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| Post | Why I dislike it |
|---|---|
| 36: A perfect square. | Not unique! Lots of 2-digit numbers are perfect squares. |
| 92: The atomic number of Uranium. | Every number is some element’s atomic number. |
| 87: the sum of the squares of the first four prime numbers: 87 = 22 + 32 + 52 + 72. | Kind of interesting, but it doesn’t ground 87 in the real world—it just turns it into more numbers. Mathematical facts can be fine, as long as they don’t feel too arbitrary. |
| 74: July 4, Independence Day. | No one actually thinks of independence day as "seven-four". |
| 84: A reference to George Orwell’s novel 1984. | No one actually thinks of 1984 as "84". In fact, I’m not sure there are any years commonly known as their 2-digit abbreviations. |
| 58 Minutes pour Vivre by Le Matos | I’m a being a hipster and no one has heard of this song. (It’s good, though. Go listen to it.) |
| 14: The age when I started taking Spanish classes, so I had to say "Yo tengo catorce años". | I won’t totally rule out personal stories, but they have to be more interesting than this! (Still, it’s good to have your own personal mnemonics.) |
Final word: if you’re on the fence about whether your post is good enough, it’s probably fine. This works on the same principle as worrying that you might be a psychopath.
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