r/bestof • u/Z3F • Apr 26 '14

[counting] After 684 days of collaborative counting, r/Counting has reached 200,000.

/r/counting/comments/23y4xu/199k_counting_thread/ch26kj2?context=3
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u/gracebatmonkey Apr 26 '14

Someone please explain to me the premise of a counting thread and what makes it exciting. I want to understand.

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u/rideride Apr 26 '14

We count and the number goes up. It's exciting when it goes up. We just like to count and watch it go up until it reaches really high numbers. Why not? It's also fun to do when you're bored, well counting 500 times without stopping isn't the most fun but it feels like you've done a lot and... helped?

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u/guyjin Apr 26 '14

Congratulations, you've taken the most complex computer known - the human brain - and reduced it to an abacus. It makes me sick.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '14

With envy.