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Title: Pick a number
Post by: tangoblue on 15/10/2010 01:45:47

Pick a number between 0 and 25. there is a point to this and ill tell once a few people have chosen a number.

Title: Pick a number
Post by: imatfaal on 15/10/2010 10:04:07

21

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Don_1 on 15/10/2010 14:28:20

7

Title: Pick a number
Post by: LeeE on 15/10/2010 17:52:01

8

Title: Pick a number
Post by: graham.d on 15/10/2010 20:29:03

1

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Bored chemist on 16/10/2010 13:25:13

Pi

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Don_1 on 16/10/2010 14:33:11

Quote from: Bored chemist on 16/10/2010 13:25:13

Pi

Well, it is between 0 and 25, but I bet it ****'s up the process.

Trust BC to come up with that!

Title: Pick a number
Post by: omid on 16/10/2010 14:42:15

2

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Variola on 16/10/2010 16:54:58

42  [;D]


(can't believe no one else did)

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Don_1 on 16/10/2010 17:48:38

Quote from: Variola on 16/10/2010 16:54:58

42  [;D]


(can't believe no one else did)

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Flol%2F4.gif&hash=dc0017defb1737ae43c0ff6efcb35b2a) In that case can I change my number to (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fmouthzippedshut%2F2.gif&hash=9659f5b28cddab74c96c709deae0d887) Phew! Nearly gave the game away.

Title: Pick a number
Post by: LeeE on 16/10/2010 17:54:39

Umm... 42 is not between 0 and 25.

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Variola on 16/10/2010 20:18:13

Quote from: LeeE on 16/10/2010 17:54:39

Umm... 42 is not between 0 and 25.

Oops  I didn't see that bit!!!
My brain appears to be tuned to ejecting the number 42 out of my mouth whenever the words 'pick' and 'numbner' are in the same sentence.

Ad for your signature Lee, that would be an ecunumerical matter. [:D]

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Ethos on 17/10/2010 03:04:20

24.........

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Bored chemist on 17/10/2010 10:26:09

Is 3+2i between 0 and 25?

Title: Pick a number
Post by: tommya300 on 17/10/2010 11:09:38

Quote from: tangoblue on 15/10/2010 01:45:47

Pick a number between 0 and 25. there is a point to this and ill tell once a few people have chosen a number.

If the question were presented as... pick a number between 0 to 25....
 there is an integer that will fit from a list between the two values
But since the question is expessed as 0 and 25
Example rephrasing...
 pick a number between zero
and
pick a number between 25
which makes no sense...

zero exists between zero, while 25 exists between 25. no other values can exists within

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Ethos on 17/10/2010 11:56:30

An meaningless exercize in strenuous semantics...................On second thought, maybe not totally meaningless???????????????????

Title: Pick a number
Post by: tommya300 on 17/10/2010 12:40:04

The question may be an indirect exercise of carefully reading and interpretating?

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Bored chemist on 17/10/2010 12:58:12

http://xkcd.com/169/

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Ethos on 17/10/2010 13:48:12

Quote from: Bored chemist on 17/10/2010 12:58:12

http://xkcd.com/169/

Ha,ha,ha,ha, very good BC!!

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Karen W. on 17/10/2010 19:18:06

 9

Title: Pick a number
Post by: tangoblue on 17/10/2010 20:01:26

Well acording to some article, when u ask someone to pick a no. between 0 and 25 they are most likely to pick 23 but eviently thats a load of horse sh..........

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Geezer on 17/10/2010 20:55:26

Quote from: tangoblue on 17/10/2010 20:01:26

Well acording to some article, when u ask someone to pick a no. between 0 and 25 they are most likely to pick 23 but eviently thats a load of horse sh..........

LOL!

But the article didn't say what would happen if you ask a bunch of Smart Alecs  [;D]

Title: Pick a number
Post by: LeeE on 17/10/2010 22:27:48

Quote from: Variola on 16/10/2010 20:18:13

As for your signature Lee, that would be an ecumenical matter. [:D]

Yes!

For those not in the know, the entire Father Ted series is currently available on 4OD.

Title: Pick a number
Post by: tommya300 on 18/10/2010 03:04:45

Quote from: LeeE on 17/10/2010 22:27:48

Quote from: Variola on 16/10/2010 20:18:13

As for your signature Lee, that would be an ecumenical matter. [:D]

Yes!

For those not in the know, the entire Father Ted series is currently available on 4OD.

For us old folk can we find the sound track on 33 and a third?

Title: Pick a number
Post by: RD on 18/10/2010 03:09:29

I don't think 4OD service is available outside the UK, (unless you can use a UK proxy).

Occasionally bootleg bits of "Father Ted" do appear on Youtube but are quickly removed by C4* ...

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(* not the plastic explosive)

Title: Pick a number
Post by: kenhikage on 18/10/2010 06:49:18

9.3

Title: Pick a number
Post by: kenhikage on 18/10/2010 06:55:58

I've heard that too, but about 1 - 50. It's because it's a not-too-small, prime number. Who knows why, but people often associate prime with random.

Title: Pick a number
Post by: tangoblue on 18/10/2010 23:17:22

:) very true!

Title: Pick a number
Post by: peppercorn on 19/10/2010 09:43:51

> Euler's number <

Does this ultimately have a point?

Title: Pick a number
Post by: Ethos on 19/10/2010 14:05:28

6/pi