Hey neat, my favorite number is on HN!<p>Here's an interesting video showing this stuff (And more) in a more user-friendly way <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlaUalgxqI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlaUalgxqI</a>
There is a detailed explanation on Quora [0] that I stumbled upon some time ago.<p>[0]: <a href="http://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-number-142857-have-such-interesting-properties" rel="nofollow">http://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-number-142857-have-such-in...</a>
Hahaha, I like how they include: "If it is multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, the answer will be ... 2/7, 3/7, 4/7, 5/7, or 6/7 respectively."<p>Was it surprising to multiply 1/7 by two and get 2/7? Has science gone too far?
There is a priceless video at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKPwZqUUrQo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKPwZqUUrQo</a> of the Gurdjieff movements, the dance at 3:24 is an expression of a computational process.