The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Nothingland
Reload this Page Recreational Mathematics
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Nothingland Something about nothing - game threads, diversions, time-wasters

Reply
Page 4 of 5 123 4 5
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-19-2013, 01:38 AM   #46
classicman
barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 23,401
missa Zensum ... fer usir
Attached Images
 
__________________
"like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt
classicman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-19-2013, 02:46 AM   #47
ZenGum
Doctor Wtf
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
Posts: 12,861
"What, you don't recognise Latin numerals?"
__________________
Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008.
Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.
ZenGum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-19-2013, 08:47 AM   #48
Trilby
Slattern of the Swail
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 15,654
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenGum View Post
"What, you don't recognise Latin numerals?"
of course not! He's an American!
__________________
In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
Trilby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2013, 09:12 PM   #49
toranokaze
I'm still a jerk
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Little Mexico
Posts: 1,817
Americans know what Romain numerals are; how else do you think we know which Rocky squeal is which?
__________________
"Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa

It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge

The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.
toranokaze is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2013, 09:28 PM   #50
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenGum View Post
"What, you don't recognise Latin numerals?"
Meh, they didn't even have a zero. That's nulla good.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2013, 10:40 PM   #51
ZenGum
Doctor Wtf
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
Posts: 12,861
The zero is indeed a brilliant invention.

Which reminds me, why is Halloween equal to Christmas?
__________________
Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008.
Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.
ZenGum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2013, 11:09 PM   #52
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Quote:
We have Christmas on 25 December. Let’s put that here:
DEC 25
= 25 [let's focus on the day, ok?]
= 24 + 1 [it's obvious I know...]
= (8^1) * 3 + (8^0) * 1 [some fancy arithmetic]
= 31 [of base 8. Much easier to work with than base 3]
= OCT 31 [let's use the short form of octal]

Wait a minute, OCT 31 looks awfully familiar… Hey it’s Halloween, which falls on 31 October! Thus is Christmas equal to Halloween.
My Google skills are almost as good as 3foot's.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2013, 11:16 PM   #53
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Here's a good one. And solution.
Attached Images
 
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-26-2013, 08:19 AM   #54
Griff
still says videotape
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 26,813
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenGum View Post
The zero is indeed a brilliant invention.
An invention of pessimists.
__________________
If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Griff is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-26-2013, 08:24 AM   #55
Trilby
Slattern of the Swail
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 15,654
Quote:
Originally Posted by Griff View Post
An invention of pessimists.
Not quite.

Let's say you have zero cancer. That would be good, right?

Or zero court summons, or zero traffic tickets...

I could go on you know.
__________________
In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
Trilby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-26-2013, 08:25 AM   #56
Trilby
Slattern of the Swail
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 15,654
Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
My Google skills are almost as good as 3foot's.
I don't understand this...I mean your answer. I don't get it. What's with all the magic symbols, etc?

Why IS Christmas like Halloween? All your mathematics don't tell me a thing.
__________________
In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
Trilby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-26-2013, 08:41 AM   #57
Clodfobble
UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20,012
All it really says is that the number 25, when converted to base 8, is written 31. They could just as easily ask why is St. Patrick's Day (17) like Martin Luther King Day (21, at least this year,) or why is Valentine's Day (14) like Emancipation Day (16)...
Clodfobble is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-26-2013, 08:49 AM   #58
Trilby
Slattern of the Swail
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 15,654
yeah.


I really don't belong in the math thread.
__________________
In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
Trilby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-26-2013, 10:01 AM   #59
footfootfoot
To shreds, you say?
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet!
Posts: 18,449
But that's where all the hot nerds hang out.
__________________
The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs
footfootfoot is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-26-2013, 10:03 AM   #60
footfootfoot
To shreds, you say?
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet!
Posts: 18,449
Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
My Google skills are almost as good as 3foot's.
Wait till I tell you about the drag and drop image search...
__________________
The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs
footfootfoot is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 4 of 5 123 4 5

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:19 PM.

Eat cookies · Contact Us - The Cellar - Archive - Top

Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.