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1. tazjin · 1789503947 · focus · HN ↗

   I don't think that this produces correct results, as it seems to determine whether each individual number is Numberwang. However, whether a number is Numberwang can also depend on the previous numbers in the sequence or other factors.

   So I think as it stands right now this model can only determine whether a number would be Numberwang as the first number of a sequence, but even for that I still wouldn't rely on this in the actual game show.

   1. aesthesia · 1789504789 · focus · HN ↗

      I'm also not sure that we know a non-number can never be Numberwang.

      1. ceocoder · 1789505118 · focus · HN ↗

         A non-number could be either a Numberwang OR a Wanganumb - this does depend on whether Yorkshire is a pudding or not.

         1. jmcqk6 · 1789509729 · focus · HN ↗

            It's not well known, but in February of 1983, there was a finch in the Galapagos that was found to be numberwang. And of course there was the famous incident in the 1994 World Series where a homerun was overturned because it turned out it was a wangernumb hit into the stands, and not a standard baseball.

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