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		tromp on April 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Finding Waldo in π > What are the odds? Assuming pi is normal [1], the probability of any bit string occurring in pi is 1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_number

kundor on April 1, 2022 [–]

But the probability of you actually finding where that string occurs before the sun goes nova is much, much smaller.

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