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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:02 PM

have trouble doing fractions...

and 3 out of 5 of us seem to have emotional issues about that..

 

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Posted by GraniteRailroader on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:48 PM

 If 10 out of 7 have problems with fractions...

Wouldn't that be 5 out of 3 have emotional issues with them? Everyone knows you have to divide by 2 to reduce 10/7ths ! 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:52 PM

Find the lowest common denominator..................

 

 

 

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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, January 22, 2009 2:07 AM

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Find the lowest common denominator..................

A 21 year old high school graduate living at home, earning just over minimum wage at a convenience store?

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Posted by Limitedclear on Thursday, January 22, 2009 2:29 AM

dharmon

Murray

Find the lowest common denominator..................

A 21 year old high school graduate living at home, earning just over minimum wage at a convenience store?

 Dan

Nope. LCD has no job, at least 3 kids by different women and child support for each from a different state. Lives at whatever overpass will shelter him, unless he's found a new ho'... Likely to be dealing drugs or struck by a passing train.

 

 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, January 22, 2009 5:15 AM
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dharmon

Murray

Find the lowest common denominator..................

A 21 year old high school graduate living at home, earning just over minimum wage at a convenience store?

 Dan

Nope. LCD has no job, at least 3 kids by different women and child support for each from a different state. Lives at whatever overpass will shelter him, unless he's found a new ho'... Likely to be dealing drugs or struck by a passing train.

 

 

You mean he 's a railfan?

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:04 AM

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dharmon

Murray

Find the lowest common denominator..................

A 21 year old high school graduate living at home, earning just over minimum wage at a convenience store?

 Dan

Nope. LCD has no job, at least 3 kids by different women and child support for each from a different state. Lives at whatever overpass will shelter him, unless he's found a new ho'... Likely to be dealing drugs or struck by a passing train.

 

 

You mean he 's a railfan?

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Posted by ndbprr on Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:30 AM

By the way, it is at LCD.  To reduce it by a factor of two would make it 5/3.5 not 5/3.  Time to start up additional junior high math skill questions like:

1. How do I figure tha radius or diameter of a circle?

2. How do I figure grade %?

3.  How fast do my trains go?

4.  How long is a scale mile?

5.  Why won't my Big Boy go around my 15" radius curves in HO?

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, January 22, 2009 12:38 PM

ndbprr

By the way, it is at LCD.  To reduce it by a factor of two would make it 5/3.5 not 5/3.  Time to start up additional junior high math skill questions like:

1. How do I figure the radius or diameter of a circle?

Measure the circumference and divide by pi (3.14159)

2. How do I figure grade %?

Amount of rise in 100 feet (1 foot rise = 1%).  That does not take into consideration compensation for curves.

3.  How fast do my trains go?

Probably faster than the prototype.

4.  How long is a scale mile?

An HO scale mile is 60.69 feet.   Unless you're talking scale time miles (smiles), which for a 12:1 fast clock would be just over 5 feet.

5.  Why won't my Big Boy go around my 15" radius curves in HO? 

Same reason a real Big Boy won't go around a 45 degree curve (which equates to an 18" radius curve in HO).  A 5 degree curve (still somewhat sharp by prototype standards) works out to a 13 foot radius in HO.

 

 

Does this mean I have a personality disorder?

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Posted by henry6 on Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:04 PM

10 to 7 is the ratio a shipper uses when loading a car. 10 tons per 7 tons  per car.  It is a common fraction used in the industry.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:37 PM

tree68

Does this mean I have a personality disorder?

  10 out of 7 people might think so.  But, they're probably among the 50% who are of below average intelligence.

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:53 PM

Would you like fries with that?

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Posted by kolechovski on Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:05 PM

There are 3 types of people, those who can count, and those who can't.

Actually, there are 10 types of people, those who understand binary, and those who don't.

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Posted by DennisHeld on Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:17 PM
kolechovski

There are 3 types of people, those who can count, and those who can't.

Actually, there are 10 types of people, those who understand binary, and those who don't.

And, 47.3% of statistics are made up on the spot. (I'm impressed with the 10 types of people/binary one!)
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Posted by miniwyo on Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:24 PM

kolechovski

Actually, there are 10 types of people, those who understand binary, and those who don't.

 

 

HAHAHA!!! That is funny!

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Posted by chad thomas on Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:43 PM

 7 out of 10 of my personalitys agree 5/3 of the time Smile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinShockShockShock

 

or should that be 0111 out of 0001-0000 of my personalitys agree 0101 / 0011of the time ???Big Smile

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:30 PM

  

chad thomas

 7 out of 10 of my personalitys agree 5/3 of the time Smile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinShockShockShock

 

or should that be 0111 out of 0001-0000 of my personalitys agree 0101 / 0011of the time ???Big Smile

Or rather, 11 personalities out of my 7 waterfalls might agree 5 times out of 2----well kinda --sorta


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Posted by ericsp on Friday, January 23, 2009 1:24 AM

But do they give 110%? 

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Posted by greyhounds on Friday, January 23, 2009 1:31 AM

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But do they give 110%? 

They give 110% 63.34% of the time.

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Posted by TomDiehl on Friday, January 23, 2009 5:50 AM

chad thomas

 7 out of 10 of my personalitys agree 5/3 of the time Smile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinShockShockShock

 

or should that be 0111 out of 0001-0000 of my personalitys agree 0101 / 0011of the time ???Big Smile

Remember Chad, there's only 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those who don't. (the first part should be 0111 out of 1010, unless you're going with BCD)

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 23, 2009 8:35 AM

chad thomas

or should that be 0111 out of 0001-0000 of my personalitys agree 0101 / 0011of the time ???Big Smile

That would be A of 7.  (Hex)

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, January 23, 2009 8:38 AM

TomDiehl

chad thomas

 7 out of 10 of my personalitys agree 5/3 of the time Smile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinSmile,Wink, & GrinShockShockShock

 

  or should that be 0111 out of 0001-0000 of my personalitys agree 0101 / 0011of the time ???Big Smile

Remember Chad, there's only 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those who don't. (the first part should be 0111 out of 1010, unless you're going with BCD)

AAAHHH! But if those that understand binary do so only 26.887% of the time does that mean that the other times they are in Octo mode?

Or do those who understand binary only 26.887% work the rest of the time in hexidecimal?


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Posted by CNW 6000 on Friday, January 23, 2009 1:33 PM

ndbprr
4.  How long is a scale mile?
Tree 68
An HO scale mile is 60.69 feet.   Unless you're talking scale time miles (smiles), which for a 12:1 fast clock would be just over 5 feet.




ndbprr
5.  Why won't my Big Boy go around my 15" radius curves in HO? 
Tree 68
Same reason a real Big Boy won't go around a 45 degree curve (which equates to an 18" radius curve in HO).  A 5 degree curve (still somewhat sharp by prototype standards) works out to a 13 foot radius in HO.

Two most interesting things I read today.  Thanks Larry!

Dan

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