George Cole 1,126 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 On 12/15/2020 at 8:29 PM, Jim Bollman said: Math Problem How many besides me checked the math? 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,126 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Walling 702 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 It's snowing here today for the first time this winter it's not over yet. In New England, you never know what the storm will bring, how many inches or how hard. (Just like a new bride on her first night of her honeymoon) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Harwood 13,110 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ply33 508 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 hours ago, George Cole said: How many besides me checked the math? I have to admit I was compulsive enough to do it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossil 587 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, ply33 said: I have to admit I was compulsive enough to do it. I'm lazy, was the answer correct? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ply33 508 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 42 minutes ago, Fossil said: I'm lazy, was the answer correct? Having gone through engineering in college prior to the advent of handheld calculators, my first cut was that it should be a little more than 9 x 10^2 x 8 x 10^2 = 72 x 10^4. So I knew the answer was in the ball park. And the last digit was correct by immediate inspection (7x5 ends in 5). But yes, if you multiply it out it seems correct. But I did it in my head, you may want to do it with pencil and paper or even a calculator. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,990 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 hours ago, George Cole said: How many besides me checked the math? Yup - correct, and also did it in my head, but later double-checked, just to be safe 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jdome 112 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I looked at the math problem and saw it was close. My freshman year in engineering we had to use a slide rule so you learn to determine if you are close in your head as well as proper placement of the decimal. My second year, HP came out with a $600 "pocket" calculator that was too big to actually fit in your pocket. The HP could do trig problems, cosine and sq roots. Now my cell phone does more than that $600 HP. I spent more time on the problem in the other photo. I tried to divide the hypotenuse of the triangle in my head and can't comprehend how many times 68 will go into 25. ???????????????? Link to post Share on other sites
Bleach 1,195 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,581 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 HP-35. But you had to know reverse polish notation. Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,126 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites
ply33 508 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 44 minutes ago, padgett said: HP-35. But you had to know reverse polish notation. I still have my slightly newer late 1970s or maybe early 1980s HP Programer calculator that also used reverse polish notation. Neat little device as you could set the word size, 1s or 2s complement arithmetic mode, etc. so you could check your algorithm for proper handling of overflow conditions, etc. Very useful back in the days of assembly language coding on machines with different word sizes and storage so limited that you bit packed fields as tightly as you could. Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 789 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Hope all you guys in the NE have your snowplows ready. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,581 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 And real low-level engine and flight control programmers used a: Link to post Share on other sites
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edinmass 14,156 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 14,156 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) Safety first.......if there is no seat belts, be sure you have air bags.👍 Edited December 18, 2020 by edinmass (see edit history) 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,126 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
gossp 511 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, George Cole said: For me it was my first set of brass era tires. All of my drug knowledge comes from Willie Nelson cameos in movies, so I don’t know how much of anything you can get for $3,000... but I assume it is a lot. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,126 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Harwood 13,110 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 12 hours ago, Bleach said: I hate myself for laughing at that. LOL. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
auburnseeker 4,985 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, George Cole said: The question is are you going to let her get back in and ride home looking like that? Better hose her down first. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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gossp 511 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, auburnseeker said: The question is are you going to let her get back in and ride home looking like that? Better hose her down first. can we get a video of that? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SC38DLS 2,074 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 3 hours ago, auburnseeker said: The question is are you going to let her get back in and ride home looking like that? Better hose her down first. Simple answer - YES ! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Dobbin 1,135 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, George Cole said: A Staaged picture! if the car had tried to move, the chick would be covered in mud, like the one in your next posr. Edited December 18, 2020 by Paul Dobbin (see edit history) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 789 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Yet another use for adjustable wrenches. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,126 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 14 hours ago, Paul Dobbin said: A Staaged picture! if the car had tried to move, the chick would be covered in mud, like the one in your next posr. Apparently my mistake. I thought the thread was titled 'Miscellaneous Humor and Interesting Videos.' not 'Actual Real Life Pictures.' 1 Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,581 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Animal Farm ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 789 Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bdc 327 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 6 hours ago, padgett said: Animal Farm ? Yes that's where that came from. But my post did mysteriously disappear again... Guess I'm making someone uncomfortable! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
auburnseeker 4,985 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 11:43 PM, edinmass said: The difference is Ed, our body has no problem rejecting bad food and has some pretty incredible filters between the blood stream and the digestive tract, Now when you inject right into the blood stream and bypass those, that's where it can get a bit dicey and a point of no return. For example Tests say this new oil over here is the best on the planet but really no one has tried it yet. Do you want to use it in your bosses Duessy or even Auburn? Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,990 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 On 12/18/2020 at 8:54 AM, auburnseeker said: The question is are you going to let her get back in and ride home looking like that? Better hose her down first. Hose can be too rough- better to respect the original delicate finish with a proper, gentle, caring Hand-Wash and Dry 2 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 14,156 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) Any comment I make will be a problem.....too many rum & cokes tonight.........take yourmedicine........that from the original deplorable. Edited December 20, 2020 by edinmass (see edit history) 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 789 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Ready for anything, bring it on.... Link to post Share on other sites
gossp 511 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Stolen from facebook 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,581 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 a: Not a Delco b: Where's the propeller ? Link to post Share on other sites
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