Any maths teachers on this forum?

Posted by: mista h on 29 April 2014

Posted on: 06 May 2014 by Don Atkinson

Originally Posted by osprey:

Originally Posted by Don Atkinson:

Here we are agin, the list of Topics under Padded Cell, states that 20 minutes ago (or so) mista h was the last poster.

I look, and ..............nope, it was winky - 2 days ago.

Did mista h actually post 20 minutes ago

What happened to his post ?

Or is it me ? paranoid again ?

It's likely it contained a word which triggered the moderation (has happened to me earlier).

ah ha. could be so ! especially with mista h !!

Cheers

Don

Posted on: 06 May 2014 by mista h

Originally Posted by Don Atkinson:

Here we are agin, the list of Topics under Padded Cell, states that 20 minutes ago (or so) mista h was the last poster.

I look, and ..............nope, it was winky - 2 days ago.

Did mista h actually post 20 minutes ago

What happened to his post ?

Or is it me ? paranoid again ?

As Michael Winner USED to say....calm down dear.

Mista h

Posted on: 06 May 2014 by mista h

Posted on: 09 May 2014 by mista h

Answers......soon

The 5 Riddles...

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST FIVE RIDDLES I HAVE SEEN...

THE ANSWERS ARE AT THE BOTTOM.

RIDDLE 5 IS AMAZING.

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

- / -

2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

- / -

3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away ?

- / -

4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?

- / -

5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!

THE ANSWERS TO ALL FIVE THE RIDDLES ARE BELOW:

Posted on: 09 May 2014 by sjbabbey

1. the lions are dead

2. She has taken a photo of her husband and developed it.

3. Coal

4. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day

5. there's no letter "e"

Posted on: 09 May 2014 by Don Atkinson

Originally Posted by mista h:

Originally Posted by Don Atkinson:

Here we are agin, the list of Topics under Padded Cell, states that 20 minutes ago (or so) mista h was the last poster.

I look, and ..............nope, it was winky - 2 days ago.

Did mista h actually post 20 minutes ago

What happened to his post ?

Or is it me ? paranoid again ?

As Michael Winner USED to say....calm down dear.

Mista h

eh ?

Posted on: 09 May 2014 by Don Atkinson

Originally Posted by mista h:

Which one ? I can see six. Although none of these is truely circular.

Posted on: 09 May 2014 by Don Atkinson

............and again

mista h posted 8 minutes ago, but..................nope

............obviously censored again ?

Posted on: 09 May 2014 by mista h

Originally Posted by Don Atkinson:

Originally Posted by mista h:

Originally Posted by Don Atkinson:

Here we are agin, the list of Topics under Padded Cell, states that 20 minutes ago (or so) mista h was the last poster.

I look, and ..............nope, it was winky - 2 days ago.

Did mista h actually post 20 minutes ago

What happened to his post ?

Or is it me ? paranoid again ?

As Michael Winner USED to say....calm down dear.

Mista h

eh ?

Don

Just stay Koooool,its only a M/B,a bit of fun,nothing to get worked up about.

Mista H

Posted on: 09 May 2014 by BigH47

4 Yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Posted on: 11 May 2014 by Jasonf

I don't understand, what's the significance of 2 here???

Jason.

Posted on: 11 May 2014 by sjbabbey

It's an arithmetic progression which limits towards the number 2. 1+ 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8.......

Posted on: 11 May 2014 by sjbabbey

Mista h

The Five Riddles

Is it soon yet?

Posted on: 12 May 2014 by Jasonf

Originally Posted by sjbabbey:

It's an arithmetic progression which limits towards the number 2. 1+ 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8.......

Ah, now I am wiser.

Jason.

Posted on: 12 May 2014 by mista h

Here is a chance for Richard to redeem himself......no cheating....no pictures

Test Your Brain
This is really cool.

cid:CE95897613BF4D5CA6EA20AF88B7F1B1@ERICPC
ALZHEIMER'S EYE TEST
(I love this part.. Its absolutely amazing!)

Count every "F" in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.....
(SEE BELOW)

HOW MANY 'F's?

Count them again.

WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke..

READ IT AGAIN !

Really, go back and try to find the 6 'F's before you scroll down.

The reasoning behind this is further down.

The brain cannot process "OF".

cid:9D49C6B6CD3342A388EDF9C0F6326572@ERICPC
F INISHED F ILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
F IC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.....

Incredible or what?

Anyone who counts all 6 'F's on the first go is a genius.

I managed that, so I am either a genius .... or don't have Alzheimer's.

It is your turn to see how many of your friends belong in an old age home!
..

cid:C648EE74CABD44768A2EEA5EE33FA9CE@ERICPC

Three is normal, four is quite rare.

Send this to your (older!) friends.
It will drive them crazy....
And keep them occupied
For several minutes..!

Posted on: 12 May 2014 by mista h

Originally Posted by sjbabbey:

Mista h

The Five Riddles

Is it soon yet?

Well done,if i had a prize to give it would be yours.

Answer i was given was charcoal,but coal looks good.

Also yesterday.today and tomorrow.

Are you into problem solving,just very clever(unlike the rest on this M/B) or did you cheat ?

Mista h

Posted on: 12 May 2014 by sjbabbey

Crosswords and hard sums keep the brain from atrophying.

Posted on: 13 May 2014 by mista h

Originally Posted by sjbabbey:

Crosswords and hard sums keep the brain from atrophying.

Keep the brain from what /!?

Mista H

Posted on: 13 May 2014 by sjbabbey

Originally Posted by mista h:

Originally Posted by sjbabbey:

Crosswords and hard sums keep the brain from atrophying.

Keep the brain from what /!?

Mista H

Exactly!

Posted on: 13 May 2014 by Don Atkinson

Originally Posted by mista h:

Are you into problem solving,just very clever(unlike the rest on this M/B) or did you cheat ?

Just for you "h"

I have a dead flat table. Sitting on this table I have three, large, juicy (but firm) oranges. Each orange is a perfect sphere of radius 100mm (well I did say large!). The three oranges just touch each other.

I have a bag of large cherries, not as big as the oranges of course, but firm, perfect spheres, none the less. I want to sit a single cherry on the table, within the group of three oranges, so that it just touches the table and the three oranges.

What size (radius) cherry do I need?

Posted on: 13 May 2014 by Jasonf

Riddle.

If a piece of string is longer in its width than it is in its length, is it still a piece of string?

Jason.

Posted on: 14 May 2014 by mista h

Originally Posted by Don Atkinson:

Originally Posted by mista h:

Are you into problem solving,just very clever(unlike the rest on this M/B) or did you cheat ?

Just for you "h"

Don

Its late at nite and i have 3 large bottles of Kingfisher inside me. This is one for sjbabbey.

Mista H

Posted on: 14 May 2014 by sjbabbey

My first answer was wrong so I'll try again with 20.71mm

Posted on: 14 May 2014 by George J

It is actually pure trig.

I'll try try to work out an answer tomoz!

Applied rather than pure maths,. but I am a pleb ....

ATVB fron George

Posted on: 14 May 2014 by Don Atkinson

Originally Posted by sjbabbey:

My first answer was wrong so I'll try again with 20.71mm

I thought I saw a post earlier !! thought I must be going mad - things keep disapperaing before my very eyes these days !!

I have a different answer, so..................a good try, and you are in the right ball-park, but......

you might have to try again !