A trivia thread might be kinda cool. I will throw out one thats not so much trivia as it is mathmatical.
If an analog clock (the kind with hands) loses one second for every minute that goes by, it loses an additional minute for every hour that goes by, and loses an hour for every second that goes by, and you set it correctly at noon today, what will the clock read at noon tomorrow?
Posted by Pagan on :
Thanks for the headache Jim!
Posted by bdgee on :
Good thread, CJ.
That clock will read wrong, obviously.
A more interesting clock question is this, which also assumes a clock with hands. Which clock is more accurate, one that keeps perfect time but is one minute behind the actual time or one that doesn't run at all?
Posted by glassman on :
loses an hour for every second? that means it's keeping Australia time...
time does go backwards below the equator right?
Posted by Lockman on :
quote:Originally posted by bdgee: Good thread, CJ.
That clock will read wrong, obviously.
A more interesting clock question is this, which also assumes a clock with hands. Which clock is more accurate, one that keeps perfect time but is one minute behind the actual time or one that doesn't run at all?
The one that doesn't run at all. It's correct twice a day.
Posted by cottonjim on :
quote:Originally posted by Pagan: Thanks for the headache Jim!
you are very welcome!
no answer in one day so heres the answer The correct answer was 11:12. If the clock loses one second for every minute that goes by, then the clock will show 59 seconds have gone by at the end of every minute. This means that after 60 minutes of real time, the clock will show that 3,540 seconds have gone by, or 59 minutes. Except that in addition to losing one second every minute, it loses an additional minute every hour, meaning that each hour of real time shows as 58 minutes on the minute hand of the clock. This means that after 24 hours, the clock will have lost 48 minutes.
Now, since the clock loses one hour every second, the hour hand must be spinning backward very quickly! But, after 24 hours, or 1,440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds, the clock will have lost 86,400 hours. Since it will be in the same place it began if this amount is a multiple of 12 (it is, since 7,200 * 12 = 86,400), the hour hand will be up at the 12, except that since THE CLOCK loses the aforementioned amounts of time (not just each individual hand), the hour hand will actually have lagged back four minute marks to be between the 11 and the 12. The minute hand will be at two minute marks past the 2, and the second hand will be straight up at the 12, having lost an even 60 seconds every 60 minutes, and having passed through 59 cycles of 60 every 60 minutes. Therefore, the clock will read 11:12 (and if it read AM or PM, it actually would read AM, since the parity changes 3,600 times - an even number - leaving the AM or PM value unchanged).
Posted by jordanreed on :
heres some trivia....
Melanie Griffith was 14 when she married Don Johnson, and her mom is Tippy Hedron Posted by jordanreed on :
heres some more..
I smoke Backwoods cigars on a daily basis..
Posted by glassman on :
i think that clock is broke CJ.
Posted by cottonjim on :
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a promotion for what department store?
Posted by Lockman on :
Liquor Warehouse?
Posted by glassman on :
Montgomery Ward?
Posted by retiredat49 on :
Glass is right...
Posted by jordanreed on :
rudolph and all the others were female
Posted by glassman on :
old seasonal TV shows? i don't think this one is on any more:
Tinker Bell will get well if you: ?
Posted by cottonjim on :
Snap, clap, or just believe... depends on which show as I recall.
Posted by glassman on :
clap was the one i saw.. had to watch over and over LOL.. i think it was the third or fourth time that i refused to clap my hands cuz i fgured out it didn't matter... got in trouble for being the prik i was
guess i've always had a hard time with "suspension of disbelief"
Posted by T e x on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: heres some trivia....
Melanie Griffith was 14 when she married Don Johnson, and her mom is Tippy Hedron
and Tippy bought two lions and a tiger that my buddy used to take of, oddly enough...
Posted by glassman on :
Tex, yesterday the BCIT lawsuit was dispensed of, the guys looking for lawyers fees got none, but they did get their record expunged, BCIT traded toady as high as .15 and closed at .05, but not all brokers are gonna let us trade it look like...
got phone calls into ST and Empire you have alotof reading to catch up on... time to git on the phone and raise some hell witcher broker
Posted by T e x on :
thanks!
will look into it...
Posted by glassman on :
oh yeah, merry christmas
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
Greetings:
Here's a trivia question about the notorious gangster, Pretty Boy Floyd.
What person may have played the biggest role in in putting the finger on Pretty Boy Floyd and getting him captured?
Answer:
The Munchkin Man's Mama
This is a true story.
Honest.
The Munchkin Man's mother was working at a rural gas station near Parkersburg, West Virginia.
One day a big car pulled up with a bunch of men dressed in fancy suits. They asked for a fill up and a case of sodas.
The Munchkin Man's mother pumped their gas and got their sodas. The men in the car paid for the gas and the sodas and left.
The Munchkin Man's mother said the men were good looking, very polite, and behaved like perfect gentlemen.
About an hour later, a state trooper pulled up at the gas station.
He asked the Munchkin Man's mother if she had seen a big car full of men. He gave her a full description of the car and the number of men inside.
The Munchkin Man's mother told the state trooper that a car of that description and full of men had stopped there about an hour ago.
There was a fork in the road in the direction where the car was headed after leaving the gas station.
"Which way did they go?" asked the state trooper.
The Munchkin Man's mother pointed at the fork in the road they took.
"They went that-a-way", she said.
"Thanks!" said the state trooper. "That was Pretty Boy Floyd and his gang!"
One day later, Pretty Boy Floyd was shot and killed in Ohio.
Now you know the true story behind the capture of Pretty Boy Floyd.
You heard it from the Munchkin Man first.
Happy Holidays!
Munchkin Man
Posted by jordanreed on :
but, we have already established that you dont tell the truth...so we are obligated to disbelieve you once again. ..
remember? your cred is shot.
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: but, we have already established that you dont tell the truth...so we are obligated to disbelieve you once again. ..
remember? your cred is shot.
Do you really believe the Munchkin Man could have made something like this up?
If so, you are giving the Munchkin Man credit for more imagination than he actually has.
Munchkin Man
Posted by jordanreed on :
yes..i do believe. ..You love to lie to make yourself feel worthwhile...its your gig. same reason you speak in 3rd person..you think it makes you stand out...whereas it actually makes you look like a fool.
Posted by Highwaychild on :
Mr. Man, I now see why you can't pay your rent.
'cause you, and your "That was Pretty Boy Floyd and his gang!" a$$ is smokin' way too much weed.
Posted by Highwaychild on :
"They went that-a-way", she said.
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: yes..i do believe. ..You love to lie to make yourself feel worthwhile...its your gig. same reason you speak in 3rd person..you think it makes you stand out...whereas it actually makes you look like a fool.
The Munchkin Man thinks you are jealous of the Munchkin Man.
Munchkin Man
Posted by jordanreed on :
you would
Posted by jordanreed on :
but we will never know what you really think,,,cuz you lie!
Posted by jordanreed on :
but,,,you know what I think, dontcha
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: but,,,you know what I think, dontcha
You don't think.
You don't know how.
Munchkin Man
Posted by jordanreed on :
snappy comeback
Posted by wdcisco on :
Try playing MM in a game of checkers...?? Posted by jordanreed on :
does he/she lie at that.too?
Posted by wdcisco on :
LOL...no...take out your anger in a game of checkers
ps.MM...Thanks for the games of chess!!!
Posted by jordanreed on :
i'm more into backgammon
Posted by jordanreed on :
and I'm not ANGRY111 Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by wdcisco: MM...Thanks for the games of chess!!!
You are very welcome.
It was the Munchkin Man's pleasure to play you.
Best Wishes,
Munchkin Man
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: does he/she lie at that.too?
The Munchkin Man's checker pieces do not lie.
They take you to school.
Munchkin Man
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: i'm more into backgammon
The Munchkin Man would agree that backgammon is a better fit for you.
It takes a lot less skill.
Munchkin Man
Posted by jordanreed on :
more lies!...
Your new name is..... Mr./mrs. Liar.
I'm not sure if you're a man or woman....cuz you're a liar!
Posted by glassman on :
quote:Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: i'm more into backgammon
The Munchkin Man would agree that backgammon is a better fit for you.
It takes a lot less skill.
Munchkin Man
pool takes real skill tho...
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: more lies!...
Your new name is..... Mr./mrs. Liar.
I'm not sure if you're a man or woman....cuz you're a liar!
Give it up.
You've already lost.
Munchkin Man
Posted by wdcisco on :
Do I smell a challenge?!
Posted by Munchkin Man on :
quote:Originally posted by wdcisco: Do I smell a challenge?!
The Munchkin Man smells a chicken.
Munchkin Man
Posted by cottonjim on :
quote:Originally posted by glassman:
quote:Originally posted by Munchkin Man:
quote:Originally posted by jordanreed: i'm more into backgammon
The Munchkin Man would agree that backgammon is a better fit for you.
It takes a lot less skill.
Munchkin Man
pool takes real skill tho...
Agreed, pool is a true game of skill. English, throw, left, right, high, low, takes a great deal of skill to know how to use it properly. Have a good holiday folks.
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