What number is supposed to be here?
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Ah yes, I'd say 2 is the most likely candidate
Edit: I'm on team 3 now thanks to radix's comment
wrote last edited by [email protected]Another argument in favor of 2 is that February 2026 has 28 days, so 2 is the only digit that would make the date the end of a month.
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I vote for 5 with a lot of missing dots.
If dots didn't move (they sometimes do) only five would have flat top and missing corner.
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5 or 9, neither of which show up otherwise, so we can't be quite sure which one matches.
1, 4, and 7 can be thrown right out as the dots just wouldn't line up that way. 0, 2, 3, 6, and 8 have other examples in the image that don't match the dot pattern.
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I vote for 5 with a lot of missing dots.
If dots didn't move (they sometimes do) only five would have flat top and missing corner.
There are no 5s shown, but I’d expect a 5 to have the same bottom curve as a 3 (i.e., flat).
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I’d say 3, except that the 3 on the line above has a flat bottom line.
If it’s also missing some dots from the middle, it could be part of the second and third columns of a 2.
I still vote for 3.
The 7 above is also missing some dots on the right, so there's an entire vertical strip of erased ink. The numbers are up to 5 dots wide, but the existing 3 only has 4 dots on the bottom. It's possible that a fifth is supposed to be there one spot higher, matching the missing number, but it just got clipped by the erased part.
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I still vote for 3.
The 7 above is also missing some dots on the right, so there's an entire vertical strip of erased ink. The numbers are up to 5 dots wide, but the existing 3 only has 4 dots on the bottom. It's possible that a fifth is supposed to be there one spot higher, matching the missing number, but it just got clipped by the erased part.
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I still vote for 3.
The 7 above is also missing some dots on the right, so there's an entire vertical strip of erased ink. The numbers are up to 5 dots wide, but the existing 3 only has 4 dots on the bottom. It's possible that a fifth is supposed to be there one spot higher, matching the missing number, but it just got clipped by the erased part.
wrote last edited by [email protected]That’s a possibility.
My other argument, though, is that in 2026 February 28 is the end of a month, while March 28 is a random Saturday.
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That’s a possibility.
My other argument, though, is that in 2026 February 28 is the end of a month, while March 28 is a random Saturday.
BBD (best by date) is going to be 1 year, or some other legally specified number of days, from the date of manufacturing/canning. It can fall on the end of a month, but not intentionally. 28-Mar-2025 was a Friday.
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I mean, it's good till next year, so does it really matter all that much?
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5 or 9, neither of which show up otherwise, so we can't be quite sure which one matches.
1, 4, and 7 can be thrown right out as the dots just wouldn't line up that way. 0, 2, 3, 6, and 8 have other examples in the image that don't match the dot pattern.
2 could match if the digit in question is missing dots within the visible columns, and 3 could match if the existing example is missing a leftmost column.
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Those printers have small heads and print (in this case) left to right. Most likely it is not missing dots in the same column, which discards the chance of a 5. I would say it is a 3.
If you bought more than one can, check the other ones, as most likely they are from the same batch.
From another angle: who cares! You ate it already, and the BBD year is 2026
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I'm convinced. I'm team 3.
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Best before date is not a used by date. You can eat something well after a best before date, it just might not be exactly the same as something “fresh”, but still edible. Used by is when there’s a chance for harm.
My vote is “3” even though it doesn’t match the 3 above it.
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The BBD year is 2026 and you've already opened the can. Man, if we were roommates and you'd called me downstairs for this...
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I’d say 3
and the 3 that is there is missing a three pixel vertical slice on its left side
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Best before date is not a used by date. You can eat something well after a best before date, it just might not be exactly the same as something “fresh”, but still edible. Used by is when there’s a chance for harm.
My vote is “3” even though it doesn’t match the 3 above it.
My vote is to taste and smell the fucking thing. This is what every chef in every kitchen you eat at has always done. That will tell you if it's edible. BBD is a suggestion, so a few months out of date means wildly different things if it's been kept at an average of 20c or 30c.
I've tasted shit that was 5 years past BBD. Didn't taste good, but didn't cause any harm. Trust your taste and smell to tell you what's bad. Evolution spent millions of years tuning your senses.
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2 could match if the digit in question is missing dots within the visible columns, and 3 could match if the existing example is missing a leftmost column.
wrote last edited by [email protected]2 doesn't match because the top leftmost dot shouldn't be there. If it's shifted by a column, then the bottom leftmost dot shouldn't be there, and the spacing isn't quite right, either.
3 doesn't match because the other example of a 3 doesn't have a dot in the bottom leftmost dot that's printed.
Or the whole thing is a misprint, in which case I don't think we can even figure it out.
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I say 5. Look at the 3 at the top. It has a flat bottom, while the one you want to know does not.
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The BBD year is 2026 and you've already opened the can. Man, if we were roommates and you'd called me downstairs for this...
...I'd hope you'd be just as curious as me as to the mystery digit!
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...I'd hope you'd be just as curious as me as to the mystery digit!
Pass the joint and
lemmelemmy have a look at it.
