tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post8127266123422324413..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: Word Problemschris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-41105184643839767622015-01-18T00:16:35.488-05:002015-01-18T00:16:35.488-05:00Randall Munroe, physics student and webcartoonist,...Randall Munroe, physics student and webcartoonist, added a series of popular science essays to his repertoire called <i><a href="http://what-if.xkcd.com/" rel="nofollow">What If?</a></i>. Many of the questions in this post would fit right in - I am reminded of "<a href="http://what-if.xkcd.com/36/" rel="nofollow">Cornstarch</a>", for example.Packbathttp://packbat.net/w/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-64104798893441385312015-01-17T17:36:35.364-05:002015-01-17T17:36:35.364-05:00I don't even know what that is.I don't even know what that is.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-49427649180706715452015-01-17T14:01:51.942-05:002015-01-17T14:01:51.942-05:00Please, please,please enter this for xkcd's Wh...Please, please,please enter this for xkcd's What-If.<br /><br />-YmfonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-28452129824064315722015-01-12T19:17:12.670-05:002015-01-12T19:17:12.670-05:00I think you have flooded your house once too often...I think you have flooded your house once too often....DawnMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-75716104613546291052015-01-12T11:38:43.833-05:002015-01-12T11:38:43.833-05:00You win.
I'm not totally sure what you win, b...You win.<br /><br />I'm not totally sure what you win, but you definitely win something.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-37346153800028596052015-01-11T22:08:34.100-05:002015-01-11T22:08:34.100-05:0018. You've decided to make the house have a mi...<i>18. You've decided to make the house have a mix of fresh and salt water zones. How many times did the average student just say, "Fuck"?</i><br /><br />Question: do we need to take into account variation in length and volume of "Fuck"s, or are they all weighted equally?Packbathttp://packbat.net/w/noreply@blogger.com