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998,001 is 999 squared, so that does not seem very surprising

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by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Jan 27th, 2012 at 03:58:24 PM EST
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The real reason is that 999 = 1000 - 1 so that

1 / 999 = 1 / (1000 - 1) = -1 (1 + 1000 + 1000000 + 1000000000 + ...)

LOL

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jan 27th, 2012 at 05:52:32 PM EST
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