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Rick Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 5:35:10

It's true.

Purgatori Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 5:42:05

hahaha...
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Fooglmog Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 5:45:25

Erm... no it's not.

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thatguy Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 6:17:13

.999 recurring does

Azz Kikr Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 6:37:29

.999 is not a repeating decimal. it absolutely does not equal 1. it equals .999

if you want to put some ellipsis behind that last 9, then you might be able to start an argument

Fooglmog Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 6:53:59

Perhaps 0.999 recurring is equal to 1. It's also true that 1/2 = 0.5 and 1/4 = 0.25

However, those facts do not appear to be relevant to the discussion Rick began here and I see little reason why they ought to be brought up for discussion.

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braden Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 11:04:52

if it does equal one, then nobody will ever have a problem expressing it as "1" and not ".999999999999999999 etc"

right?

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Apr 21st 2010, 11:15:34

how much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?
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thatguy Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 11:19:17

barely anyone does express it as 0.99999.., but you could use that instead of 1, there's just no point in not using the integer, it's easier.

i think this is what rick was saying, he just made an error in expressing it.

thatguy Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 11:20:01

a wood chuck would chuck as much wood as a wood chuck could if a wood chuck could chuck wood

mrford Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 11:21:10

i was bored one time, and actualy figured out the ave mass of a pickled pepper, and figured out how many were in a peck

yes, im that stupid, but ppl kept asking me how many peter piper picked! so i got them a answer
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braden Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 11:39:13

.99999999999999999999999 of these nights
the latest eagles tune

.999999999999999999999 is the loneliest number.
great three dog night song

in emergency, call 9-.999999999999999999999999999etc-9999999999999999999999999etc

oh, i see how it works

mrford Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 11:44:53

i see what you did there
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[21:37:01] <&KILLERfluffY> when I was doing FA stuff for sof the person who gave me the longest angry rant was Mr Ford

NukEvil Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 12:01:06

How many boards could the Mongols hoard if the Mongol hordes got bored?
I am a troll. Everything I say must be assumed to be said solely to provoke an exaggerated reaction to the current topic. I fully intend to bring absolutely no substance to any discussion, ongoing or otherwise. Conversing with me is pointless.

thatguy Game profile

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Apr 21st 2010, 15:45:14

as many boards as the mongol horde would hoard should the mongol horde get bored

Edited By: thatguy on Apr 21st 2010, 15:45:42

Fuzzy Logic Game profile

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Apr 23rd 2010, 0:14:07

The world is really only accurate to 4 decimal places (though usually 3 sig figs will get you by anyway). So it is a stupid argument.

Purgatori Game profile

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Apr 23rd 2010, 3:44:18

o_o
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NOW3P Game profile

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Apr 23rd 2010, 4:30:49

"how much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?"

How many nuns could a nunchuck chuck if a nunchuck could chuck nuns?

Strife Game profile

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Apr 24th 2010, 5:57:47

Take the sum to infinity

Makinso Game profile

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Apr 24th 2010, 14:11:32

LoL this thread gets put up like every 2 - 3 months :P And it turns into an endless discussion

So here we go again!

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Apr 24th 2010, 14:53:34

it's makinso's favorite type of thread though!
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Fuzzy Logic Game profile

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Apr 24th 2010, 16:37:13

So what format are you guys representing your numbers in? that is very important.

martian Game profile

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Apr 25th 2010, 15:57:41

the fluffy one!
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Viceroy Game profile

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May 3rd 2010, 16:42:54

This discussion isn't endless, it gets rounded up to the nearest whole discussion.
And, Monsters, do not forget to specify, when time and place shall serve, that I am an ass.

MorTcuS Game profile

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May 3rd 2010, 16:45:10

0.999 doesnt equal 1 end of story. even if it were 0,999 endless it would still not equal 1.
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martian Game profile

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May 3rd 2010, 17:17:55

actually it does.
it even has a wiki with multiple proofs!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...
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MorTcuS Game profile

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May 3rd 2010, 17:39:26

denied proof.
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martian Game profile

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May 3rd 2010, 17:54:40

denied your denial
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