It was one of the great mysteries of the universe: what, exactly, is the opening chord of The Beatles' "Hard Day's Night"?
Finally and momentously, the mystery has been solved. By a mathematician.
(via Marginal Revolution)
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Have to thank you for this one, because I would never have happened across it otherwise. Just brilliant. And I wish people had made maths this cool when I was at school.
Posted by: Fred Hogge | February 28, 2009 at 02:17 PM