Road Sign Math » New Jersey

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Batona — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:41:47 +0000

It’s nice to see the site back up and running. I discovered this right as it went dormant and have been eager to participate.

These signs are found on Cedar Street in Millville, New Jersey just as one pulls into Lakeside Middle School.

Zoom of the bottom part of this sign shows an extensive array of numbers.

The math here is borderline crazy to deal with the huge number of numbers in this sign. Nineteen numbers in all may be a new record!

3 \times (26-17) \times ( (30-26) – ( (45+30+20) – ( (367-226) – ( {{6576-2001} \over { {{45} \over {7+2}} }} – 866 ) ) ) ) = (8+1) \times 3

Ahhh, yeah. Right. Let’s reduce this down and see if it really works.

3 \times 9 \times ( 4 – ( 95 – ( 141 – ( {4575 \over { 5 }} – 866 ) ) ) ) = (8+1) \times 3

3 \times 9 \times ( 4 – ( 95 – ( 141 – 49 ) ) ) = (8+1) \times 3

3 \times 9 \times 1 = (8+1) \times 3

27 = 27

Whew, that’s a trip through math class!

Woodbridge

thingles — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:57:00 +0000

Jamie Thingelstad found this great sign just outside of the campus for his employer. It’s great to see such wonderful math so closely aligned to other parts of your life!

Sadly, it took several times before Mr. Thingelstad noticed this sign was a winner. The math is very obvious.

12 + 20 = 32

This sign is on Route 1 in New Jersey heading eastbound just after Ridge Road. See sign on map!

Brunswick Math

thingles — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:19:00 +0000

Put two up for New Jersey on it’s first showing at Road Sign Math. Jamie Thingelstad found this second sign just down the road from Garden State. You may be tempted to think that Brunswick pool tables came from this region, but alas they are not.

The math on this sign uses a dirty little trick, effectively cancelling out the 1, but it is very much valid!

9 \times 2 \times 1 = 18

This sign is on the New Jersey turnpike headed southbound past Newark. The GPS coordinates are approximately N40 30 22.3 W74 22 34.3. See sign on map!

Garden State

thingles — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:14:00 +0000

Jamie Thingelstad, the founder of Road Sign Math, finally puts another state on the map with a recent visit to New Jersey. This sign was spotted nearly 8 months ago, but it took a long time to capture the mathematically significant sign.

Simple math here resulting in a prime number!

9 + 2 = 11

This sign is on the New Jersey turnpike headed southbound past Newark. The GPS coordinates are approximately N40 34 03.4 W74 15 19.6. See sign on map!

Ed.: New Jersey is the 29th US state to make it on Road Sign Math!