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1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,2

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Originally posted by doodinthemood
1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,2
Next in the sequence is 8. It's a section of the decimal places of pi.

17171717171717171717171717171728...etc etc.

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Originally posted by doodinthemood
1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,2
The next number is 7. The 2 is an experimental error.

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Originally posted by David113
The next number is 7. The 2 is an experimental error.
Ah, like the engineer's proof that all odd numbers greater than 1 are prime.

3, 5, 7, 9 is an experimental error, 11, 13...looks good enough to me.

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the two answers given are very amusing, so thank you for that 🙂 but I'm afraid this is a logical sequence that you will have come across before.

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Originally posted by doodinthemood
1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,2
9....These have been the EXACTA winning numbers at the Kentucky Derby for the last set of races.

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Are those points in football?

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Are those points in football?
Ah, got it. No, it's not football. But it is sport!

Nice one.

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Originally posted by mtthw
Ah, like the engineer's proof that all odd numbers greater than 1 are prime.

3, 5, 7, 9 is an experimental error, 11, 13...looks good enough to me.
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Prime_number

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Originally posted by Gastel
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Prime_number
Thats funny......🙄

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Originally posted by doodinthemood
1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,2
special olympics math-relay, on counting to three. after twenty minutes this team won.

or
something like cricket with 35 being the next number

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He hit the 2 instead of the 1 key. 😛

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Nobody else? OK. The answer is 3.

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Originally posted by mtthw
Nobody else? OK. The answer is 3.
What is the sport???????

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Yeah Mtthw has it. Congratulatoids. Also thanks for not giving it away. If anything, the 3 confuses people even more 😉