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| snot2:
--- Quote from: Doorman on October 27, 2009, 04:56:07 PM ---Are you 120% positive? --- End quote --- turning a light off and on quickly always burns out the tungsten |
| Sirrus:
Is bad news for people who like bad news good news? |
| LegoEggo:
--- Quote from: Sirrus on October 27, 2009, 09:30:00 PM ---Is bad news for people who like bad news good news? --- End quote --- Good News for People Who Love Bad News isn't a bad album. Modest Mouse <3 But your post about achilles and the turtle kinda failed. Even if the turtle had a head start achilles would eventually catch up, he runs faster. Doesn't matter if the turtle is still going, he's slower. If you start walking and 5 minutes later someone starts running after you, they'll catch up. |
| Sirrus:
--- Quote from: LegoEggo on October 27, 2009, 09:50:30 PM ---Good News for People Who Love Bad News isn't a bad album. Modest Mouse <3 But your post about achilles and the turtle kinda failed. Even if the turtle had a head start achilles would eventually catch up, he runs faster. Doesn't matter if the turtle is still going, he's slower. If you start walking and 5 minutes later someone starts running after you, they'll catch up. --- End quote --- Yeah, that's where I got it from. Of course Achilles would overtake the tortoise, but can you explain why? It makes sense that no matter how slowly the tortoise moves forward, Achilles just catches up more swiftly than the tortoise. Explain mathematically why Achilles will overtake the turtle. |
| LegoEggo:
--- Quote from: Sirrus on October 27, 2009, 09:57:46 PM ---Yeah, that's where I got it from. Of course Achilles would overtake the tortoise, but can you explain why? It makes sense that no matter how slowly the tortoise moves forward, Achilles just catches up more swiftly than the tortoise. Explain mathematically why Achilles will overtake the turtle. --- End quote --- Achilles mph = 10 Turtle mph = 1 I did it mathematically, do I win? |
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