sphere.
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Does newer card text on a Magic: The Gathering card override the old wording?
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Why can ALL quadratic equations be solved by the quadratic formula?
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A (probably trivial) induction problem: $\sum_2^nk^{-2}\lt1$
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In calculus, which questions can the naive ask that the learned cannot answer?
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51
Origin of the dot and cross product?
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Koch snowflake paradox: finite area, but infinite perimeter
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Multiple-choice question about the probability of a random answer to itself being correct
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Are there 300,000 items in the average American household, and 10,000 items in the average European household?
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Which is bigger: $9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9}}}}}}}}}$ or $9!!!!!!!!!$?
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How many digits does the integer zero have?
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37
Collecting alternative proofs for the oddity of Catalan
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What is this pattern called?
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35
How can I write the numbers 5 and 7 as some sequence of operations on three 9s?
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35
Can Mickey Mouse divide by $7$?
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Questions on a self-made theorem about polynomials
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Proof that $\sin10^\circ$ is irrational
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Proofs without words
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Is it true to say that "it's not logically possible to prove something can't be done"?
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Hole inside cube with tetrahedrons at corners?
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How to force prime numbers into a line?
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Why can't polynomials have negative exponents or division by a variable
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Is this of any real importance to the mathematical scientific community?
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If $a^3 b = ba^3$ and if $ a $ has order 7, show that $ab = ba$
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Why does the Fibonacci Series start with 0, 1?
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Why is Bazaar of Baghdad supposedly such a good card?
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