Difficult question

[silo]

They bought another plane? But they are not using it?



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[Ryanamur]

Hmmmm,

Actually, everybody is wrong, the right answer would be -213F and -136C that is darn cold!

[silo]

Hmmm...guys, I didn't want to say anything but now the temptation is really too much to handle

0 degrees C is equal to 32 degrees F, right? So far we agree.
If we make 32 F twice as hot, that would be 64 F, right? But we don't care about this....
So if we want twice as cold as 32 F, that really should be 0 F, don't you think? Why 16F, as somebody said? 16F would only be half as cold?!?
0 F is -17.777778 or something like that.



Post Edited ( 09-02-05 22:05 )

[Mud]

silo wrote:
They bought another plane? But they are not using it?

Think it's close , but we have 1 spare plane 'cos the man came in his own plane .

-Mud

[silo]

Yeah, they bought his plane but they will not be using it. The wise man can leave with his own plane...



Post Edited ( 09-02-05 22:06 )

[SWAFO]

silo wrote:
Hmmm...guys, I didn't want to say anything but now the temptation is really too much to handle

0 degrees C is equal to 32 degrees F, right? So far we agree.
If we make 32 F twice as hot, that would be 64 F, right? But we don't care about this....
So if we want twice as cold as 32 F, that really should be 0 F, don't you think? Why 16F, as somebody said? 16F would only be half as
cold?!?
0 F is -17.777778 or something like that.

I see what you're saying. I think you're right!

[pagir]

Nan...
IMHO, You can't mutiply temperature. It's not pounds or gallons. So you can't have a temperature "twice as cold".

It's much for a philosophical question. So:
http://www.philosophos.com/knowledge_bas...20109.html

Pagir

[silo]

I see what you're saying. I think you're right!

Ah...ok...I pointed that out not because I was sure I was right, but because I thought I was wrong and couldn't see why!

pagir, I wouldn't go there but I tend to agree with you although on a different level...for the simple fact that 25 degrees Celsius here in California are much cooler than 25 degrees Celsius in Napoli, Italy because of different humidity content in the air. So even without looking at the matter under a philosophical point of view, the above answer is not right. However is the closest you can get to give an answer to fruitfly question.



Post Edited ( 09-03-05 02:30 )

[fruitfly]

silo wrote:
Yeah, they bought his plane but they will not be using it. The wise man can leave with his own plane...

Nice... Keep it going....... How did the wise man divide planes?



Post Edited ( 09-03-05 07:38 )

[silo]

9 to the old, 6 to the not so old, 2 to the young?

[omarza]

Silo you are right...

When he arrived he temporarily added his plane for a total of 18. Thus 1/2 gave 9. 1/3 gave 6. 1/9 gave 2. After dividing he then took back his
plane and returned home with it.

[fruitfly]

Bravo!

[nem]

Bonus question: why did the father leave his business to three dorks who obviously are unable to do fractional arithmetics and therefore will without
doubt ruin the work of his lifetime in a couple of weeks?

[olseric]

Hmm, because if he didn't, they would have legal grounds to contest his will anyway therefore nullifying any wishes of it because they are
heirs?

[fruitfly]

nem wrote:
Bonus question: why did the father leave his business to three dorks who obviously are unable to do fractional arithmetics and therefore will without
doubt ruin the work of his lifetime in a couple of weeks?

Yes, unfortunately you're far from being the first one to ask that question:

"And I hated life, because the work that has been done under the sun was calamitous from my standpoint, for everything was vanity and a
striving after wind. And I, even I, hated all my hard work at which I was working hard under the sun, that I would leave behind for the man
who would come to be after me. And who is there knowing whether he will prove to be wise or foolish? Yet he will take control over all my
hard work at which I worked hard and at which I showed wisdom under the sun. This too is vanity. " (Ecc 2:18-20)

But -sadly - that's the way the things are... Where would the humankind be if every next generation would take over where the previous
has handed over.

Bah! What was the topic again...?




Post Edited ( 09-03-05 15:04 )