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... that they have launched a website to vent their anger. What is the origin of the term "cat's cradle'? Cat's cradle is a game in which an intricately looped string is transferred from the hands of one player to the next, resulting in a succession of loop patterns. It used to be a socio-religious activity carried out by small Greek communities in ancient times. On designated days, members used to transfer such looped strings, called cat's cradles, from hand to hand to invoke blessings and, bring good luck. What are mersenne numbers? Mersenne numbers are named after. Fr Mersenne, a 16th century Italian mathematician. They are one less than powers of 2. The powers of 2 are 2,4,8,16,32,64,128... so Mersenne Numbers are 1,3,7,15,31,63, 127... The importance of these numbers is that when a Mersenne number is a prime p, (the so called Mersenne prime), then the number p(p +1)/2 is a perfect number. Perfect numbers are numbers that are equal to the sum of their own divisors. All the divisors ...