3 is the lower number that could fit there. Other numbers could fit depending on how much erase there was, but 3 is the lowest, thus the safest guess.
The moment I saw it I immediately read it as a 3.
A lowercase 8
It’s a 3
That’s great. I could see it was a 3 but I couldn’t explain how I knew until I scrolled.
The pattern that the 7 above was also clipped revealing the edge of the 3 also was missed made it click.
Neat!
I wouldn’t have caught the 6 over there was clipped though. That’s some analysis right there. Thorough.
I think you’re right.
The 2’s, 7’s, and 8’s, as well as the letters B, C, D, and L are all 5 dots wide. The 1 is only 3 wide, and the 0 is only 4 wide, but each seems to have a larger gap to the next number. The punctuation (colon and period) seems to be 2 dots wide with significant spacing around them. That suggests this font is a monospaced font with each character 5 dots wide, spaced 2 dots apart.
So it makes sense for 3 to use all 5 dots of width. And the one unambiguous 3 we see is 4 dots wide, placed in a spot approximately one dot too far right. The way you’ve filled in the 3 makes the most sense, and leads to the straightforward conclusion that the unidentified character is a 3.
That’s a fucking J lmao
Ah yes, the 29th of OJ
It is a 5.
Nothing left to guess. All others can be ruled out with the dots that we actually see.
2 can be ruled out because there is one dot wrong in the upper left corner.
3 can be ruled out because there is one dot wrong in the lower left corner.
7 can be ruled out because there is one dot wrong in the lower left corner.
I reckon it’s a 3 and the other visible 3 has a column missing as well.
Bottom 3 dots do not match.
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I think it’s a 3, and I think the top one has also been cut off.
Nope, look at the bottom dots in the visible three. They don’t match.
It looks like it could be an 8.
No, it cannot be an 8 because of the dot in the top left corner. Compare it to the other 8 there.
The top left and bottom right dots should line up entirely but it’s a misprint so I don’t think an eight can be discounted entirely:
(I used a rectangle to overlay to show the alignment against a known straight line)
but it’s a misprint so I don’t think
OK so we need to align assumptions :-)
I am going with the assumption that an unknown amount is missing, but these dots that we can see are all in their correct places.
If you want to assume that the dots that we can see may be wrong, then I won’t discuss your conclusions any further.
They’re within the margin of error to be aligned as an eight but I dunno, maybe take this post a little less seriously and go outside? Yeesh.
that is a 3.
the 3 above has been cut off as well.
no other numbers are flat on top and open on the back.
Lol it doesn’t match the 3 above it at all.
That is becaus the 3 you are seeing also misses a column of dots on the left side.
All numbers are made up of 5 colums of dots, but the 3 you recognize has only 4 colums visable.
Ok I can kinda see that.
2 or 5. If I had to guess, it would be 2
1: no 2: Possibly 3: no 4: no - no examples, but I don’t think any format would have the 2 dots at the bottom left corner 5: Possibly - no examples though 6: no 7: No 8: no 9: No - no examples, but same reason as 4
The 2 doesn’t have a flat top. I say 5.
If it were a 2, I think the left side of the 2 may have been cut off
Very crude markup:
- Green: The dots I think were included
- Red: The dots I’m assuming you’re referring to (in which case I would agree with you)
- Blue: Showing the (extremely rough) alignment. Based on the 7, there’s a max of 5 dots across for a given character. Indicating there is a potential row on the left that may either be the actual left side of the character (in which case it would be red and you would be right), or it’s also a misprint (which then it ccoouulldd be green)
I would guess a number between 0 and 9
I can narrow that down to 1 and 9, because it’s definitely not the month of nontober
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I’d say two. Look at the two to right of it the pixels match
But another 2 Pixels would be missing. The 7 above seems to show that the first two rows of those digits were printed completely.
I say 5. Look at the 3 at the top. It has a flat bottom, while the one you want to know does not.
But look at the 3 closer. It’s 4 dots wide. It’s missing the leftmost column of dots.
Oh yeah, you’re right. I missed that lol
Team 3 checking in!
I’d say 3
and the 3 that is there is missing a three pixel vertical slice on its left side
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!
Pass the joint and
lemmelemmy have a look at it.
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.
Looks are also important. Botulism doesn’t have a taste or smell, but the can will often be swollen or at least pressurised, so never eat a swollen can.
I agree with both of you
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
who cares!
Well, me
Well, then I take that back. We sometimes care about things just because it is fun. Sorry if it sounded aggressive :)
😘
You care whether something you already ate would have expired 7 months vs 9 months later?
From the other comments it seems to me that OP doesn’t care about the BBD, but just about figuring out which digit it is. For fun, I guess.