Bad Internet Math Propaganda @WrathofMath

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The beauty of numbers! If you multiply something by 1, it doesn't change the value of the expression! This isn't beauty - it's chicanery! We look at this piece of bad internet math propaganda and discuss a cute trick to convert between miles and kilometers using the Fibonacci sequence. #mathematics #maths

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0:00 The Propaganda
1:57 The "Trick"
4:31 Base Dependent
6:41 Some Cute Math
11:56 Conclusion

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$so, there are basically no fractions$