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Post by principled on Dec 2, 2012 19:12:27 GMT 1
Searching through the various news headlines, I came across this little item on the BBC site. It would seem that even the simplest thing becomes complex once it enters the field of mathematics!(Read down to the part about Paris!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20559052P |
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Post by marchesarosa on Dec 3, 2012 9:55:44 GMT 1
I worked out that zero must be even because every number that ends in zero is even. Give me a pat on the head, someone, please.
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Post by alancalverd on Dec 4, 2012 0:13:51 GMT 1
But what a bizarrre way to ration fuel! By halving its availability you make it twice as desirable soI have no doubt that people were queuing on their appointed days to top up with tiny amounts "just in case".
The more sensible approach is to set a minimum quantity, say 5 gallons for a car and 1 gallon for a bike, that can be purchased at any time. If you queue for an hour and can only squeeze in a pint, you'll still be charged for the minimum, so nobody will buy fuel unless they really need it.
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Post by Progenitor A on Dec 4, 2012 9:48:16 GMT 1
Hmm
I have difficulty
Any number (odd or even)can be added to itself to create an infinite set of those numbers. The infinite sum of that number is never equal to the number itself
When we do this with zero the infinite set of zeroes is equal to the number zero itself
Therefore the number zero has a quality that is not found in odd or even numbers and is therefore neither
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Post by marchesarosa on Dec 4, 2012 9:56:54 GMT 1
If you count backwards zero comes after one which is odd, ergo it is even.
Another pat on the head due.
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Post by principled on Dec 4, 2012 11:46:35 GMT 1
Personally, I blame the confusion on the Romans.
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Post by marchesarosa on Dec 5, 2012 10:55:00 GMT 1
What did the Romans ever do for us? Oh, yeah.....
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Post by principled on Dec 5, 2012 15:57:24 GMT 1
Precisely. They came over here uninvited with their Olive skin tans, introducing us to fermented grape juice, hot water baths, underfloor heating and toilets. All totally unnecessary. Then they carve up our muddy tracks just to install paved highways. For what? The only decent thing they ever did was put up Hadrian's wall to keep the likes of RS firmly on the other side. Mind you, I don't blame the Romans, I blame Boudicca and her hubby Prasutagus. If they'd have spent less time drinking weak ale and more time looking at our immigration policy those Romans wouldn't have come here asking for political asylum in the first place! Nothing changes!  P
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