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101. Another well-known 'controversial' problem - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Spaztick What you have to realize is that switching to the other remaining door or keeping the door you have will still be a 50% chance. It will not, for reasons detailed in several different ways above. _______________...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.10 07:16:00
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102. Another well-known 'controversial' problem - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Edited by: Baldour Ngarr on 09/09/2008 23:31:06 Originally by: Slade Trillgon Edited by: Slade Trillgon on 09/09/2008 22:13:29 I do not feel so bad if close to 1000 PHd's wrote in claiming the soultion was incorrect. I guess I am...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 23:29:00
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103. Fleeting thought - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: ReaperOfSly Well not to let the thread die or anything: what's the next number in the sequence? 0, 2, 5, 10, 17, 28, 41, 58, ... 77. ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, a...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 23:25:00
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104. The "airplane on a conveyor belt" thought experiment... just... ouch. - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Ryysa Uh? Don't know about your country, but in my country you learn in school how a wing works. And you just naturally assumed that every other country in the world must always do things exactly the way your country doe...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 18:58:00
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105. The "airplane on a conveyor belt" thought experiment... just... ouch. - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Ryysa Err... Plane measures airspeed, not speed at the wheels. Seriously, have you guys even finished school? Most schools don't cover aerodynamics. What people learnt at school has almost certainly got nothing to do wit...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 18:51:00
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106. Another well-known 'controversial' problem - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
YOU PICK DOOR ONE. 1/3 chance that the car is behind door one. Host might open either of the other two doors. You lose by switching. 1/3 chance that the car is behind door two. Host opens door three. You gain by switching. 1/3 chance that the c...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 18:49:00
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107. Another well-known 'controversial' problem - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Slade Trillgon Except that the game has been reset No. It hasn't. You knew when you chose that the two doors you ignored had at least one goat behind them, and you still know that. Nothing has changed, or reset, and the...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 18:45:00
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108. Another well-known 'controversial' problem - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Slade Trillgon I said the first guess was at 33% odds. With the second chance, no matter if you stay with your original choice or decide to change, that decision is made at a 50% probability not a 33%. Not so. Think of...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 18:34:00
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109. Another well-known 'controversial' problem - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Int3r As soon as the host reveals a door, there are 2 remaining doors to choose from. You can swap, meaning you get to pick again, this time from 2 doors. Chances are 50% now, so it shouldnt matter. Most people will say ...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 17:35:00
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110. Hamilton robbed, Ferrari handed the win. - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Dmian (When Lewis cut the chicane, they said "he has to let Kimi pass!", and when he did, they said nothing more.) And actually, they were wrong. The rule is not just that you cannot gain a place; it is that you cannot g...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 00:58:00
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111. Hamilton robbed, Ferrari handed the win. - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Imagine the run-off area is not there, and a wall borders the edge of the chicane. Hamilton has to slow virtually to a standstill, in order to stay on the road and not hit the wall. That leaves him so far behind Raikkonen that he has no chance wha...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2008.09.09 00:48:00
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112. 50 meter tall giant bug invades Germany! - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
That's almost as good as the time I alerted everyone to the fact that the UK had launched an invasion of Spain ... ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.30 12:31:00
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113. Eve's Creators Play Everquest? - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Elphy Yeah I am bitter stupid wow took a year of my life The WoW owners had you strapped in a chair and forced to play, did they? Or would it be more realistic to say that YOU wasted a year of your life, and the game d...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.28 16:29:00
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114. Dear Tech Support - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Many people have made this mistake, in believing that Wife 1.0 is a program, similar to Girlfriend 7.0. Wife 1.0 is in fact an operating system , and once installed, it will immediately take over the working of all your other programs. It is pos...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.26 21:06:00
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115. Cash Payment - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: mirel yirrin To pay with most of the GTC Sellers, you need a Credit Card. Nope. ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.25 09:02:00
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116. Death of a MMORPG player - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
What's the betting that she only actually played about 10 hours a week, died of a heart attack, and the husband is trying to whip up anti-MMOG sentiment without good cause? ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, b...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.25 09:01:00
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117. Children Of Men - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Ok, the alleged "plot" ... unknown, unexplained virus, miracles, and one country remains sane for no reason except the scriptwriters wanted it to.... yep, looks like those reviews were pretty much spot on. _________________________________________...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.24 14:18:00
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118. DonaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitStenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamten... - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
Originally by: Nikolai Nuvolari Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Where, in English, you'd create a long and complicated title by stringing words together into a sentence - "Junior Chief Administrator to the Community District Council E...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.24 07:26:00
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119. Children Of Men - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
I've read three different reviews that said the plot made no sense; I'm going to take a bit more convincing than "you have to go see it." ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying aro...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.24 07:24:00
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120. DonaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitStenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamten... - in Out of Pod Experience [original thread]
There's no theoretical limit to how long a German word can be. Where, in English, you'd create a long and complicated title by stringing words together into a sentence - "Junior Chief Administrator to the Community District Council Environmental a...
- by Baldour Ngarr - at 2006.09.22 22:38:00
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