matticus
Guru
Are you sure about "anterior" ??
x(I opened your link, and on seeing the words are grouped by initial letter, thought:
"Wow, over half of these words start with "A" - what are the odds?!? ....oh hang on ... 🤦♂️ !
)
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x(I opened your link, and on seeing the words are grouped by initial letter, thought:
"Wow, over half of these words start with "A" - what are the odds?!? ....oh hang on ... 🤦♂️ !
)
Chris S
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Bobby Leach survived going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He died after slipping on a piece of orange peel.
Alex321
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Are you sure about "anterior" ??
(I opened your link, and on seeing the words are grouped by initial letter, thought:
"Wow, over half of these words start with "A" - what are the odds?!? ....oh hang on ... 🤦♂️ !
)
Oops, mistype there. Should have been Anteriour of course.
And actually, I'm not so sure I have seen it in action spelled that way. It is apparently an obsolete speling of anterior.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
In a room with 23 people, there's a 50/50 chance of at least two people having the same birthday.
In a room with 75 people, there's a 99.9% chance.
In a room with 75 people, there's a 99.9% chance.
seanoconn
Well-Known Member
If all 8 billion people on the planet peed into the Grand Canyon at the same time would it fill up?
The Grand Canyon can hold roughly 1.2 quadrillion gallons of pee, if all 8 billion people peed at the same time, they’d only
produce about 4 billion gallons of pee. At this rate it would take 800,000 years of constant peeing to fill the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon can hold roughly 1.2 quadrillion gallons of pee, if all 8 billion people peed at the same time, they’d only
produce about 4 billion gallons of pee. At this rate it would take 800,000 years of constant peeing to fill the Grand Canyon.
matticus
Guru
(I'm sure it is correct, but ... ) what is the equation if there are 370 people in the room??
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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You've heard the expression "... left as an exercise for the interested reader"
With 370 people, the maths is a bit more straightforward !
markemark
Veteran
Any more than 365 then it’s 100% that there’s at least 1 shared birthday cos there’s only 365 to choose from.
Marchrider
Über Member
366 people selected at random (there is a leap year) and none of them sharing the same birthday
=1*2*3*4 .......... *365*366 / 366^366
1 in 1.87 x 10^157
which would be quite unlikely
(and I could be wrong but not sure how) odds seem too high, way too high
classic33
Leg End Member
What about leap years, with 366 to choose from.
Way-Out-West
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That would be some spectacle. When you say 8 billion people would only produce 4 billions of gallons of pee, that’s half a gallon each. I need to drink more.
First Aspect
Active Member
I dont think the outflow rate of the Colorado River has been considered. In reality the whole endeavour would be a piss in the ocean.
Marchrider
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Without getting your calculators out first - which of these has the highest speed at the tip ?
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10" bench saw 3800 rpm tip speed 113 mph
90m wind turbine, 26 rpm = tip speed 275mph
they seem very graceful but that tip speed s fast
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10" bench saw 3800 rpm tip speed 113 mph
90m wind turbine, 26 rpm = tip speed 275mph
they seem very graceful but that tip speed s fast
Way-Out-West
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- Pinno's attic
It's no wonder the ‘windmills are driving the whales crazy’.
