jon_j_rambo Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Happy Kwansa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 You guys sure have mastered the art of posting multiple times without really saying anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Trapp Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Originally posted by rleete: You guys sure have mastered the art of posting multiple times without really saying anything. much like the general forum....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beginner's luck Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 rleete Didnt you even read JJ's post. Of course, they have mastered that art its the first "step" to being an "elite SC Oldtimer". *It means, being able to come here day after harrowing day and saying something, even when you've got nothing left to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hueristic Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Originally posted by rleete: You guys sure have mastered the art of posting multiple times without really saying anything. The first step of spiraling down the hole that which there is no return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 "Alas, Rleete, you have wandered into the wrong room if you are seeking profound thoughts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Originally posted by Hueristic: The first step of spiraling down the hole that which there is no return. Far too late for that. I'm already in the vortex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothing fancy, just Steve Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Going back to the original question, Kuni does have A right answer, but then again, so does anyone who answered with anything between one mile, the minumum, and three miles, the maximum (barring a drunken, wandering course by said messenger). With the information given in the question, and without knowing any relative speeds, the question can not be answered in any closer detail than between one and three miles. Any attempt at greater accuracy is simply a guess and possibly wrong. It would be like answering the following word problem. If a car travelled 600 miles in 10 hours, how fast was the car going at hour 5. If you answer 60 miles per hour you may be correct. However for all we know the car was at a dead stop along the side of the rode or was travelling a maximum velocity and screaming downhill. Therefore the answer would be anything from zero to the vehicles maximum capability. I can't believe I've sacrificed my lurking status for this and in few more posts I'll have my Junior Member status lost... And by the way, never pop off during a Division run and have to run around the entire formation. It takes forever to get to the front of the division. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beginner's luck Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Thank you NFJ Steve! Thats what I was trying to get across about the answer. Glad to see another "newbie" speaking up. Btw how any post do you have to do till your not a Junior member any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Trapp Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Originally posted by beginner's luck: Btw how any post do you have to do till your not a Junior member any more? I don't think Battlefront has ever disclosed the number, so people won't make random posts just to get to that set number. I wouldn't worry about it, I don't recall it taking that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Mine just changed the other day. I didn't notice the number. It shouldn't take longer than #45 or so ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Dave Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 As originally posted by zappsweden: My Answer: "The problem has no solution". Rambo, will u give me a prize for being the first one with the correct answer? Though Zapp and I seem not to agree On much of anything, In this instance, I must take his side. There IS no solution, at least, Not a one that is knowable Given our current circumscribed Mind-set. In the puzzle provide by jjr, There are simply WAY too many factors (... being a MATH exercise, this IS the proper term) Omitted. Here's what I saw, THIS Is what happened, and I would insist It is indeed A legitimate and perfectly reasonable Explanation. That mis-fortunate soldier got sick And tired of the whole Stooped mess, and dropped out Of formation. Assuming that the soldiers are ABLE To march in formation, They MUST have been in the Army Long enough to do so, Without wandering off into any number Of slant or skewed directions, well, This I know because I once had to do Similar sorts of sweat stuff Under wet-hot Lousiana sun Down 'ere in Fort Polk. (... don't believe me? TRY to get all of your neighbors in a one mile radius, say, after even ten days of intensive drill, to march along in orderly rank!) Now, ANY single person - for WHATEVER private Reason, deliberate or accidental, who DARES To depart from the conventional "norms" And restrictions IMPOSED by a crowd, or ANY briefly cohesive group, Would be either: a) Shunned, ignored, or Actually accosted. (... there are infinite possibilities, but since we are restricted in terms of space continuation, let's just go with the two) In this puzzle, I believe that soldier Would be ack! attacked! :mad: Since soldiers are necessarily trained To act as... one. It's how they remain effective, and, Perform their vital task - in "Brother in arms" harmony. Sure, it's a very UN-natural human Condition... looking out for the other guy Instead of being Self concerned. Sheer survival will do that. And, Since "survival of fittest" is presumed To have gotten us this far, Thus far, Well, That soldier would soon enough be sprawled On the unforgiving ground. Bruised and blooded. Sucking at boot raised dusty air. **(... IPSO, and therefore, going NOWHERE, not 2.4 miles nor one nor 3 nor nothing in decimals, in-between) You can RARELY oppose the will & wishes Of the masses and get away With it. Anyway, He would have awoken a bit later And a'wondered? Where at has my "company of brothers" Went to? Nothing now to do, given This strange but quite exciting Solitude, except Wander to & fro, Upon the garden Earth. And, so, he did. But it wasn't no garden, no, It turned out to be: 40 years! on the Desert. Like some other saintly Cat we have Heard tell of. Finally, He would've - by purest chance, Arrived back! at his departure point, And there - met That decrepit Drill Sergeant, Who would - he could do Nothing other, inquire: "Where in Hell! You been! You! Disdainful, disruptive, MALINGERING Son of a B**ch!" :mad: Hey Sarge, take you a large pill, One a' them anti-arousables Charming gal Alice recommends, And... chill the gills Still, baby. See, while I was out on Desert, I met some Ghosts of men, ah, "not solid dudes" In the mod way of saying, By name of: Heisenberg Karl Popper Thomas Kuhn Paul Feyerabend - and, One... "thing" that may well have been Some temporarily apparently appearing Demon, I don't really know and am glad! It was so, else I would ever assume that these Did not exist, since so many of the Crowd Has insisted it simply CANNOT be, Yet, yippee! Now I know they in fact, DO exist. Would have PREFERRED some women, But them see-through men Is what I got so let's Skip to the scat Cat's interlude, Yep, here you go Joe, THIS is a very abbreviated list Of what that aggregate said: There are ALWAYS "confounding factors." A person viewing ANY event CHANGES that event, usually In truly imperceptible ways That ain't hardly realized For days - sometimes - Centuries even. EVERYONE "selects out" unique and TINY portions Of the TREMENDOUSLY IMMENSE "Whole big shebang"... to observe. Most folks PREFER their personally perceived "Order out of Chaos," and occasionally Will maim or even kill the one who disagrees (... alas, this mindless tendency is increasing, geo metrically), or, As with our puzzled soldier, will merely Beat the hell out of 'im, either With cudgel or gun-butt or By way of scurrilous words. It IS possible - maybe one fine Spring Day Far, far into the future, That a "common epiphany" shall indeed Be realized, and, perhaps, Taken to heart. Until then, well Sarge, I advise: Don't give me solutions. Don't march me up & down like some Plastic chess piece pawn, And most especially! Next time I am lying on the ground, Bleeding and secretly soughing For surcease, or succor, or Manna, Do me a favor, eh? Summon the Shamans And/or Curanderos, Please. The rest of them faux healers You'll find tripping all over themselves Here in mod Med America, Can just... take a hike! LOLOLOL! And for sure, there IS such a thing As... love at first sight, Or... life-changing accidents, or Beginer's Luck! :cool: [ December 30, 2005, 07:20 AM: Message edited by: Desert Dave ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappsweden Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Originally posted by Desert Dave: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> As originally posted by zappsweden: My Answer: "The problem has no solution". Rambo, will u give me a prize for being the first one with the correct answer? Though Zapp and I seem not to agree On much of anything, In this instance, I must take his side. There IS no solution, at least, Not a one that is knowable Given our current circumscribed Mind-set. In the puzzle provide by jjr, There are simply WAY too many factors (... being a MATH exercise, this IS the proper term) Omitted. Here's what I saw, THIS Is what happened, and I would insist It is indeed A legitimate and perfectly reasonable Explanation. That mis-fortunate soldier got sick And tired of the whole Stooped mess, and dropped out Of formation. Assuming that the soldiers are ABLE To march in formation, They MUST have been in the Army Long enough to do so, Without wandering off into any number Of slant or skewed directions, well, This I know because I once had to do Similar sorts of sweat stuff Under wet-hot Lousiana sun Down 'ere in Fort Polk. (... don't believe me? TRY to get all of your neighbors in a one mile radius, say, after even ten days of intensive drill, to march along in orderly rank!) Now, ANY single person - for WHATEVER private Reason, deliberate or accidental, who DARES To depart from the conventional "norms" And restrictions IMPOSED by a crowd, or ANY briefly cohesive group, Would be either: a) Shunned, ignored, or Actually accosted. (... there are infinite possibilities, but since we are restricted in terms of space continuation, let's just go with the two) In this puzzle, I believe that soldier Would be ack! attacked! :mad: Since soldiers are necessarily trained To act as... one. It's how they remain effective, and, Perform their vital task - in "Brother in arms" harmony. Sure, it's a very UN-natural human Condition... looking out for the other guy Instead of being Self concerned. Sheer survival will do that. And, Since "survival of fittest" is presumed To have gotten us this far, Thus far, Well, That soldier would soon enough be sprawled On the unforgiving ground. Bruised and blooded. Sucking at boot raised dusty air. **(... IPSO, and therefore, going NOWHERE, not 2.4 miles nor one nor 3 nor nothing in decimals, in-between) You can RARELY oppose the will & wishes Of the masses and get away With it. Anyway, He would have awoken a bit later And a'wondered? Where at has my "company of brothers" Went to? Nothing now to do, given This strange but quite exciting Solitude, except Wander to & fro, Upon the garden Earth. And, so, he did. But it wasn't no garden, no, It turned out to be: 40 years! on the Desert. Like some other saintly Cat we have Heard tell of. Finally, He would've - by purest chance, Arrived back! at his departure point, And there - met That decrepit Drill Sergeant, Who would - he could do Nothing other, inquire: "Where in Hell! You been! You! Disdainful, disruptive, MALINGERING Son of a B**ch!" :mad: Hey Sarge, take you a large pill, One a' them anti-arousables Charming gal Alice recommends, And... chill the gills Still, baby. See, while I was out on Desert, I met some Ghosts of men, ah, "not solid dudes" In the mod way of saying, By name of: Heisenberg Karl Popper Thomas Kuhn Paul Feyerabend - and, One... "thing" that may well have been Some temporarily apparently appearing Demon, I don't really know and am glad! It was so, else I would ever assume that these Did not exist, since so many of the Crowd Has insisted it simply CANNOT be, Yet, yippee! Now I know they in fact, DO exist. Would have PREFERRED some women, But them see-through men Is what I got so let's Skip to the scat Cat's interlude, Yep, here you go Joe, THIS is a very abbreviated list Of what that aggregate said: There are ALWAYS "confounding factors." A person viewing ANY event CHANGES that event, usually In truly imperceptible ways That ain't hardly realized For days - sometimes - Centuries even. EVERYONE "selects out" unique and TINY portions Of the TREMENDOUSLY IMMENSE "Whole big shebang"... to observe. Most folks PREFER their personally perceived "Order out of Chaos," and occasionally Will maim or even kill the one who disagrees (... alas, this mindless tendency is increasing, geo metrically), or, As with our puzzled soldier, will merely Beat the hell out of 'im, either With cudgel or gun-butt or By way of scurrilous words. It IS possible - maybe one fine Spring Day Far, far into the future, That a "common epiphany" shall indeed Be realized, and, perhaps, Taken to heart. Until then, well Sarge, I advise: Don't give me solutions. Don't march me up & down like some Plastic chess piece pawn, And most especially! Next time I am lying on the ground, Bleeding and secretly soughing For favor, or succor, or Manna, Do me a favor, eh? Summon the Shamans And/or Curanderos, Please. The rest of them faux healers You'll find tripping all over themselves Here in mod Med America, Can just... take a hike! LOLOLOL! And for sure, there IS such a thing As... love at first sight, Or... life-changing accidents, or Beginer's Luck! :cool: </font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Dave Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Dave, is your post in fact longer than the One Mile Column in the example? LOLOLOL, ah, as I ever supposed, (... since I lived in that X-tremely mind bending place - for 4 years! Germany and France and Italy and all over the place I did go, though, didn't make it to Sweden, where they have ALL them knock-out babes, laughing & frolic and combing the ice out of long golden locks, too bad!) Them Euro's KNOW things! :cool: BTW, since you DID get the correct answer, I wonder? What? Prize did rambo send your way? An old, worn & withered 9 iron? That very same one he used When he once tried to hack his way Out of the sea-side sand At Pebble Beach? Scoring a perfect 15? Clint Eastwood watching The whole amazing! exercise From the top of the cliff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename Condor Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Right answer is 1+square(1/2)= 1.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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