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Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal on x 2.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-18 14:10:00 UTC
MATH’S BIGGEST PUZZLE: THE GAME THAT NO ONE CAN WIN
Imagine a math puzzle so evil, teachers literally tell you not to waste your life on it.
It’s called the Collatz Conjecture.
You take any number.
If it’s odd, multiply by X and add X.
If it’s even, divide by X. Then repeat.
Sounds easy, right? Nope.
No matter what number you pick, it always ends in the same boring loop: 4, 2, X. Forever.
So far, math nerds have tested it up to XXXX * 10²¹.
Still no exceptions or proof, just stress.
Translation: we’re probably too dumb for this.
Did you solve it? Congrats, you're the biggest nerd that ever lived.
Also, welcome to math immortality.
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