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October 10, 2005 at 6:43 pm #20271sarahtownyMemberOctober 10, 2005 at 7:32 pm #131597gossipingraeMember
Cool.
This is going to sound really corny, but I thought I might be able to “trick” the computer. I’m studying statistics in my math class, and we have been using a table of random numbers. I thought I was being slick by using that table, perhaps reducing the odds if I used a computer generated table of random digits. Nope, it didn’t work.
I feel like a dork now *walks away with tail in between legs and head down*
October 10, 2005 at 8:23 pm #131596neo_ny_23MemberYup. Dido is smart.
October 11, 2005 at 6:38 am #131603MrOatsMemberWow. Those crazy things…
October 11, 2005 at 5:30 pm #131595HasanMemberThat was cool indeed.
No doubt I love maths.October 13, 2005 at 7:27 am #131594Dr KimbleParticipantI know how it works. We had to solve a similar problem in Physics. :~)
I don’t want to tell and spoil it for anyone, but it doesn’t really have to do with squares like Fido says :p
October 26, 2005 at 1:27 am #131604m3rcyMemberlol, i used 5550 then subtracted 0555 which left me with 5000. i then circled the 5 and typed in the 000. so the number that was supposed to show was a 5. it came up as a 9 -_-“
October 26, 2005 at 1:48 am #131601NessaParticipantm3rcy wrote:…i used 5550 then subtracted 0555 which left me with 5000…
Um… 5550-0555=4995 Not 5000…October 26, 2005 at 9:45 pm #131600MrEggsaladParticipanthatedjealousy wrote:Um… 5550-0555=4995 Not 5000… Yeah…As to when I did it, I tried a few times and it got it 2/3 times. Don’t ask me what numbers I used though, heh I don’t remember, I did it a while ago mmmkay?
October 27, 2005 at 12:37 am #131605m3rcyMemberhatedjealousy wrote:Um… 5550-0555=4995 Not 5000…LOL! oh $#^@.. 🙁 i got owned.
October 27, 2005 at 12:49 am #131602NessaParticipantm3rcy wrote:LOL! oh $#^@.. 🙁 i got owned.
Aww, i didn’t mean it in a bad way…I just didn’t think it was possible to trick him into giving the wrong answer, so i looked at yours and tried it, but i noticed that the math was wrong. Sorry.
October 27, 2005 at 1:12 am #131599LLXerxesMemberIt’s been there for years. Let’s try not to think about it, because then our heads will throb, which bites.
October 27, 2005 at 1:14 am #131606m3rcyMemberhatedjealousy wrote:Aww, i didn’t mean it in a bad way…I just didn’t think it was possible to trick him into giving the wrong answer, so i looked at yours and tried it, but i noticed that the math was wrong. Sorry.
haha, it’s quite alright. My excuse is “i was attempting to multitask! i was scratching my head at the same time.” 😛
It’s fun trying to trick it. *sigh*
October 27, 2005 at 3:40 am #131598gossipingraeMemberlike i said, i tried to trick it using a table of random digits from my math textbook. still didnt work. bummer.
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