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<p>155.33.133.52: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 3228<br /> | date = April 3, 2026<br /> | title = Day Counter<br /> | image = day_counter_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 319x287px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = It has been −2,147,483,648 days since our last integer overflow.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|This page was created -.000000000000000032 days ago. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> {{w|Floating Points}} are numbers written in {{w|Scientific Notation}}, rounded to fit. They are often used for very large/small numbers, where writing the full number would get incredibly long. However, the rounding required to make these numbers can result in quite big rounding errors, which is what the comic is about.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> [A sign is on a wall, reading: 'It has been -0.00000000000000044 days since our last floating point error', with the number in it's own box. Below, Ponytail (with her hand raised) &amp; White Hat are talking, Cueball is working at a computer on a desk, while somehow levitating off his chair, &amp; Megan is walking away.]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Interactive comics]][[Category:Dynamic comics]]</div>

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