Why do chocolate chip cookies have 37% (1/e) chocolate in them?

Re:Why do chocolate chip cookies have 37% (1/e) chocolate in... by OldSchool on Sunday January 26, 2014 @01:31PM (#7126147)

Reminds me of the movie "Pi."

"Max... You will find that thing everywhere... As soon as you discard scientific rigor, you're no longer a mathematician, you're a numerologist."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1IzNKIHhp0

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Re:Why do chocolate chip cookies have 37% (1/e) chocolate in... by mjn on Sunday January 26, 2014 @02:17PM (#7126397)

My favorite recent example of that: http://www.2014equals420.com/about.html

It starts with the curious observation that 2014, spoken aloud as "twenty fourteen", becomes "teen 420" in reverse. Perhaps just a coincidence. But then it further notes that April 20, or 4/20, is the date of Easter in 2014. Two coincidences! Now the numerologist starts getting suspicious...

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Re:Why do chocolate chip cookies have 37% (1/e) chocolate in... by wtetzner on Sunday January 26, 2014 @03:37PM (#7126755)

I don't get it. What does "Teen 420" mean? How can it be equal to 2014 if it's the reverse of saying 2014?

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Re:Why do chocolate chip cookies have 37% (1/e) chocolate in... by mjn on Sunday January 26, 2014 @03:40PM (#7126773)

The number has somehow become significant in marijuana subculture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)

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