The Czar 0 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 What about a million ships with a hundred cats and mice total? Link to post Share on other sites
Shimmering Wang 1 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Ok, then how about a BILLION cats and a BILLION mice?What about an infinite number of mice, and infinity^infinity number of cats? Whoa.I just blew your MINDWang Link to post Share on other sites
runthemover 39 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 What about an infinite number of mice, and infinity^infinity number of cats? Whoa.I just blew your MINDWangright. my mind. you beast. Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 What about an infinite number of mice, and infinity^infinity number of cats? Whoa.I just blew your MINDWangpenis? Link to post Share on other sites
gkunit20 1 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 What about an infinite number of mice, and infinity^infinity number of cats? Whoa.I just blew your MINDWangWell.Infinity^infinity is infinity. Therefore, it would still be 5 minutes. QED Link to post Share on other sites
Shimmering Wang 1 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Well.Infinity^infinity is infinity. Therefore, it would still be 5 minutes. QEDI think there's a were "echelon" thing that might be going on here, but I made that word up, so I'm almost surely wrong....WangPS- Hey, seriously, there's a thing about infinity vs. infinity^infinity being different, right? Like, a real actual thing? I'm not crazy, am I? Link to post Share on other sites
gkunit20 1 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I think there's a were "echelon" thing that might be going on here, but I made that word up, so I'm almost surely wrong....WangPS- Hey, seriously, there's a thing about infinity vs. infinity^infinity being different, right? Like, a real actual thing? I'm not crazy, am I?No. Infinity plus anything is still infinity. And infinity times anything is still infinity. Therefore, infinity^infinity=infinity. QED Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 No. Infinity plus anything is still infinity. And infinity times anything is still infinity. Therefore, infinity^infinity=infinity. QEDWhat about infinity^infinity plus eleventy brazillian cats and mice?How long would it take then? Link to post Share on other sites
Shimmering Wang 1 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 No. Infinity plus anything is still infinity. And infinity times anything is still infinity. Therefore, infinity^infinity=infinity. QEDI wouldn't be too sure about that...Mostly because I'm compltely unsure about that. But, seriously, I thought there was something math-style (Rod? Mr. Reynolds?) that held there were different degrees of infinity.Wang Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 PS- Hey, seriously, there's a thing about infinity vs. infinity^infinity being different, right? Like, a real actual thing? I'm not crazy, am I?There are different degrees of infinity. For example, how many counting (natural) numbers are there? 1,2,3,4.... etc. There are infinity.But, how many real numbers are there. 1, 1.1, 1.2..... 5.64335..... 1000000874943.484844 etc. There are infinity of them, but clearly this infinity is a lot bigger than the one before. One way to determine how infinity something is is to "map" it to the natural numbers. In other words, if you can count something, or take every thing and label it with a counting number, then the infinity is the same infinity as the infinity of the natural numbers.This concept is called Cardinality. Link to post Share on other sites
Shimmering Wang 1 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 There are different degrees of infinity. For example, how many counting (natural) numbers are there? 1,2,3,4.... etc. There are infinity.But, how many real numbers are there. 1, 1.1, 1.2..... 5.64335..... 1000000874943.484844 etc. There are infinity of them, but clearly this infinity is a lot bigger than the one before. One way to determine how infinity something is is to "map" it to the natural numbers. In other words, if you can count something, or take every thing and label it with a counting number, then the infinity is the same infinity as the infinity of the natural numbers.This concept is called Cardinality.(score!!) Link to post Share on other sites
RodReynolds 87 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I wouldn't be too sure about that...Mostly because I'm compltely unsure about that. But, seriously, I thought there was something math-style (Rod? Mr. Reynolds?) that held there were different degrees of infinity.WangI saw that LLY was on it, and I got caught in a Wikipedia vortex.Here's where I ended up. Graham's number: It is massive, like huge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_numberYou can't even write the thing in scientific notation, because "because even the digits in the exponent would exceed the number of particles in the visible universe". It's not even important what purpose this number serves, it's that big!And my name isn't even Rod Reynolds. Who knew? Link to post Share on other sites
troyomac 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 You mean it's not because 7 was a robot?Was this funny to anyone else? When I read it I started laughing my ass off, but then I looked at it again, and wasn't sure if I should have laughed or not.No, that's right. Knock KnockWho's there?A robotOh, shit!I'm in love with these "Robot jokes for robots, by robots."That was pretty damn funny too, lol.Here's a riddle I read in a penguin chocolate thing one time (those of you from England know what I'm talking about):What kind of cheese is made backwards? Link to post Share on other sites
yergan 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Was this funny to anyone else? When I read it I started laughing my ass off, but then I looked at it again, and wasn't sure if I should have laughed or not.That was pretty damn funny too, lol.Here's a riddle I read in a penguin chocolate thing one time (those of you from England know what I'm talking about):What kind of cheese is made backwards?edam Link to post Share on other sites
troyomac 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 edamwell that was hard. ISAPR Link to post Share on other sites
rocketpoker828 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 There are different degrees of infinity. For example, how many counting (natural) numbers are there? 1,2,3,4.... etc. There are infinity.But, how many real numbers are there. 1, 1.1, 1.2..... 5.64335..... 1000000874943.484844 etc. There are infinity of them, but clearly this infinity is a lot bigger than the one before. One way to determine how infinity something is is to "map" it to the natural numbers. In other words, if you can count something, or take every thing and label it with a counting number, then the infinity is the same infinity as the infinity of the natural numbers.This concept is called Cardinality.My head asplode.(Yes I am an idiot.) Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 you're in a room with 3 switches that light up 3 lights in an adjacent room that you can't see. Once you left the room with the switches you can no longer go back in it. Your job is to determine which switch lights up which bulb . How? Link to post Share on other sites
ricker 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 you're in a room with 3 switches that light up 3 lights in an adjacent room that you can't see. Once you left the room with the switches you can no longer go back in it. Your job is to determine which switch lights up which bulb . How?this was in DN's blog awhile back Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 FINEyou're at heaven's gate, which is actually a room with 2 identical doors ,1 goes to hell and 1 goes to heaven, and 2 identical bouncers guard the doors. 1 is the devil and he always lies and 1 is st-peter and he always tell the truth. You can only ask 1 question to 1 of them, but you don't know if if the door the devil/st-peter is standing in front of is heaven or hell, but they know which door is behind them. What is your 1 question to 1 of them? Link to post Share on other sites
troyomac 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 this was in DN's blog awhile backI still don't know the answer, and don't feel like searching. So hopefully some people still guess at this one, so I can learn the answer. Link to post Share on other sites
runthemover 39 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 FINEyou're at heaven's gate, which is actually a room with 2 identical doors ,1 goes to hell and 1 goes to heaven, and 2 identical bouncers guard the doors. 1 is the devil and he always lies and 1 is st-peter and he always tell the truth. You can only ask 1 question to 1 of them, but you don't know if if the door the devil/st-peter is standing in front of is heaven or hell, but they know which door is behind them. What is your 1 question to 1 of them?you ask what door will the other guy say is the correct door.if you are talking to the st.peter, his answer would be the other door.if you are talking to the devil, his answer would be the door behind me. Link to post Share on other sites
AceJackOffS 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I like riddles but not couches Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 you're in a room with 3 switches that light up 3 lights in an adjacent room that you can't see. Once you left the room with the switches you can no longer go back in it. Your job is to determine which switch lights up which bulb . How?Methinks that you turn on a switch, wait ten minutes, then turn on a different switch. Go see which one is hot, and which one is on. There is your answer?I'm Wang/Beans drunk right now, so I may be retarded. Link to post Share on other sites
troyomac 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Methinks that you turn on a switch, wait ten minutes, then turn on a different switch. Go see which one is hot, and which one is on. There is your answer?I'm Wang/Beans drunk right now, so I may be retarded.That's genious. I think you may be right. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 That's genious. I think you may be right.I never got confirmation on the 5 mice in 5 minutes riddle, but I think I was correct there. This means two for me! I guess I'm not Retarded after all! Link to post Share on other sites
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