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Posted by lpcguy on :
 
DeCODE genetics offers for the very first time to decode you genes. For a small price of $985 you can now learn where your ancestors came from, and your inherit risk to over 17 diseases. It would be pretty cool to find out where my ancestors came from but diseases ummm... I dont know man... I think something are just better left to the unknown. I mean what if you get the results and it tells you that you have a 90% chance of getting Alzheimer's in your 60's. So you spend the next 10-40 years etc just waiting to get Alzheimer's [Confused] . The way health insurance is these days if this catches on your health insurer may just require it . It does sound like a cool idea though if you have an extra $985 lying around.
Check out their website: DeCODEme

BTW, the company is public, NASDAQ symbol: DCGN
 
Posted by jordanreed on :
 
I'm waiting , right now, to get oldhymers...
I can hardly wait. should be a good time. Its everyone else that will have a problem. Leary said it was like being on acid.  -
 
Posted by jordanreed on :
 
Hey kids!..dont take drugs..they're baaaad.
 
Posted by lpcguy on :
 
I used to do drugs, I still do, but I used to too.
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Are you on them right now? lmao.
 
Posted by lpcguy on :
 
Does it matter?
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
I was just poking fun at your wording... [Wink]

"I used to do drugs, I still do,but I used to too." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by lpcguy on :
 
It's all good I know....It's actually a line from a stand up comedian Mitch Hedberg, he's hilarious.
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
lol...yeah... [Big Grin]

...so, are you gonna decode your genes?
 
Posted by lpcguy on :
 
Nah, I'd rather use the $985 on something else like a good bounce play, lol. My wife mentioned it would be great for people who are adopted and didn't know who their parents were to get an idea of where they came from.
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Yeah, a good bounce play. Turn that 985 into 10985 just need a little time and some nice plays. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by J_U_ICE on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by lpcguy:
It's all good I know....It's actually a line from a stand up comedian Mitch Hedberg, he's hilarious.

Yes he was hilarious. Unfortunately the drugs got the best of him.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10619222/
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by J_U_ICE:
quote:
Originally posted by lpcguy:
It's all good I know....It's actually a line from a stand up comedian Mitch Hedberg, he's hilarious.

Yes he was hilarious. Unfortunately the drugs got the best of him.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10619222/

Wow, how ironic!
 
Posted by J_U_ICE on :
 
Ironic and sad but not much of a surprise.
 
Posted by jordanreed on :
 
coke and H... a bad combo.
 
Posted by cottonjim on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by lpcguy:
It's all good I know....It's actually a line from a stand up comedian Mitch Hedberg, he's hilarious.

Mitch was hilarious, shame the drugs got him.

"I don't have a girl friend, I just know a girl that would be really mad if she heard me say that."
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
Greetings:

The Munchkin Man needs almost $985 right now in order to pay his rent for the month of December.

Otherwise, the Munchkin Man's genes may be headed straight to a homeless shelter.

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by cottonjim on :
 
Pawn your computer!
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
Do they have a child shrink at the homeless shelter?
 
Posted by Upside on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by cottonjim:
Pawn your computer!

Please!
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by cottonjim:
Pawn your computer!

But then the Munchkin Man wouldn't be able to keep you company.

What the Munchkin Man will probably wind up doing is getting a Payday Loan to pay his December rent.

The Munchkin Man has done it many times before.

Good luck to all.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by cottonjim on :
 
It’s a vicious circle!
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Do they have a child shrink at the homeless shelter?

The Munchkin Man already has a shrink he sees once a month for a medication check.

The Munchkin Man also has a licensed therapist he sees once a week.

The Munchkin Man also sees his state disability vocational counselor in two weeks, in order to help the Munchkin Man find a job.

The Munchkin Man's IPE is going to be changed.

This is an acronym for Individual Plan for Employment.

The Munchkin Man is also applying for Social Security Disability benefits for the 3rd time,
after being denied the first two times, and this time with expert and professional representation.

A lot of people are coming together at this time to help the Munchkin Man.

The Munchkin Man is truly blessed.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
"But then the Munchkin Man wouldn't be able to keep you company."

Oh, then, by all means, pawn it!
 
Posted by lpcguy on :
 
People who can't pay their monthly rent which is less that $1000 a month (god I wish I could find a place for $1000) and need social security disability benefits don't belong on an investment forum. IMHO of course.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by lpcguy:
People who can't pay their monthly rent which is less that $1000 a month (god I wish I could find a place for $1000) and need social security disability benefits don't belong on an investment forum. IMHO of course.

Greetings:

Let's get one thing straight.

You don't tell the Munchkin Man where he does and does not belong.

With all due respect, the Munchkin Man finds the opinions you have expressed above to be extremely rigid, narrow-minded, and prejudicial.

Your stance that those who are disabled and have limited income should be denied the opportunity to participate in an investment forum, preventing them from learning enough to partake of the advice contained therein, is exclusionary and discriminatory.

It smacks against the spirit of the American Disabilities Act. Access to investment advice should be available for everyone -- from the very poor to the very rich.

Instead of spitting out your sour grape seeds over the Munchkin Man's monthly rent, you should really give the Munchkin Man some credit for having the resources to find a nice high rise studio apartment unit for less than $1000 a month.

Make that less than $800 a month to make your dart hit closer to the bullseye. Now you can eat your heart out just a little bit more.

As it stands right now, the sum of the Munchkin Man's monthly rent, plus the monthly total of the Munchkin Man's copayments for his doctors' visits and his prescription medications, IS GREATER THAN the net income the Munchkin Man receives from his monthly state disability check.

The Munchkin Man hopes you never find yourself in such a situation.

If you don't, then please accept the Munchkin Man's congratulations and give yourself a pat on the back.

You probably handled your money better than the Munchkin Man did in your earlier years.

The Munchkin Man no longer has control over what he should and should have not done with his money in the past.

The Munchkin Man can only try to exert better control with his money during the present and whatever future he has.

There are times when life circumstances, whether they are one's fault or beyond one's fault, can come along and give a person a black eye.

When this happens, it is time to get back on one's feet, take any and all steps to heal oneself, regroup, take stock of one's circumstances, form a new game plan, and then try to execute that plan.

This is exactly what the Munchkin Man is trying to do.

In the meantime, please don't try to give the Munchkin Man a black eye for making his best efforts to improve his financial condition by trying to learn something from an investment forum.

Thank you.

Happy Holidays,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
It more than stretches the imagination to realize that a person that entirely depends on the good intentions and generosity of others, primarily via governments sponsored welfare programs, can be so politically ignorant and out spoken in support of the extremely rigid, narrow-minded, and prejudicial social philosophy of the republican machine that demands nothing less than eliminating every modicum of government sponsored aid to the less fortunate.

It just goes to show you how illogical, ignorant, and truly dumb a fool can be.
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
what do you expect from an avatar that posts lollipop making under interests?
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
Hmmm? Lollypop making might be interesting.

Listening to the whining of a self made dufus that only can survive via Social Security rail against it is a bit much.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Hmmm? Lollypop making might be interesting.

Listening to the whining of a self made dufus that only can survive via Social Security rail against it is a bit much.

Just you watch!

The Munchkin Man is going back on the comeback trail.

The Munchkin Man is going to the YMCA first thing tomorrow morning for a workout and reclaim his fighting spirit once again.

The Munchkin Man has just played back the lyrics of "The Eye Of The Tiger" in his head.

And now the Munchkin Man is psyched.

The Munchkin Man is going to become a success once again, in spite of the outsourcing that has taken the Munchkin Man's textbook editing work away for the past 6 months.

No more pity parties for the Munchkin Man.

Only success.

Just you watch!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Upside on :
 
You're going to start working out? All kidding aside, if you're in the kind of shape that you claim to be in, I'd get a good look over from a doctor first.
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
munchie, make sure that your route to the gym doesn't go past the dunkin donuts [Wink]
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
munchie, make sure that your route to the gym doesn't go past the dunkin donuts [Wink]

The Munchkin Man doesn't like doughnuts.

They give the Munchkin Man gas.

Instead, the Munchkin Man's biggest temptation will be resisting the potato chips they sell in the YMCA vending machines.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Upside:
You're going to start working out? All kidding aside, if you're in the kind of shape that you claim to be in, I'd get a good look over from a doctor first.

Thank you very much for your very heartfelt and sincere advice.

The Munchkin Man did see a doctor three months ago.

He fussed at the Munchkin Man for the shape he was in and for not exercising.

Nevertheless, the Munchkin Man knows enough to take it slow and easy at first.

Thanks again!

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by jordanreed on :
 
They give the Munchkin Man gas.


TMI...!!!!now I'm grossed out!..Big,fat,sweaty,pig,fartin...just shoot me now!
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
Rather than blame your inability to be other than a pain in the butt to anyone around and a being lifelong leach in the society's teat on outsourcing, why not turn a leaf and accept some of the blame for your habitual failings yourself and try to amount to something other than acting like a sea anchor to the ship of life in bluebird weather?
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Rather than blame your inability to be other than a pain in the butt to anyone around and a being lifelong leach in the society's teat on outsourcing, why not turn a leaf and accept some of the blame for your habitual failings yourself and try to amount to something other than acting like a sea anchor to the ship of life in bluebird weather?

Why don't you give credit to the Munchkin Man where credit is due and admit to the truth of one simple fact:

The Munchkin Man owns you when it comes to the field of mathematics.

Please allow the Munchkin Man to add that the Munchkin Man is also a former United States champion of a popular board game, one which requires the highest levels of analytical reasoning to play on a competitive level.

If you were to play the Munchkin Man in this game sometime, the Munchkin Man seriously doubts if you could even get a King.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by jordanreed on :
 
sad,pathetic,fat man,joyless,insecure,always hungry,loveless,drain on society.....who does that describe?
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by jordanreed:
sad,pathetic,fat man,joyless,insecure,always hungry,loveless,drain on society.....who does that describe?

Michael Moore.
 
Posted by cottonjim on :
 
Checkers!! I don't recall seeing the U.S. checker championships on ESPN, Ida been glued to the screen.
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
"Why don't you give credit to the Munchkin Man where credit is due"?

I have.
 
Posted by jordanreed on :
 
yes , carpet muncher, you can hang your hat on the fact that the only thing you have going for you is that you are a math nerd. good job
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:


If you were to play the Munchkin Man in this game sometime, the Munchkin Man seriously doubts if you could even get a King.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man [/QB]

wdcisco challenges munchkin man to a match of checkers.
When would you like to start name a time and date. Also start an account...its free.
https://zone.msn.com/en/general/article/chkrmessengerlaunch.htm
 
Posted by T e x on :
 
weeeee dawgies!
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
Mathematics is not a subject the village idiot is familiar with. He is as qualified in the area much in the same way that a man is with the pain of child birth or a cocker spaniel with theology.
 
Posted by T e x on :
 
lol...

what's the algorithm for "pish" vs "posh" ?
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:


If you were to play the Munchkin Man in this game sometime, the Munchkin Man seriously doubts if you could even get a King.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man

wdcisco challenges munchkin man to a match of checkers.
When would you like to start name a time and date. Also start an account...its free.
https://zone.msn.com/en/general/article/chkrmessengerlaunch.htm [/QB]

Greetings Wdcisco:

The Munchkin Man would be delighted to accept your challenge to a game of Checkers.

Unfortunately, the Munchkin Man is having trouble accessing the site you have provided above.

The Munchkin Man has been trying in vain for the past 24 hours, but to no avail.

The Munchkin Man keeps receiving messages telling him that he is using the wrong email address or password or both.

Therefore..........

The Munchkin Man would like to offer you the choice of two acceptable and alternative playing sites:

http://itsyourturn.com/

Or this one:

http://goldtoken.com/

The Munchkin Man has free accounts on both of these sites.

Both of these sites also provide the checker boards and pieces in their official regulation colors, as dictated by the American Checker Federation (ACF). A link to this organization appears below:

http://usacheckers.com/index.php

The second playing site the Munchkin Man listed is also the official online playing site of the American Checker Federation (ACF).

An additional problem with the site you listed is that the board and the pieces are not in their regulation colors.

Would you be willing to play the Munchkin Man is either of the two sites the Munchkin Man provided?

If so, the Munchkin Man would be delighted to play you.

Signing up for a free account on both of these sites is an easy process.

Once you get your user name, send it to the Munchkin Man. Then the Munchkin Man will send you an invitation to a game of Checkers on the playing site you have chosen.

Good luck to you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Mathematics is not a subject the village idiot is familiar with. He is as qualified in the area much in the same way that a man is with the pain of child birth or a cocker spaniel with theology.

_____

As spoken by a person who once wrote the following statement that was read in mathematical circles throughout the world.
_____________________

"Order of Operations" is a programing standard or technique (book keeping tricks, to be blunt), and has no place in mathematics'

By Bdgee, June 19, 2007, at 09:19
______________________

To top it off, Bdgee then invented an "order of operations" of his very own, in order to defend his answer to a problem the Munchkin Man gave to him, a problem that he answered incorrectly, and for which the Munchkin Man provided irrefutable mathematical proof was wrong.

In essense, this made Bdgee the laughing stock of the entire mathematical world.

In the words of one professor of mathematics from Old Dominion University:

"This guy is an idiot or a charlatan."

But that's okay.

Let not your heart be troubled.

Let not your mind be burdened.

Not everybody is cut out to be a mathematician.

The Munchkin Man will close for now by wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Upside on :
 
I'm pretty good at ciphering. Heck, I've got 20.....no.....make that 21 appendages I can use if I really get stumped.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Upside:
I'm pretty good at ciphering. Heck, I've got 20.....no.....make that 21 appendages I can use if I really get stumped.

If you are good at "ciphering", then the Munchkin Man has a problem for you to work on during the Thanksgiving holiday.

In fact, the Munchkin Man would like to invite all of his buddies and pals here on this forum to take a stab at it.

Even you, Bdgee.

Here goes:

The Munchkin Man was working the cash register at the 7-11 store one day.

However, the Munchkin Man didn't need to use the cash register.

That was because the Munchkin Man was able to figure up all of the customers' totals in his head.

After all, that's why the store manager hired the Munchkin Man in the first place.

One customer came up to the counter with a total of 4 items.

The Munchkin Man quickly glanced at the price of each one and quickly gave the customer the total:

"That will be $7.11," the Munchkin Man said.

The customer found it mighty strange that the Munchkin Man would come up with a total of exactly $7.11 at the 7-11 store, and without even punching the prices on the cash register.

"Wait a minute!" exclaimed the customer. "How do you know the total of these 4 items without even adding up their prices?"

"The Munchkin Man didn't add the prices," said the Munchkin Man.

"Huh?" the customer said with his mouth wide open.

"The Munchkin Man multiplied the 4 prices together instead," he said, smiling. "And the Munchkin Man did it all in his pointy little head!"

"Now hold on there!" shouted the customer. "You were supposed to add the 4 prices instead of multipliying them."

"It makes no difference," said the Munchkin Man. "The total price will come out to be the same, whether the individual prices of all 4 items are added together or multiplied together."

The customer paid the total and left the store, shaking his head, figuring the Munchkin Man was some kind of a nut. He did not feel like arguing any further with a nut.

And so the customer took the items home, where he proceeded to add up the 4 prices, and then multiply the 4 prices, to see for himself.

To his utter shock and amazement, he discovered the Munchkin Man was correct.

Name the exact price of each of the 4 items.

NOTE: There is only one solution. When the prices of the four items are multiplied together, the product will be exactly $7.11, without any rounding, except for the removal of extraneous zeros at the end.

The problem can be summarized as follows:

A + B + C + D = $7.11

A X B X C X D = $7.11

Have fun!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Upside on :
 
$1.25, $3.16, $1.20, $1.50
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Mathematics is not a subject the village idiot is familiar with. He is as qualified in the area much in the same way that a man is with the pain of child birth or a cocker spaniel with theology.

_____

As spoken by a person who once wrote the following statement that was read in mathematical circles throughout the world.
_____________________

What a lot of bs!

"Order of Operations" is a programing standard or technique (book keeping tricks, to be blunt), and has no place in mathematics'

By Bdgee, June 19, 2007, at 09:19
______________________

To top it off, Bdgee then invented an "order of operations" of his very own, in order to defend his answer to a problem the Munchkin Man gave to him, a problem that he answered incorrectly, and for which the Munchkin Man provided irrefutable mathematical proof was wrong.

In essense, this made Bdgee the laughing stock of the entire mathematical world.

In the words of one professor of mathematics from Old Dominion University:

"This guy is an idiot or a charlatan."

But that's okay.

Let not your heart be troubled.

Let not your mind be burdened.

Not everybody is cut out to be a mathematician.

The Munchkin Man will close for now by wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man


 
Posted by glassman on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Upside:
$1.25, $3.16, $1.20, $1.50

hey Up, that was fast, how did you set up your equation?
 
Posted by Hannibull on :
 
oh my god. My IQ dropped 20 points
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:


If you were to play the Munchkin Man in this game sometime, the Munchkin Man seriously doubts if you could even get a King.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man

wdcisco challenges munchkin man to a match of checkers.
When would you like to start name a time and date. Also start an account...its free.
https://zone.msn.com/en/general/article/chkrmessengerlaunch.htm

Greetings Wdcisco:

The Munchkin Man would be delighted to accept your challenge to a game of Checkers.

Unfortunately, the Munchkin Man is having trouble accessing the site you have provided above.

The Munchkin Man has been trying in vain for the past 24 hours, but to no avail.

The Munchkin Man keeps receiving messages telling him that he is using the wrong email address or password or both.

Therefore..........

The Munchkin Man would like to offer you the choice of two acceptable and alternative playing sites:

http://itsyourturn.com/

Or this one:

http://goldtoken.com/

The Munchkin Man has free accounts on both of these sites.

Both of these sites also provide the checker boards and pieces in their official regulation colors, as dictated by the American Checker Federation (ACF). A link to this organization appears below:

http://usacheckers.com/index.php

The second playing site the Munchkin Man listed is also the official online playing site of the American Checker Federation (ACF).

An additional problem with the site you listed is that the board and the pieces are not in their regulation colors.

Would you be willing to play the Munchkin Man is either of the two sites the Munchkin Man provided?

If so, the Munchkin Man would be delighted to play you.

Signing up for a free account on both of these sites is an easy process.

Once you get your user name, send it to the Munchkin Man. Then the Munchkin Man will send you an invitation to a game of Checkers on the playing site you have chosen.

Good luck to you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man [/QB]

Ok MM I signed up...my username is wdcisco....on goldtoken.com...

If you lose you have to change your name to my desire (thats right)!!! [Big Grin] If I lose then...I won't vote for Hilary Clinton [Wink] ( I play fo' keeps)
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
how can we watch?
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
I'm not sure....Maybe MM knows???
 
Posted by T e x on :
 
one player set up a Web cam, pointed to monitor?
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Upside:
$1.25, $3.16, $1.20, $1.50

Greetings Upside!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Your answers are correct.

The Munchkin Man is very impressed.

The Munchkin Man will have to find a harder problem for you to work on.

Once again, congratulations!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
Ok MM I signed up...my username is wdcisco....on goldtoken.com...

If you lose you have to change your name to my desire (thats right)!!! [Big Grin] If I lose then...I won't vote for Hilary Clinton [Wink] ( I play fo' keeps)

_____

Greetings Wdcisco!

Thank you very much for accepting the Munchkin Man's challenge. The Munchkin Man graciously accepts your terms.

You can be sure that the Munchkin Man will be putting forth his best effort, if winning means that you or anybody else will decide not to vote for Hillary Clinton.

The Munchkin Man has already sent you an official invitation on the Gold Token web site.

Good luck to you and Happy Thanksgiving!

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
how can we watch?

The Munchkin Man will have to look that up and get back to you. The Munchkin Man is new to this site himself.

The other site (itsyourturn.com), where the Munchkin Man played for several years, had a "watch" feature.

The Munchkin Man is assuming that this one does too.

The Munchkin Man is delighted that you and others want to watch the game.

Doing so will allow you to bear witness to "poetry in motion" as the Munchkin Man moves his pieces.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
What a lot of bs!

Why is it so hard for you to admit that the Munchkin Man defeated you in a mathematical argument?

In the interests of your mental health, the Munchkin Man would advise you to learn something from your defeat and start moving forward with your life.

Today is Thanksgiving. Today would be a good day for you to give thanks to the Munchkin Man for having taught you something about mathematics this year.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by jordanreed on :
 
ptetentious twit
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
I rarely approve of rejecting the open participation in normal society to anyone, but you have proved again and again that you are hopelessly unworthy of anything else. As you have noticed, I am far from alone in finding you and all your aggrandizing claims to superiority to be utterly disgusting.

Simply put, you are simple, both socially and intellectually, and have not the mental capacity to try to amount to anything but being simple.
 
Posted by Upside on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
quote:
Originally posted by Upside:
$1.25, $3.16, $1.20, $1.50

hey Up, that was fast, how did you set up your equation?
Pretty simple actually, I googled it. [Big Grin]
I took A X B X C X D = $7.11 and ran a google search and found links to that exact brain teaser.
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
LOL Upside at least you admit it.. i did the same thing after i couldn't think of simple way to solve it..

it turns out it was problem posed in 1999 and was solved using computer programs

so Munchie, don't act you knew how to solve it on your own either.
From the Actuarial Review:
Multiply While You Shop

The problem was to find four prices of items that add to $7.11 and multiply to $7.11. The unique solution has prices 1.20, 1.25, 1.50, and 3.16. These add to 7.11 and multiply to 7.11 without any rounding.

Gary Venter's solution went more or less as follows. Working in cents, the sum is 711 and the product is 711,000,000 = 26×32×56 ×79. As 56 > 711, at least two prices are divisible by 5. If only two prices are divisible by 5, then either one is divisible by 625 and the other is divisible by 25, or both are divisible by 125. If one is divisible by 625, it must be 625. The three remaining prices add to 86. No matter how the 86 is split up into three parts, the product of all four prices will fall short of 711,000,000. If two prices are divisible by 125, then each is 125, 250, 375, or 500. One of the remaining two prices must be a multiple of 79. A little experimentation with the various possibilities will show that none of these give a solution. Therefore at least three items have prices divisible by 5. So the sum of these three must be a multiple of 5. If one of the three is also a multiple of 79, then it must be 395 = 79×5. But no price can be 395, as can be seen by noting that one of the remaining prices would have to be a multiple of 125, another a multiple of 25, and trying the cases. So three prices are multiples of 5 and the fourth price is a multiple of 79. The three prices that are multiples of 5 must add to a multiple of 79, so they must add to 395. This makes the fourth price 316. The other three are multiples of 51, 52, and 53. Testing cases shows that the solution given above is the only one.
Many solvers did computer searches, usually after narrowing down the number of cases to consider. A few used the "Solver" feature of Excel. In some cases this gave the exact result above, and in other cases it gave an approximate solution. Charlie Orlowicz used Solver in a particularly clever way, having Solver find the exponents of 2, 3, and 5 in the prices (exactly one price will have a factor of 791).

Solutions were also sent in by Nilgun A. Akgul, Amy Angell, Ed Bouchie, Oscar Chow, Alfred Commodore, Rosemary Gabriel, Bob Hallstrom, John Herder, Ira Kaplan, Frank Karlinski, Joe Kilroy, Greg Kissel, Blair Laddusaw, Turhan Murguz, Melissa Neidlinger, Rich Newell, Khanh Nguyen, Randy Nordquist, Richard Pitbladdo, Jean-Denis Roy, Nathan Schwartz, Chris Throckmorton, and Walter Wright.

http://www.casact.org/pubs/actrev/feb99/puzzle.htm
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
I rarely approve of rejecting the open participation in normal society to anyone, but you have proved again and again that you are hopelessly unworthy of anything else. As you have noticed, I am far from alone in finding you and all your aggrandizing claims to superiority to be utterly disgusting.

Simply put, you are simple, both socially and intellectually, and have not the mental capacity to try to amount to anything but being simple.

Would you like to play a game of Checkers?

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
so Munchie, don't act you knew how to solve it on your own either.

Daggone it!

This is just like the Munchkin Man's luck!

They left off the Munchkin Man's name from the list of solvers!

How dare they!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
LOL
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
I rarely approve of rejecting the open participation in normal society to anyone, but you have proved again and again that you are hopelessly unworthy of anything else. As you have noticed, I am far from alone in finding you and all your aggrandizing claims to superiority to be utterly disgusting.

Simply put, you are simple, both socially and intellectually, and have not the mental capacity to try to amount to anything but being simple.

Would you like to play a game of Checkers?

Munchkin Man

I don't play checkers.

Instead I entertain myself playing with possible solutions to the question of whether or not there is an acyclic continuum M embedable in RxR and such that for some continuous function from M to M, for every point z of M, f(x) is different from x and the question of exacty what restrictions on a connected subset C of RxR with x-projection R are necessary and sufficient in order to guarantee that some subset of C is a connectivity function from R to R.

Somehow I doubt your ability to play in my games.

Of course, I have published partial results on each of these unsolved mathematical questions in the Procedings of the American Mathematical Society.

Have you any publication at all in any respected mathematical journal?
 
Posted by Relentless. on :
 
Unless you'll allow "Run spot run" I'm guessing he'll answer no.
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
lol
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
I rarely approve of rejecting the open participation in normal society to anyone, but you have proved again and again that you are hopelessly unworthy of anything else. As you have noticed, I am far from alone in finding you and all your aggrandizing claims to superiority to be utterly disgusting.

Simply put, you are simple, both socially and intellectually, and have not the mental capacity to try to amount to anything but being simple.

Would you like to play a game of Checkers?

Munchkin Man

I don't play checkers.

Instead I entertain myself playing with possible solutions to the question of whether or not there is an acyclic continuum M embedable in RxR and such that for some continuous function from M to M, for every point z of M, f(x) is different from x and the question of exacty what restrictions on a connected subset C of RxR with x-projection R are necessary and sufficient in order to guarantee that some subset of C is a connectivity function from R to R.

Somehow I doubt your ability to play in my games.

Of course, I have published partial results on each of these unsolved mathematical questions in the Procedings of the American Mathematical Society.

Have you any publication at all in any respected mathematical journal?

You win.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Of course, I have published partial results on each of these unsolved mathematical questions in the Procedings of the American Mathematical Society.

The Munchkin Man hopes you had a proofreader.

You have a misspelled word above.

The correct spelling is "Proceedings" instead of "Procedings."

By the way, can you provide a link to the article your wrote?

http://www.ams.org/proc/

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
I don't play checkers.

Instead I entertain myself playing with possible solutions to the question of whether or not there is an acyclic continuum M embedable in RxR and such that for some continuous function from M to M, for every point z of M, f(x) is different from x and the question of exacty what restrictions on a connected subset C of RxR with x-projection R are necessary and sufficient in order to guarantee that some subset of C is a connectivity function from R to R.

That's some mighty fancy mathematics you're talking about there.

If you can handle mathematics of this level, then why would you be afraid to play the Munchkin Man in a simple little game of Checkers?

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Have you any publication at all in any respected mathematical journal?

The Munchkin Man does not contribute to mathematical journals, whose authors are composed largely of a mutual mental masturbation society of egotists and trivialists.

The truth of the matter is that you and the Munchkin Man travel in two entirely different mathematical universes.

You travel in one of extreme minutiae, as evidenced by your description of one of your favorite topics.

You also appear to be a member of a radical minority rebel fringe element of mathematics, one which does not believe in "The Order Of Operations."

The Munchkin Man also suspects that your radical opposition to the laws of order which govern mathematics has an intrapsychic connection to your obsession with fascists.

In contrast, the Munchkin Man travels in a mathematical universe of order and reason, and one which is dedicated to the effective instruction of mathematics to children and young adults, all the way from elementary school and through the college level.

The Munchkin Man is dedicated to the promotion of the mathematical literacy of America's precious school children.

This is why the Munchkin Man took upon his past duties as a proofreader of mathematics textbooks with such dedicated enthusiasm and zeal.

The Munchkin Man views himself as a crusader and fighter against the enemy of illiteracy which tries to infect and invade the quality of today's mathematics textbooks.

Every time the Munchkin Man spots a spelling error, a grammatical error, or a mathematical error, in any of the textbooks the Munchkin Man is proofreading, the Munchkin Man spots an enemy held with the same level of disdain as that of a terrorist.

This is when the Munchkin Man springs into action and stamps out that terrorist.

Illiteracy is the enemy of literacy.

It is the Munchkin Man's mission in life to do everything he can to stamp out the enemy of illiteracy.

Although the Munchkin Man is not doing any proofreading at the present time, due to a trend of outsourcing which has had a direct impact upon this line of work, the Munchkin Man is still making a valuable contribution to the mathematical literacy of local school children with the Munchkin Man's private tutoring practice.

It is with great dedication, with which the Munchkin Man hops into his Munchkin Mobile, and drives distances which take as long as an hour or more, fighting rush hour traffic all the way, in order to reach the home of a poor struggling student who so very desperately needs the Munchkin Man's help in mathematics.

Although the Munchkin Man has never published an article for a scholarly mathematical journal, the Munchkin Man has had his name listed in the editorial credits of a number of mathematics textbooks during the past four years.

The Munchkin Man has also published a number of articles for various Checker magazines and journals. The Munchkin Man also once wrote a checker book of his very own.

The Munchkin Man also had an original magic trick published in a magic magazine in 1988. This was back in the days when the Munchkin Man was an amateur magician.

In summary, the Munchkin Man does not wish to play trivia games with the type of mathematical minutia you described.

Instead, the Munchkin Man would prefer to dedicate his life to the greater common good of promoting the mathematical literacy of America's precious school children.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
Greetings To All:

In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Munchkin Man would like to present yet another challenging mathematics problem.

This one requires no advanced mathematical knowledge.

However, it does require an elementary knowledge of number theory, comparable to that of the upper elementary school or middle school level.

It also requires the ability to apply the basic laws and essential tools of logic and reason.

That's okay, Bdgee.

The Munchkin Man invites you to try anyway.

Here goes:

Your task is to come up with a 10-digit number under the following restrictions:

Your number must consist of one digit each from the following set of digits:

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

In other words, your 10-digit number must consist of each of the digits listed above. You can only use each digit ONCE.

Your 10-digit number must also be the SMALLEST 10-DIGIT NUMBER POSSIBLE that is divisible by each of the digits, 1 through 9.

This means that each of the digits, 1 through 9, must be able to divide into your 10-digit number evenly, with a remainder of 0.

Remember: Your 10-digit number must be the smallest 10-digit number possible which meets the conditions described above.

Therefore, there is only one correct answer.

Your most difficult sub-task will be to find that one smallest 10-digit number that is also divisible by the digit of 7.

Good luck!

Happy Thanksgiving!
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
yawn...

1023456798 (which is the second possible lowest number unless you allow 0 to be the first number which would be inconsistent with common math since there's an infinite number of zeros in front of EVERY number) divided by 7 is a whole number... but divided by 8 it isn't....

boring munchie... 7 isn't the most difficult number since it was my second try.
 
Posted by Relentless. on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Of course, I have published partial results on each of these unsolved mathematical questions in the Procedings of the American Mathematical Society.

The Munchkin Man hopes you had a proofreader.

You have a misspelled word above.

The correct spelling is "Proceedings" instead of "Procedings."

By the way, can you provide a link to the article your wrote?

http://www.ams.org/proc/

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man

You or your?
Them r's sure are tricky aren't they?
Just think of how flawless and completely meaningfull that little oral turd could have been without that pesky r.
Shame really cause I for one was pulling for your.
Dammit there's that r again.
Pesky buggar.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
yawn...

1023456798 (which is the second possible lowest number unless you allow 0 to be the first number which would be inconsistent with common math since there's an infinite number of zeros in front of EVERY number) divided by 7 is a whole number... but divided by 8 it isn't....

boring munchie... 7 isn't the most difficult number since it was my second try.

The Munchkin Man regrets to inform you that your answer in incorrect.

Please go back and read what the Munchkin Man wrote about one of the original conditions of this problem:
___________

"Your 10-digit number must also be the SMALLEST 10-DIGIT NUMBER POSSIBLE that is divisible by each of the digits, 1 through 9.

This means that each of the digits, 1 through 9, must be able to divide into your 10-digit number evenly, with a remainder of 0."
____________

Now take a look at your answer again:
___________

1023456798
___________

Did you make sure that your answer above is evenly divisible by each of the digits, from 1 through 9?

Hmmmmmm?

Did you test for divisibility by 5?

If so, you would have found that your proposed answer, 1023456798, is not divisible by 5.

If you divide 5 into 1023456798, you get the following result:

204691359 R 3

Due to the fact that the remainer is not 0, then
1023456798 is NOT divisible by 5.

This goes back to a number theory rule that is now being taught in elementary school:
___________________________

A number is divisible by 5 only if its last digit is either 0 or 5.
___________________________

The answer you came up with ends in 8.

Therefore, 1023456798 is not divisible by 5 because it does not end in 0 or 5.

The Munchkin Man would like to thank you for giving this problem a try.

The Munchkin Man would like to give you the opportunity to try it again.

Good luck!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Relentless.:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Of course, I have published partial results on each of these unsolved mathematical questions in the Procedings of the American Mathematical Society.

The Munchkin Man hopes you had a proofreader.

You have a misspelled word above.

The correct spelling is "Proceedings" instead of "Procedings."

By the way, can you provide a link to the article your wrote?

http://www.ams.org/proc/

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man

You or your?
Them r's sure are tricky aren't they?
Just think of how flawless and completely meaningfull that little oral turd could have been without that pesky r.
Shame really cause I for one was pulling for your.
Dammit there's that r again.
Pesky buggar.

Congratulations!

You have caught the Munchkin Man in a rare mistake.

You are correct.

The Munchkin Man intended "you" instead of "your."

This is why even proofreaders need proofreaders.

Indeed, the war against illiteracy is a team effort.

Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
"The truth of the matter is that you and the Munchkin Man travel in two entirely different mathematical universes"

Indeed, because you have no idea what mathematics is and I do. You imagine, out of the sickness that drives your being, that you can claim to "know" mathematics and others will be so intimidated they will not question you and uncover your false claims to membership in a a scholarship that is well beyond your capabilities. I do mathematics, you see, and am not at all intimidated by delving into what is familiar territory for me. You don't know what the hell you are trying to talk about.

The truth: You don't know what the hell you are trying to talk about. You are a sicko and that's the extent and the depth of your success.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
The truth: You don't know what the hell you are trying to talk about. You are a sicko and that's the extent and the depth of your success.

Would you like to play a game of Checkers?

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
I don't provide any reference from which my true identity, address, phone number, social security number, or any other vital information about me can be collected by those who do not have any business with that information and might choose to misuse it......that includes a self centered sicko that identifies himself as a fictional imp and admits to being a mental case.

Anyway, you couldn't read those papers, dufus.

And by the way, it wasn't misspelled, it was miss-typed. You might want be careful and not get me into correcting your terrible usages of the English language. Along with mathematics, chemistry, and physics, I took graduate work in English (but never a course in typing), specializing in technical editing and writing, then worked professionally as a technical writer and editor for a number of years. What yaw'll needs ta do is yaw'll needs ta go off som'eres and work on fixin up some o' your eee-mo-shunle problems and hang-ups (don't waste time working on the mental aspects, because that is restricted, probably by genetics) so ya can maybe get aholt of ya life and leave normal folks alone.
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
i didn't give you an answer munchie. go back and read my post..
i know it has to end in zero.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
And by the way, it wasn't misspelled, it was miss-typed.

That's no excuse!

It was no excuse for the Munchkin Man when Relentless caught the Munchkin Man's error.

Accordingly, it was no excuse for you when the Munchkin Man caught your error.

A typo that results in a spelling error is still a spelling error.

Period.

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
i also know it has to be a multiple of 2520 because 5X7X8X9 covers all the multiples...

it's still boring.. that's why i yawned...
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
I didn't offer it as an excuse you egotistical fool.

It was a straight forward correction of your ignorant and absurd attack. You're so screwy between the ears you'd "eff"-up a wet dream.

Maybe yo mama messed up ya potty trainin so bad yaw'll got the wrong notion about what sort of stink is undesirable, cause you sure wallers in it a lot.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
i also know it has to be a multiple of 2520 because 5X7X8X9 covers all the multiples...

it's still boring.. that's why i yawned...

Oh.

Okay.

The Munchkin Man understands now.

The Munchkin Man accepts your statement above.

Your recognition that the number has to be a multiple of 2520 demonstrates an excellent understanding of basic number theory.

You may still feel free to give the correct answer, however.

The Munchkin Man is very sorry that his latest problem was boring to you and made you yawn.

The Munchkin Man was trying to provide a problem that maybe even the mathematically challenged Mr. Bdgee could understand and solve.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
1234759680. happy?
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
I didn't offer it as an excuse you egotistical fool.

The Munchkin Man concedes that you have a point.

What you offered was worse than an excuse.

What you offered was an outright denial.

A typo that results in a misspelled word is still a misspelled word.

A misspelled word is not defined by what was intended to be spelled.

Instead, a misspelled word is defined by its finished product, which is the very misspelling of the word itself.

If you can't accept that, then your grip on reality is very tenuous, indeed.

You made a mistake.

Neither your excuse for that mistake, nor your denial of that mistake, changes the fact that you made a mistake.

The Munchkin Man offered no excuse for his mistake.

Nor did the Munchkin Man offer a denial of his mistake.

The Munchkin Man made a mistake.

So did you.

Get over it.

Then move on with your life.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
1234759680. happy?

Bingo!

You are correct!

Now the Munchkin Man is happy.

Thank you for making the Munchkin Man happy.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
here's the kinda stuff i've been workin' with lately MM..

i have to cast a 2500 F furnace using refractory cement that is supposed to be 90 lbs per cubic foot.. and it costs 51 cents a pound plus shipping...

the furnace crown has to be 23" wide inside to accommodate the 4 (200$ ea)silicon carbide heating elements that are 32 MM in diam and which can only be loaded to 15 watts per CM2...

the depth of the furnace crown has to be at least 21" to accommodate the the crucible, which is a 19" diameter hemisphere with a flat bottom...

the crown must be 3" thick and needs no floor since it rests on top of the crucible investment...

i cannot make any of the corners square because that creates uneven strain on the refractory material when it gets above 1600 F...

how much refractory do i need to make the crown? and how much will it cost?

next question will be how much it will cost to invest the crucible with 2" of glass corrosion resistant refractory, and then 3" of insulating refractory the same as the crown..

also? how many Amps can i load the 4 elements with before the 15 watts per CM2 limit kicks in?


PS the final kicker? the refractory has an advertised density of 90 lbs per ft3 but when i actually used it ? it comes out 55ft3.... so i have a bunch left over, and just did the door which is a fairly simple rectangle and i know exactly how much i used it wasn't 90 lbs per ft

http://www.hwr.com/products/datasheetsv1/KAST-O-LITE_30_LI.pdf
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Ok I made a move MM....Your turn [Wink]
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
here's the kinda stuff i've been workin' with lately MM..

i have to cast a 2500 F furnace using refractory cement that is supposed to be 90 lbs per cubic foot.. and it costs 51 cents a pound plus shipping...

the furnace crown has to be 23" wide inside to accommodate the 4 (200$ ea)silicon carbide heating elements that are 32 MM in diam and which can only be loaded to 15 watts per CM2...

the depth of the furnace crown has to be at least 21" to accommodate the the crucible, which is a 19" diameter hemisphere with a flat bottom...

the crown must be 3" thick and needs no floor since it rests on top of the crucible investment...

i cannot make any of the corners square because that creates uneven strain on the refractory material when it gets above 1600 F...

how much refractory do i need to make the crown? and how much will it cost?

next question will be how much it will cost to invest the crucible with 2" of glass corrosion resistant refractory, and then 3" of insulating refractory the same as the crown..

also? how many Amps can i load the 4 elements with before the 15 watts per CM2 limit kicks in?


PS the final kicker? the refractory has an advertised density of 90 lbs per ft3 but when i actually used it ? it comes out 55ft3.... so i have a bunch left over, and just did the door which is a fairly simple rectangle and i know exactly how much i used it wasn't 90 lbs per ft

http://www.hwr.com/products/datasheetsv1/KAST-O-LITE_30_LI.pdf

Jeepers, Mr. Glassman!

That sure is a complicated problem!

It certainly falls into the category of a "real world problem" and is light years away from the universe of mathematical minutiae where one poster here stakes his home.

The Munchkin Man would probably need a detailed sketch of this furnace you are talking about, including all of its parts, in order to figure out what is going on.

This is one tutorial technique the Munchkin Man teaches his students -- to draw a sketch of any word problem when the words alone render the meaning of the problem unclear.

The Munchkin Man especially emphasizes this technique when solving Geometry word problems.

Here is an example of such a problem the Munchkin Man has just composed from the top of his head:
_________________

The lowermost and larger base of an isosceles trapezoid measures exactly 280 centimeters.

The height of this trapezoid measures exactly 72 centimeters.

The area of this trapezoid is exactly 15,480 square centimeters.

The uppermost and smaller base of this trapezoid is aligned with, and congruent and connected to, one side of a perfect square.

In other words, the length of the uppermost and smaller base of this trapezoid is exactly equal to the length of each side of its adjoining square.

Find the total outside perimeter of the figure formed by the fusion of the trapezoid and the square.

Enjoy!

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
Ok I made a move MM....Your turn [Wink]

Thank you Mr. Wdcisco!!!

The game is on!

The Munchkin Man has just made his reply.

To The Spectators:

The Munchkin Man is not sure if the following link will work or not if you want to follow the course of the game:

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

If it doesn't work, you may need to register for a free account in order to watch this game.

The Munchkin Man is going back to bed now.

The Munchkin Man has the White pieces.

Good luck to all.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by T e x on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by glassman:
here's the kinda stuff i've been workin' with lately MM..

i have to cast a 2500 F furnace using refractory cement that is supposed to be 90 lbs per cubic foot.. and it costs 51 cents a pound plus shipping...

the furnace crown has to be 23" wide inside to accommodate the 4 (200$ ea)silicon carbide heating elements that are 32 MM in diam and which can only be loaded to 15 watts per CM2...

the depth of the furnace crown has to be at least 21" to accommodate the the crucible, which is a 19" diameter hemisphere with a flat bottom...

the crown must be 3" thick and needs no floor since it rests on top of the crucible investment...

i cannot make any of the corners square because that creates uneven strain on the refractory material when it gets above 1600 F...

how much refractory do i need to make the crown? and how much will it cost?

next question will be how much it will cost to invest the crucible with 2" of glass corrosion resistant refractory, and then 3" of insulating refractory the same as the crown..

also? how many Amps can i load the 4 elements with before the 15 watts per CM2 limit kicks in?


PS the final kicker? the refractory has an advertised density of 90 lbs per ft3 but when i actually used it ? it comes out 55ft3.... so i have a bunch left over, and just did the door which is a fairly simple rectangle and i know exactly how much i used it wasn't 90 lbs per ft

http://www.hwr.com/products/datasheetsv1/KAST-O-LITE_30_LI.pdf

Jeepers, Mr. Glassman!

That sure is a complicated problem!

It certainly falls into the category of a "real world problem" and is light years away from the universe of mathematical minutiae where one poster here stakes his home.

The Munchkin Man would probably need a detailed sketch of this furnace you are talking about, including all of its parts, in order to figure out what is going on.

This is one tutorial technique the Munchkin Man teaches his students -- to draw a sketch of any word problem when the words alone render the meaning of the problem unclear.

The Munchkin Man especially emphasizes this technique when solving Geometry word problems.

Here is an example of such a problem the Munchkin Man has just composed from the top of his head:
_________________

The lowermost and larger base of an isosceles trapezoid measures exactly 280 centimeters.

The height of this trapezoid measures exactly 72 centimeters.

The area of this trapezoid is exactly 15,480 square centimeters.

The uppermost and smaller base of this trapezoid is aligned with, and congruent and connected to, one side of a perfect square.

In other words, the length of the uppermost and smaller base of this trapezoid is exactly equal to the length of each side of its adjoining square.

Find the total outside perimeter of the figure formed by the fusion of the trapezoid and the square.

Enjoy!

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man

be more helpful if you sketched Glassy-Eyed's furnace and provided him a second opinion...
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
OK, i have to admit, i oversimplified it, the interior height is 18"... and the 2 "ears" are 8" high by 4 at the widest...

i have to resize the picture somehow

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6jz3jm8&s=1

tiny pics doesn't seem to be able to do that..

all of my shots of this project are at high res and large size so i can put together a presentation...
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
Hello Wdcisco!

It's your move!

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Its your move.
http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
To Mr. Glassman:

The Munchkin Man has not forgotten about your problem.

The Munchkin Man was blown away when he first read it.

For one thing, the Munchkin Man knows next to nothing about furnaces.

All the Munchkin Man knew was that a furnace is a contraption that gets hot inside and makes heat.

The Munchkin Man also had no idea what a crown was or what a crucible was.

The Munchkin Man is now trying to look up and read some websites that explain what they are and the differences between the two.

You described the crucible as a hemisphere with a flat bottom.

That part the Munchkin Man can understand.

What geometric shape is the crown?

Also, what are "ears?"

A total sketch of this furnace would be a big help to the Munchkin Man.

Please bear with the Munchkin Man.

The Munchkin Man wants to try.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
P.S. -- Have you tried the Munchkin Man's latest problem yet?
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
Hello Wdcisco!

It's your move again:

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
No It is yours [Wink]
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
Yup! Tension is building on both sides.

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by glassman on :
 
relax and enjoy your checkers game...

i'll post pix when i get time...
right now i'm finishing up the door "open and clos" geometry and then i'll start melting and have some time to put up piz ....
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
Yup! Tension is building on both sides.

Munchkin Man

Explosion coming soon [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
Yup! Tension is building on both sides.

Munchkin Man

Explosion coming soon [Big Grin]
Good move!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
Yup! Tension is building on both sides.

Munchkin Man

Explosion coming soon [Big Grin]
Good move!

Munchkin Man

Thanks, its your turn.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
Yup! Tension is building on both sides.

Munchkin Man

The Munchkin Man didn't like either of his choice of jumps. Your turn now.

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
Yup! Tension is building on both sides.

Munchkin Man

Explosion coming soon [Big Grin]
Good move!

Munchkin Man

Thanks, its your turn.
The Munchkin Man is going to take a nap now.

The Munchkin Man is feeling very sleeply.

This game made excellent progress today.

Good luck!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
No It is yours [Wink]

Your turn again!

Munchkin Man

Yours...
Interesting game.

Munchkin Man

Your turn...its gonna start getting fiesty in a coupla moves.
Yup! Tension is building on both sides.

Munchkin Man

Explosion coming soon [Big Grin]
Good move!

Munchkin Man

Thanks, its your turn.
The Munchkin Man is going to take a nap now.

The Munchkin Man is feeling very sleeply.

This game made excellent progress today.

Good luck!

Munchkin Man

Enjoy your nappage. [Wink]
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
Greetings Wdcisco!

The Munchkin Man has just awakened from a wonderful nap!

It's your move now.

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Good. Your move.
http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
And now it's your move!

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Now yours.
http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
Your turn now!

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Is it?
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
And now it is your turn!

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Yours......!!!
This is getting intense.
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
Yours......!!!
This is getting intense.

Yes, indeed. Very intense!

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Nice move!
http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
Looks to be about time for some knot head to post a complaint about the "game" having taken over the thread and demanding it be turned loose for discussion of its initial topic, personal genetic mapping.

So, I announce ahead of time: There isn't any rule or custom here of requiring that post stick to the original thread topic and we don't need you to try and start one. We get along very well without many rules or other impediments to free discussion and out and out blather. Leave those two alone to enjoy their competition! (Or maybe challenge the winner.....)
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
Nice move!
http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Thank you!!!

http://goldtoken.com/games/play?g=4051489

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Your welcome!
..and thanks for that bdgee!
 
Posted by bdgee on :
 
Yaw'll have fun...
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bdgee:
Yaw'll have fun...

Thank you, Mr. Bdgee.

The Munchkin Man is having lots of fun!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
He triple jumped me! Its not over yet Munchkin [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
He triple jumped me! Its not over yet Munchkin [Big Grin]

The Munchkin Man spent several moves setting that up!

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
Munchkin Man is taking me down slowly. [Big Grin]
Nice job...!
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
Munchkin Man is taking me down slowly. [Big Grin]
Nice job...!

Thank you. You were holding the Munchkin Man down to a draw for over half of the game.

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:
Originally posted by wdcisco:
Munchkin Man is taking me down slowly. [Big Grin]
Nice job...!

Thank you. You were holding the Munchkin Man down to a draw for over half of the game.

Munchkin Man

Someones gotta break though [Wink] (me) lol.
When I saw that jump I thought it was a double jump. I ignored it because I thought your checker piece would land in way so thatI double jumped you back...and I would be one move from a king......I was wrong [Frown]
 
Posted by T e x on :
 
you guys should start an off-topics, online games thread
 
Posted by wdcisco on :
 
http://www.allstocks.com/stockmessageboard/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/14 /t/003804.html
Done!
 
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by T e x:
you guys should start an off-topics, online games thread

Thank you Tex!

The Munchkin Man was thinking of the same idea, but the Munchkin Man wasn't sure if that was allowed.

Best Wishes,

Munchkin Man
 
Posted by T e x on :
 
I'm purdy sure games is "off-topic," lol...

Obviously, we can't rob bandwidth during trading, so keep that in mind [Wink]
 


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