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Originally posted by joecct View PostBut back in the day, the Cosmos won the NASL. Does that count?U-A-A!!!Go!Go!GreenandGold!
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Originally posted by Jimjamesak View PostThat's actually interesting conversation to have regarding soccer history in this country. I would consider an NASL (1968-1984) Title as equivalent but some don't. It's kind of in the same realm of including pre-Super Bowl NFL Titles (or AFL Titles).
The AFL... that's tricky. My instinct is no, you only count the top league in the sport in a given year (e.g., the WHA can suck it.)Cornell University
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What's the better deal?
A 6 inch slice of pizza cut at a 60 degree angle for $1.30...
Or a 7 inch slice of pizza cut at a 45 degree angle for $1.60?Facebook: bcowles920 Instagram: missthundercat01
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Are that pie squared?
7*7 = 49*3.14 = 153.86. You're getting 1/8th of that pie, so 153.86/8 = 19.2325 in^2
6*6 = 36*3.14 = 113.04. You're getting 1/6th of that pie, so 113.04/6 = 18.84 in^2
19.2325/1.6 = 12.02
18.84/1.3 = 14.19
You get more pizza per dollar with the 6" pizza that gives you a full radian of the pie, but you get slightly more pizza with the 45-degree slice of the 7" pie."The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984
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OK, so the answer to this poser is fairly straightforward, I liked it because it was an interesting twist on an old stand-by.
There is a set of triplets that is identical in appearance in every way, so that they are hard to tell apart. One thing that does distinguish them is that, among Jack, Jim, and Joe, Jack and Jim always answer a question with a lie, and Joe always answers a question truthfully.
You see one of them approaching you. You need to find out if it is Jack or not, since Jack owes you money. You can only ask him one question. What question do you ask that lets you know which one he is?
PS I do know that identical triplets are extremely rare; this is a logic problem using idealized assumptions...."Hope is a good thing; maybe the best of things."
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Originally posted by FreshFish View PostOK, so the answer to this poser is fairly straightforward, I liked it because it was an interesting twist on an old stand-by.
There is a set of triplets that is identical in appearance in every way, so that they are hard to tell apart. One thing that does distinguish them is that, among Jack, Jim, and Joe, Jack and Jim always answer a question with a lie, and Joe always answers a question truthfully.
You see one of them approaching you. You need to find out if it is Jack or not, since Jack owes you money. You can only ask him one question. What question do you ask that lets you know which one he is?
PS I do know that identical triplets are extremely rare; this is a logic problem using idealized assumptions....
"Is Jim your brother"
Jack will answer no, Joe and Jim will answer yes.
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Okay. I am aiming for 1,000 miles running on the year. I average 35 miles a week, and am currently at 269 miles run so far for the year. What I want to know is this:
1. When will I reach my goal for the year?
2. At this rate, how many miles could I run in total for the year?
This is assuming that all remains well, no injuries, illness, etc.Facebook: bcowles920 Instagram: missthundercat01
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Originally posted by ShirtlessBob View PostOkay. I am aiming for 1,000 miles running on the year. I average 35 miles a week, and am currently at 269 miles run so far for the year. What I want to know is this:
1. When will I reach my goal for the year?
2. At this rate, how many miles could I run in total for the year?
This is assuming that all remains well, no injuries, illness, etc.
Continuing that 35 miles / week pace all year brings you to 1,809 miles by the end of Saturday, 12/30/2017."Hope is a good thing; maybe the best of things."
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"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." -- W. B. Yeats
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I saw this one right away, but really had to grapple with where the "error" was.
Three guys (or gals) walk into a hotel and ask for a room.
The manager tells them the bill will be $30. The three guests decide to split the bill evenly - each pays $10. They go up to their rooms.
A couple hours later the manager realizes he screwed up, the bill should only have been $25. He calls over his bellhop, hands him $5, and tells him to take the money up to the three guests.
The bellhop realizes there's no way to divide $5 evenly among three people, and the guests are none the wiser, so he decides to give them each $1 and keep the remaining $2 for himself as a tip. He goes up and gives each guest $1 and puts $2 in his pocket.
Each of the three guests has now paid $9 for the room, for a total of $27. The bellhop has $2. That accounts for $29. Where is the missing dollar?
There isn't one. The guests have paid $27. The manager is up $25 and the bellhop is up $2. We're all square.
The "error" is at the very end of the problem. When I mention the bellhop's $2 tip, I'm really counting it twice. (For the accounting geeks, I'm adding debits and credits.) The $27 (formerly $30) the guests are out already accounts for it.
Alternatively, you can think of the tip as being in the $5 the manager gave to the bellhop - that's $25 for the manager, $3 for the guests, and $2 for the bellhop, all $30 is accounted for.
Imagine if the room had only cost $10, and the manager gave $20 back to the bellhop to take to the guests. He gives them each $1 and keeps $17 for himself. Guests have paid $27, bellhop kept $17, that's $44 which has nothing to do with anything. The $29 is a red herring.Michigan Tech Huskies Pep Band: There's No Use Trying To Talk. No Human Sound Can Stand Up To This. Loud Enough To Knock You Down.
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Originally posted by Twitch Boy View PostI saw this one right away, but really had to grapple with where the "error" was.
Three guys (or gals) walk into a hotel and ask for a room.
The manager tells them the bill will be $30. The three guests decide to split the bill evenly - each pays $10. They go up to their rooms.
A couple hours later the manager realizes he screwed up, the bill should only have been $25. He calls over his bellhop, hands him $5, and tells him to take the money up to the three guests.
The bellhop realizes there's no way to divide $5 evenly among three people, and the guests are none the wiser, so he decides to give them each $1 and keep the remaining $2 for himself as a tip. He goes up and gives each guest $1 and puts $2 in his pocket.
Each of the three guests has now paid $9 for the room, for a total of $27. The bellhop has $2. That accounts for $29. Where is the missing dollar?
There isn't one. The guests have paid $27. The manager is up $25 and the bellhop is up $2. We're all square.
The "error" is at the very end of the problem. When I mention the bellhop's $2 tip, I'm really counting it twice. (For the accounting geeks, I'm adding debits and credits.) The $27 (formerly $30) the guests are out already accounts for it.
Alternatively, you can think of the tip as being in the $5 the manager gave to the bellhop - that's $25 for the manager, $3 for the guests, and $2 for the bellhop, all $30 is accounted for.
Imagine if the room had only cost $10, and the manager gave $20 back to the bellhop to take to the guests. He gives them each $1 and keeps $17 for himself. Guests have paid $27, bellhop kept $17, that's $44 which has nothing to do with anything. The $29 is a red herring.
1. Hey, yeah, where did the extra dollar go? (2 minutes)
2. Oh, I see the problem, but how would I explain it? (5 minutes)
3. Certainty of the explanation after which I can't see how I was even confused in the first place.
That was a fun little examination of how the brain works. Very nice!Cornell University
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Originally posted by Kepler View PostI had the same experience. It's funny because I went through 3 phases:
1. Hey, yeah, where did the extra dollar go? (2 minutes)
2. Oh, I see the problem, but how would I explain it? (5 minutes)
3. Certainty of the explanation after which I can't see how I was even confused in the first place.
That was a fun little examination of how the brain works. Very nice!
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Originally posted by unofan View PostThis one's been floating around for a long time. I might've run across it back in college, which is far longer ago than I'd care to admit.
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Originally posted by Kepler View PostThere is nothing new under the sun."Hope is a good thing; maybe the best of things."
"Beer is a sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -- Benjamin Franklin
"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." -- W. B. Yeats
"People generally are most impatient with those flaws in others about which they are most ashamed of in themselves." - folk wisdom
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