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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 12:28
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A trueer measure of the inteligense of these boreds. Poll Information This poll contains 3 question(s). 52 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=MAJAPRPOutrv"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=MAJAPRPOutrv"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window  [/url]  [/url]-------------------- Tip of the Day: #13 Stand clear the closing door. That's treason. (THNIK)(Peculiar James, FP productions co, inc) Posts: 816 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 20:37
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Lightbulb- I said fluorescant. I don't really see why one would work and the others wouldn't. Queue- I said 800. Whatever area of science/mathematics this is supposed to measure, I have no idea. (Seriously, tell me.) Last one- A lightbulb that powers itself would be interesting. -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 22:44
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quote:If you pay attention, you may notice that FP misspelled "fluorescent". You misspelled it too, but in a different way. You have failed.  Oh, and for the third question, "Chemicals are bad for you" is the right answer. Admittedly, everything's made of chemicals, but there isn't one that's not bad for you under the right circumstances, such as if a truckload of it falls on your head. Of the other two options, one's wrong and the other's silly. [ Wednesday, August 13, 2003 22:46: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 22:54
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Well...I didn't vote, but: Q1: Light bulb - probably fluorescent Q2: I don't queue 80/125/800 - WTH Q3: Sky ints (what does this mean?) - Well, the only answer which could be true is: the universe is getting hotter although this cannot be proven at the present point of time. The other two are truly STUPID! BTW are there supposed to be so many spelling mistakes? EDIT: Na Thuryl. [ Wednesday, August 13, 2003 23:07: Message edited by: The Sagacious stranger ] -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain, ohhh, I'm tired of the strain and the pain. Lair of Blades Wise Forums Desperance Polaris Bash Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 23:29
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The closest thing that I can make of I don't qeue is 'IQ'.  To which the only non-stupid answer available would be 125. 800 is impossible, 80 is darn dumb.Other than that, this seems a sanity test rather than an intelligence one. We all failed. Or so it would seem. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 23:36
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Chemicals are bad for you? So we should all avoid drinking H2O? -------------------- We meet and part now over all the world; we, the lost company, take hands together in the night, forget the night in our brief happiness, silently. -- Judith Wright My website Posts: 512 | Registered: Wednesday, February 12 2003 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 23:40
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No, but it's probably not such a bad idea to avoid inhaling it. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 23:48
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quote:WTF??? Do you know what H20 even is? You're inhaling it all the time, and exhaling still more of it! -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 23:49
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Er, good point. Not such a good idea to inhale it in liquid form, then. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, August 13 2003 23:59
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Actually, pure H2O is bad for you. When you drink water, your body uses impurities in it to regulate how much your cells absorb. If you drink a lot of pure H2O, too many of your cells will burst and you may even die. Like the man says, under the right circumstances... -E- -------------------- Let them eat cake! Polaris Boards: The System is Up. Perennially. Posts: 2314 | Registered: Tuesday, January 15 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 00:14
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Oh. Liquid form. Well, when you said inhale, I thought as a gas. Inhaling liquids is bad for you in any case, no matter what the liquid. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 01:15
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quote: -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain, ohhh, I'm tired of the strain and the pain. Lair of Blades Wise Forums Desperance Polaris Bash Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 01:22
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Thuryl and I seem to have passed, but he is a Turing machine and therefore he doesn't count. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 01:24
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Eh? -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain, ohhh, I'm tired of the strain and the pain. Lair of Blades Wise Forums Desperance Polaris Bash Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 03:48
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Things would go very badly for your eyes in a 100% oxygen environment. You know, oxygen is a corrosive. A powerful one. A human's very breathing is not only causing them to live, but also to die. -------------------- The great light bulb converses its thoughts in a fashion most particular to its complicated nature. Posts: 215 | Registered: Friday, August 30 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 10:03
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Apparently oxygen is too reactive for us to breathe 100% of it. That's why we have so much nitrogen in the atmosphere. Someone please explain this poll. -------------------- ~ørangutan I want high-bit characters in my displayed name!!! :( :( :( (Or at least an exclamtion point!) Eat pie! BADGER! Posts: 316 | Registered: Saturday, May 25 2002 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 11:11
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quote:Your assumption for Q3 is false. The universe is expanding but only has so much energy in it, thus guaranteeing that the universe is in fact getting colder. I took the second choice, because I was assuming that the question was objective. Whoops. (A choice along the lines of "all chemicals can be bad for you" would have tripped less people up.) And actually, it would be feasible to make a lightbulb that powers itself after you get it lit once, although you would need those funky solar energy receptors on every surface that catches the light from the bulb in order to get enough energy back to continue the reaction. (The receptors would need to be in a cube-shape to get this done, though.) But allowing a few holes would make for a much more energy efficient bulb. -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 13:06
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The problem is that even if you could make a 100% efficient energy conversion of light to light, it'll only be efficient as long as other things (such as your eyes) don't get in the way of the light. Which makes it pretty useless for seeing by. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 15:11
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...hence my saying that you wouldn't be able to see out of it. But it would still be neat. And hey, you could make a lamp that at least partially re-uses its own power. It would certainly be energy-efficient. -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Babelicious
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 15:39
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"The universe is getting hotter" is an invalid assertion. First of all, are we talking average temperature or total heat? If we're talking the former, TM's very probably right -- the rate of expansion of the universe probably outpaces the increase in entropy. But, assuming the universe is a closed system (assumed but unproven), the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics would mean the total heat of the universe is ever-increasing (entropic reactions are also generally exothermic). Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 16:04
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Here's an interesting question... ...will the universe ever reach equilibrium? (No seriously, I don't have an answer.) -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, August 14 2003 16:24
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Mathmatically no, practically yes. Just in a very long time. And I mean long. -------------------- I am not really here. Posts: 956 | Registered: Wednesday, January 16 2002 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, August 15 2003 10:13
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I worded the first question wrong. The brightest lights are arc lights, but they are not light bulbs. but flourescents (i didn't mean to spell it wrong in the question, sorry) aren't really light bulbs either. Q2 IQ: 80 is a pretty smart moron, 125 is a pretty smart genius and 800 is the stupid answer. Q3 science (mispronounciated). The universe is always getting hotter is the answer that I intended to be correct, but it is indeed a gray area. (to say that the heat of all possible space-time is increasing would probably be more acurate, but I wouldn't bet on it.) everything is made of chemicals, so this is a stupid answer. A light that powers itself would indeed be cool, but unfortunately useless. this also is a stupid answer. so I guess I score about 65% on making an intelligence testing poll. [ Friday, August 15, 2003 10:15: Message edited by: Ford Pervect ] -------------------- Tip of the Day: #13 Stand clear the closing door. That's treason. (THNIK)(Peculiar James, FP productions co, inc) Posts: 816 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Friday, August 15 2003 10:38
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Didn't you say a solar-powered lamp that powers itself though? That would have to be a star, and we've got plenty of those anyway. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, August 15 2003 11:32
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quote:That's not the only one. [quote] so I guess I score about 65% on making an intelligence testing poll.[/quote]Um...no, you failed to new hights. -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain, ohhh, I'm tired of the strain and the pain. Lair of Blades Wise Forums Desperance Polaris Bash Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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