Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 (edited) montana, really? there're about 6.5 billion people in the world, thus you'd need 6.5 billion square metres, right?a quick check on wikipedia tells us that the area of montana is 381,156 km². it seems as if we'd need 20ish montanas to do thisi could be totally wrong here, i'm certainly no mathmatician Edited June 12, 2006 by Guest to raise me up a crop of Dental Floss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 1 sq. km = 1,000,000 sq. metres (not 1000 sq. metres).therefore montana is 381,156,000,000 sq. metresLots of room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 If "km^2" is the area of a square with each side 1 km (as opposed to 1,000 m^2), then 1 km^2 = 1 km x 1 km = 1,000 m x 1,000 m = 1,000,000 m^2, so 381,156 km^2 = 381,156,000,000 m^2, which is 381.156 billion m^2.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 (edited) right right right i will now return to my non-maths oriented lifestyle thanks, geeks Edited June 12, 2006 by Guest pluckin' the ol' Dennil Floss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 For an interesting take on this idea, check out the novel Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. From the linked article:Its title refers to an early twentieth century claim that the world's population could fit onto the Isle of Wight (area 381 km²) if they were all standing upright. Brunner remarked that the growing world population now required a larger island—the 3.5 billion people living in 1968 could stand together on the Isle of Man (area 572 km²), while the 7 billion people whom he projected would be alive in 2010 would need to stand on Zanzibar (area 1554 km²).Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Consuming 200 ounces of dark rum with three people can cause you to completely lose a day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 62.89% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 ...14% of people know that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 If "km^2" is the area of a square with each side 1 km (as opposed to 1,000 m^2), then 1 km^2 = 1 km x 1 km = 1,000 m x 1,000 m = 1,000,000 m^2, so 381,156 km^2 = 381,156,000,000 m^2, which is 381.156 billion m^2.Aloha,Bradjeeeeeeeeeesus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingstoned Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Oranges eaten in Canada are dyed orange. They are picked green for the purpose of transport to Canada, so that they won't spoil along the way. Unlike some fruits (eg. tomatoes) oranges do not continue to change colour after they're picked, so they dye them with food colouring for sale in Canada. thanks for this - I heard they were dyed orange here but did't quite get the whole story (once picked don't change colour) so when I tried to pass along the info it just didn't make sense - now if I could only remember who the hell said I was an idiot so I could clarify and redeem myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 The word 'gulable' is NOT in the Oxford Concise Dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Of course not. But the word "gullible" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 thanks for the laffs, folks....FACT: my very first foray into Ebay was to purchase John Brunner's THE SHEEP LOOK UP...a wicked SciFi end-of-times scenario.FACT: I am absolutely flabbergasted to learn (through following Bradm's links) that this author has over 80 FRIKKEN BOOKS to his credit. (Any suggestion/offers of loan, peeps?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Of course not. But the word "gullible" is.That's what I get for using Google Seach Bar to spell Check... D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I can loan you "Stand On Zanzibar" (which I think is a good companion to "The Sheep Look Up") and "The Shockwave Rider", both of which (along with "The Sheep Look Up") fall into Brunner's "non-linear" style of writing, in which there isn't really one main character/plot in the book; instead, you have a set of characters and several "streams" of plot. (At one point, I was reading "Stand On Zanzibar" on the bus [i have it in paperback] and "The Sheep Look Up" [i have it in hardcover, a first edition, I think]. Ever try reading two non-linear novels simultaneously?)Is there a public library out where you are? They might have a bunch more.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 (edited) FACT: my very first foray into Ebay was to purchase John Brunner's THE SHEEP LOOK UP...a wicked SciFi end-of-times scenario. that's one of my favourite books...nice one! (and that is a fact. little known, probably even less cared about ) Edited June 12, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 what about nurple?Fake words don't count ...It's not fake if you've lived it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Rats can't vomit, which is why they are so susceptable to poison.FACT: Owls eat their prey whole, and then puke up the bones later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 For an interesting take on this idea, check out the novel Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. From the linked article:Its title refers to an early twentieth century claim that the world's population could fit onto the Isle of Wight (area 381 km²) if they were all standing upright. Brunner remarked that the growing world population now required a larger island—the 3.5 billion people living in 1968 could stand together on the Isle of Man (area 572 km²), while the 7 billion people whom he projected would be alive in 2010 would need to stand on Zanzibar (area 1554 km²)....provided you can get them all there and away before someone gets hungry or has to take a shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I have a birth mark on my right buttock that looks like Abraham Lincoln locked in a hot 69 with Alfred Hitchcock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 All you need is the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" theme and you can take that shit on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Tom Sellek was originally cast to play the role of Indiana Jones.Harvey Kietel was originally cast to pay the role of Capt. Willard in apocalypse Now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 All you need is the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" theme and you can take that shit on the road.Beans and a harmonica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Beautiful!Thhhhbbbllll booo ttaaaa bbllblllll ttltl boott tttl boootll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Hold on. Isn't that the Perry Mason theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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