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How much do you pay Verizon for the wireless data plan?

August 5th, 2008 Posted in Physics Humor

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Last year, there was an issue with how Verizon quoted the price of wireless data plan. They were quoting the price as 0.02 cents per kb but charging 0.02 dollars.

You can read all about it here, if you are so inclined. But in response to this basic math problem, Randall Munroe (XKCD fame) wrote the this check to Verizon.

From now on, I am paying all my bills using complex numbers as the dollar amount!

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