998,001 and its Mysterious Recurring Decimals

Alex Bellos discusses how the Incans used knots in string (Quipu) to record numbers.Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brillian...

There has been some internet buzz about 998001, so Numberphile sheds some light on matters.

This video features Dr James Grime and we mention the YouTube channel Vsauce.
James' website: http://singingbanana.com/
Vsauce: http://www.youtube.com/user/vsauce

Blog on the brown paper issue: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.com/2012/02/brown-paper-question.html