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I have heard about this type of problem when I was a little kid. Problems like these stumped mathematicians for hundreds and thousands of years. I don't think that this or the other six problems are worth $1 million apiece. I also doubt that the problem was really solved.

Really? I have to see this... if it's stumping smart people, I doubt I'll understand it, but it's worth a look.

Wow, that's pretty cool

I'm still confused at what this project is, I even read the dumbed down version.

Me too. Hmmm, I could understand it... and the money seems nice... but that must have taken A LOT of time. Oh well.

Gerhalt

Same here. What is the actually problem. The dumbed-down version says what it is but what was "problem" part of it? Or is the solution a proof?

The problem is proving it to be true. So, the solution to the problem would be proof that the conjecture is true.

proving <me>what</me> to be true?

LOL, I didn't get it either. The question didn't make sense. They really should rephrase that... or maybe I'm just dumb. It needs more explaining for people like me. I read through another one of the questions... after that, I just lost curiosity and clicked the X button. Those questions don't seem like math as much as they do science.

If you had taken many years of theoretical mathematics and geometry etc, I would say you were dumb. otherwise, no.

This sounds exciting! Too bad I don't know what it is and looks too complicated for me. Oh well. :(

Wow did you guys see who posted the comment? Haven't seen him in a LONG time. Oh well lol :)

Gerhalt

That was so confusing that I got a migrane from reading it, and then I fell asleep.



P.S. Eric still has news posting priveleges?

I thought he always did... he just stopped coming for a [long] while.

no, there was an article a while back saying he retired.

Oh, that's right... now that you mention it, I do remember that.

I retired, too, but I still have access to posting news; in fact, I posted a news item a few weeks (months?) ago...

I'm technically retired, but I still hang around and pay attention to things that are going on. And sorry, no sandwich for you!

We thought you had "died", at least in the sense of the calculator world.

Lol...wouldn't it be cool if it had been solved by a supercluster of calculators!
The whole seven important math equations is doubtful to me, though, because I would think mathematicians would find important difficult equations all the time...

sorry for the confusing grammer ;)

Yeah, that would've been cool, too bad we'd had to split the million bucks by (tens of) thousands of people. ;)
Well, now that there are only six left, maybe they'll add another?

It's ok, your grammAr wasn't that bad.