Is this statement true or false?

Discussion in 'Off-topic' started by p51ngh, Jun 13, 2006.

  1. p51ngh

    p51ngh Member

    Saw this the other day somewhere. Thought I would post it here.

    Alright, all of you brainiacs out there. We're going to see how smart you people really are.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    This statement is false.

    Get thinking!!
     
  2. debonair

    debonair Member

    The following sentence is true. The preceding sentence is false.
     
  3. p51ngh

    p51ngh Member

    Can someone help me solve this:

    It is 0 degress C today and it is predicted that it will be twice as cold tomorrow. What will be the temperature tomorrow?
    :confused:
     
  4. avanbuiten

    avanbuiten Member

    Yes I can - tomorrow it will be -8.89 degrees C.

    You're welcome!





    Method:
    0 degrees C = 32 Fahrenheit;
    16 Fahrenheit = -8.89 degrees C
     
  5. p51ngh

    p51ngh Member

    you have used the Farenheit scale.. why this scale? why not use the Kelvin scale or the Celcius scale?

    Try solving it without converting to other scales.
     
  6. avanbuiten

    avanbuiten Member

    Ok then....the answer is -8.89 degrees C.








    Method:
    -2*0 degrees C = -8.89 degrees C where zero in this sense is a special number.
     
  7. p51ngh

    p51ngh Member

    huh!?
    that doesn't make any friggin sense!

    OK lets say it is -8.89 degrees C today and it is predicted that it will be twice as warm tomorrow and half as warm the day after tomorrow. What will be the temperatures for the next two days?
     
  8. ekla_cholo_re

    ekla_cholo_re Member

    Prove that the sum of 4 zeroes is 24.

    You may use any mathematical symbol any number of times to reach the final answer of 24.
     
  9. 4EverStudent

    4EverStudent Member

    How about (0! + 0! + 0! + 0!)! ?
     
  10. King

    King Member

    24 surely..........
     
  11. ekla_cholo_re

    ekla_cholo_re Member

    bang on target :)
     
  12. jimjoachim

    jimjoachim Member

    Regarding the temperature question.
    As far as im concerned everything should be calculated in K. Not C or F.
    These were made up by human beings for the craic to simplify everything.
    K dosnt sound right on the weather channel.
    We need everything to be relative to zero not 273.

    So the answer in C should be -136.5C approx.
     
  13. kazikizi

    kazikizi Member

    -136.5C??

    it can't be...That is way too cold.
     
  14. jimjoachim

    jimjoachim Member

    Its aberdeen on a saturday night!!

    Its the only logical answer.
     
  15. p51ngh

    p51ngh Member

    Avanbiten and Jimjochim,

    Lets say it is -136.5 deg C.
    1. What is the temperature if it is going to be twice as warm?
    2 What is the temperature if it is going to be half as warm?

    I doubt if 0 deg C is going to be an answer to any of those.
     
  16. jimjoachim

    jimjoachim Member

    -136.5 C = 136.5K
    Twice as warm = 273K = 0C

    Keep everything in K.
     
  17. p51ngh

    p51ngh Member

    no... you are making your calculations up. what if it is 273K and it is going to be twice as cold..... what will be the temperature?
     
  18. jimjoachim

    jimjoachim Member

    Assuming by twice as cold you mean half the heat its then 136.5K = -136.5C

    If it isnt tell me why it isnt??
     
  19. nemesis

    nemesis Member

    Another take on the temperature question:

    set a neutral temperature of 15 C (neither hot or cold) the 0 C is 15 too cold so twice as cold is -15 C.

    The answer will vary depending on what temperature you define as just right.
     
  20. p51ngh

    p51ngh Member

    Good point nemesis... actually I sort of started to think along those lines aswell:

    Let TwiceCold(T Deg) denote twice the coldness of a temperature T in degrees

    TwiceCold(0 Deg) cant be -136 because

    1. TwiceCold(-1 Deg) is -2 deg C.
    2. TwiceCold(+1 Deg) is +0.5 deg C.

    1 and 2 show that twice the coldness of 0 + dT deg C is no where near -136 deg C, and that TwiceCold(0 deg C) has to be between -2 deg C and +0.5 deg C

    what do you say?
     
  21. King

    King Member

    Let B be 'The least integer not nameable in fewer than nineteen syllables' . . . .
     

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