Suzi, in my opinion, that's trading up. It's always been easier for me to unstuff my nose than to vanquish a migraine.
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Nov 14, 2009 6:03:54 am PST #19284 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
SuziQ - Nov 14, 2009 6:07:30 am PST #19285 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
True, Teppy, true. I want to go to karate today, I have 2 hours of class, but if I can't use my nose, it is going to be difficult. Yes, it would have been impossible with the migraine.
CJ and I are meeting up with Nicole and her DH to see Wicked tonight! I'm very excited.
Polter-Cow - Nov 14, 2009 7:17:15 am PST #19286 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Since I solved it, I've been thinking about my unconscious assumptions that initially prevented me from figuring it out. (Which is interesting to think about.)
Dammit, I couldn't get past the assumption that the first step would be to weigh four on each side.
Zenkitty - Nov 14, 2009 7:29:52 am PST #19287 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Me either, P.-C. Hardest part of getting rid of initial assumptions is seeing them!
Polter-Cow - Nov 14, 2009 7:45:51 am PST #19288 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's annoying because for the second weigh, I understood the principle that you can gain information by leaving balls out of the weigh, but I didn't think to apply that same logic to the first weigh, where I assumed that More Balls = More Information.
megan walker - Nov 14, 2009 7:55:33 am PST #19289 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
You have eight balls all of the same size 7 of them weigh the same, and one of them weighs slightly more. How can you find the ball that is heavier by using a balance and only two weighings?
That came to me instantly, which is unusual. Maybe I've heard it before.
javachik - Nov 14, 2009 8:00:26 am PST #19290 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I figured it out but want to read everyone's whitefont. How do I do that on an iPhone?
Polter-Cow - Nov 14, 2009 8:04:37 am PST #19291 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That came to me instantly, which is unusual. Maybe I've heard it before.
I know I've heard it or something like it before, but I forgot how it worked. The version I remember was with coins, though. I think it was here, even.
Hil R. - Nov 14, 2009 8:08:43 am PST #19292 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
There's also a version where you know that one of the balls is either slightly heavier or slightly lighter, but you don't know which. I don't remember exactly how many balls and how many weighings you needed for that one.
Jessica - Nov 14, 2009 8:28:49 am PST #19293 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I figured it out but want to read everyone's whitefont. How do I do that on an iPhone?
If you're running the 3.0 software, you should be able to double-tap and highlight.