thread about totally living and people just trying to live

math question:

so today I was bored and was trying to figure out the odds of a slightly subpar NFL team's chances of going 16-0. The reason I say 'slightly subpar' is because if all goes well in Cleveland (we are due), I would say the Browns are a slightly subpar team. If things don't go well, we are terrible, but we're due so that won't happen. Proof: see the Cavs.

Anyway, my slightly educated guess was 1/million. I'm going to make the horribly flawed assumption that we have the same chance of winning every game, based on the assumption that every game is an independent event and we have a 1/million chance of going 16-0.

So I started off with 50% chance of winning a game, 2^16, 65536. Number should be familiar to people who used to multiply by 2 in their head starting since they were a little kid (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc). Way low. 3^16 was way high, > 4m. 2.5^16, still too high. After doing this for 5 minutes or so, I finally came up with 2.3713737057^16 = 1x10^6, or 1m. Very cool.

Now how do I do this without doing trial and error? I know I learned it in high school and I'm sure I could find the answer in about 30 seconds of googling, but I ask the great people of FTR instead. I don't know why.

Well, it's so unlikely that it doesn't really merit any heavy thought really.

Even the best teams don't go undefeated. So it's gotta be a million against atleast.

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Well, it's so unlikely that it doesn't really merit any heavy thought really.

Even the best teams don't go undefeated. So it's gotta be a million against atleast.

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simple math equation please

x^16 = 1,000,000

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nevermind figured it out in about a minute, no google help

16th root of 1,000,000, ldo

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Well, it's so unlikely that it doesn't really merit any heavy thought really.

Even the best teams don't go undefeated. So it's gotta be a million against atleast.

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simple math equation please

x^16 = 1,000,000

=

???

nevermind figured it out in about a minute, no google help

16th root of 1,000,000, ldo

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were you asking for what chance they need to win each game to go undefeated 1 in a million or what is the chance they go undefeated?

I thought you were asking the latter, which is such a small chance it's not worth really sitting down to figure it out.

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Well, it's so unlikely that it doesn't really merit any heavy thought really.

Even the best teams don't go undefeated. So it's gotta be a million against atleast.

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the likelihood of a very good NFL team going undefeated isn't prohibitively large.

Take the patriots of this year. Where would you set the line for them going undefeated in the '07 regular season?

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Well, it's so unlikely that it doesn't really merit any heavy thought really.

Even the best teams don't go undefeated. So it's gotta be a million against atleast.

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simple math equation please

x^16 = 1,000,000

=

???

nevermind figured it out in about a minute, no google help

16th root of 1,000,000, ldo

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were you asking for what chance they need to win each game to go undefeated 1 in a million or what is the chance they go undefeated?

I thought you were asking the latter, which is such a small chance it's not worth really sitting down to figure it out.

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the former; the latter was basically just introduced to waste people's time

but now that I did mention it, I think it's pretty interesting. Voila! I made a great post when i was trying to make a bad one.

who should i bet on to win the superbowl this year?

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who should i bet on to win the superbowl this year?

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COLTS, Woot!!!!!!

So this developer is in my office for a meeting, and with he he brought his assistant who is the hottest girl ive ever seen, and its not even close. Blonde hair, blue eyes, ~5'-10", nice pert rack and the ass of an aerobics instructor. I get to sit here and stare at her for the next 2 hours. :shipit:

ask if shes down for a 3-some w/ my wife and I after work? y/n?

camera phone?
:wink:

http://www.hottunavb.com/

click photos

hit the right arrow once

click on the pic in the top right corner

ballin

flomo, I think Ill take my nephew, hes pretty good at sitting quietly through movies. Sometimes he has to go pee thats all.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zEBUsnX-ayk

that is pretty balla i think

WTF!! Paris Hilton is outa Jail already!!

side note= http://youtube.com/watch?v=WoMc5r6NvlI
some chic raggin on Paris at an awards show.

some chic? SOME CHIC?! Its not like shes the epitomy of hot jewish girl or anything.

it got removed already dammit

WE ARE T-MINUS THIRTEEN DAYS FROM LAS VEGAS

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simple math equation please

x^16 = 1,000,000

=

???

nevermind figured it out in about a minute, no google help

16th root of 1,000,000, ldo

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Please never write out a math problem with commas unless you are 1) in 4th grade or 2) referring to money.

I'm not sure what kind of odds I'd plac.e on the Pats going undefeated... but I'm guessing any Vegas line you'd get would be pretty bad since there are so many fair-weather Pats fans these days.

I think I saw somewhere that the odds of the Pats to win the Superbowl is something ridiculous like 2-1.

I'm thinking about putting up a few hundred against them winning. I personally those odds are ludicrous.

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WE ARE T-MINUS THIRTEEN DAYS FROM LAS VEGAS

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I cant go, sorry.









JKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK wouldnt miss it!!!!

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WE ARE T-MINUS THIRTEEN DAYS FROM LAS VEGAS

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I cant go, sorry.









JKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK wouldnt miss it!!!!

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Boost might still be coming. Put some pressure on him and he's back in the game, me thinks.

vegas vegas vegas

just made a new thread about it, not that baller but figured it was necessary

vegas yay

someone needs to remind me to book my flight in the coming days.

I was just washing my hands when I saw lightning strike the ground. It was wierd becuase of the order at which I registered the lightning.

First I felt a zip in my thumb which being washed. Then I saw the light of the lightning. And then I heard the big boom of the thunder. It all happened at the same time but I registered all 3 in succession.

Punch-line: BigRed is (drunk, gay, creepy - Pick any two).

YAL SHOULD BALLA HEADBANG WITH ME

veggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss

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veggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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veggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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http://www.uri-geller.com/pics/vegan.jpg

first thing that came up in my google image search of 'bode':

(no nudity probably NSFW nothing terrible)

http://animalnewyork.com/Bode%2520Br...2520%25234.jpg

everyone on ftr should start noticing the times of things that i post so that way you know if it is intelligent or not

Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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Becuase Lukie is terrible at FYP

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we have this house email list and brabbit sent this message after getting home from bars last night

"
dude relax and drink brews
thats wehat gabe and i do all thetime
iuy'm durunk as shit right now
gabe rdrove me home
hes drunk too i think
fuck
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m' wasted
you are gay
combnimed
all fo you
i'm gonna wahack my pweiner"

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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first thing that came up in my google image search of 'bode':

(no nudity probably NSFW nothing terrible)

http://animalnewyork.com/Bode%2520Br...2520%25234.jpg

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sup mom

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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I did! It's the 18th "s" from the left. Does no one else see this??

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we have this house email list and brabbit sent this message after getting home from bars last night

"
dude relax and drink brews
thats wehat gabe and i do all thetime
iuy'm durunk as shit right now
gabe rdrove me home
hes drunk too i think
fuck
o
m' wasted
you are gay
combnimed
all fo you
i'm gonna wahack my pweiner"

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brabbit is a character

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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I did! It's the 18th "s" from the left. Does no one else see this??

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you're slow, he just added an s so he would have one more s than gabe

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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I did! It's the 18th "s" from the left. Does no one else see this??

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you're slow, he just added an s so he would have one more s than gabe

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you win the prize

So this is the new random thread where I can put random stuff at random times, right?

Ok, here goes:
FFS how can I stay up for 40ish hours, go to bed at 10pm and STILL wake up at 2 am without reason??

Okay needed to vent, trying to go back to bed now.

dude, put on a pot of sleepy time tea. And drift into sleep.

I'm definitely gonna invest in some of that stuff. None in the house right now though.

then put on a pot of coffee, becuase you're screwed.

Haha I scavenged my soon-to-be ex roommate's stuff that's standing in the kitchen ready for moving out. Loot: one cup of Ricola Herbal Good-Night Tea. Waiting for it to finish brewing then it's sleepy-time. Thanks for the tip :D.

so i was just downstairs taking a break from pokahs, and i see my cat pounce on some bug and eat it. this makes me think that gabe needs to change his title back to EAT BUGS, asap.

also, 111

So did your cat get mono?

EAT BUGS was pretty legendary.

btw you own a cat? Do you like boys?

EAT

BUGS

im not in charge of changing it, only admins can

btw if anyone has any questions about how a baller like me can continually get into friendzone with girls over and over and not escape it then just ask god dammit

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EAT BUGS was pretty legendary.

btw you own a cat? Do you like boys?

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yes, and no. i actually like cats.

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So did your cat get mono?

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missed this joke a second ago but just saw it and i like it

im not sure how balling this is, but i am about to be thru downloading a 2.2gig torrent containing nothing but hard core tentacle porn hentai movies. I decided the other day while i was drunk that it would be funny to watch, its been downloading ever since.

Im not sure if i'll need an entire 2.2gigs worth though....

dude Halv if you lay off the heaping amounts of cocaine its a lot easier to get sleep. You will also avoid that strange cracked out feeling that is commonly encountered after staying up for more than 24 hours...Godd suggestion eh?

I thought laying off the cocaine = nboc?

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im not in charge of changing it, only admins can

btw if anyone has any questions about how a baller like me can continually get into friendzone with girls over and over and not escape it then just ask god dammit

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Friendzone is slightly better than The Abyss. It still sucks being a cuddle bitch though.

good morning everyone!

my plan for today:

- get an incredily rare morning workout in

- chill by the pool, have a drink or two

- watch the cavs pull off a miracle and actually win a game in San Antonio

- ????

ballin

Gabe how could a guy that makes your kind of money ever end up in the "friend zone"?

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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I did! It's the 18th "s" from the left. Does no one else see this??

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you're slow, he just added an s so he would have one more s than gabe

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So then you don't see the bolded "s"? This is honestly pissing me off. Why am I the only one that sees it?

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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I did! It's the 18th "s" from the left. Does no one else see this??

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you're slow, he just added an s so he would have one more s than gabe

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So then you don't see the bolded "s"? This is honestly pissing me off. Why am I the only one that sees it?

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Here's what happened.

Lukie saw this post

vegassssssssssssss

and he did this to it.

1. vegassssssssssssss
2. vegasssssss sssssss
3. vegasssssss sssssss
4. vegasssssss s sssssss
5. vegasssssss [b s sssssss
6. vegasssssss s sssssss
7. vegasssssssssssssss

So in essence, he added an s to one up gabe but then he also bolds that one s so you know he did it!

Thank you.

rilla that was a most excellent post and explanation.

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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I did! It's the 18th "s" from the left. Does no one else see this??

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you're slow, he just added an s so he would have one more s than gabe

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So then you don't see the bolded "s"? This is honestly pissing me off. Why am I the only one that sees it?

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Here's what happened.

Lukie saw this post

vegassssssssssssss

and he did this to it.

1. vegassssssssssssss
2. vegasssssss sssssss
3. vegasssssss sssssss
4. vegasssssss s sssssss
5. vegasssssss [b s sssssss
6. vegasssssss s sssssss
7. vegasssssssssssssss

So in essence, he added an s to one up gabe but then he also bolds that one s so you know he did it!

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woah something's fishy here!

can you explain the difference between 2 and 3. thanks.

also i see what you did with #5. very cool.

i saw it when i quoted it for the vegans post, but i removed it.

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Why did Lukie bold one "s" when he quoted Gabe? Could this be a clue?

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i did not bold any of gabe's s's

look closer if you do not believe

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I did! It's the 18th "s" from the left. Does no one else see this??

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you're slow, he just added an s so he would have one more s than gabe

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So then you don't see the bolded "s"? This is honestly pissing me off. Why am I the only one that sees it?

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Here's what happened.

Lukie saw this post

vegassssssssssssss

and he did this to it.

1. vegassssssssssssss
2. vegasssssss sssssss
3. vegasssssss sssssss
4. vegasssssss s sssssss
5. vegasssssss [b s sssssss
6. vegasssssss s sssssss
7. vegasssssssssssssss

So in essence, he added an s to one up gabe but then he also bolds that one s so you know he did it!

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woah something's fishy here!

can you explain the difference between 2 and 3. thanks.

also i see what you did with #5. very cool.

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A good question! the difference for 2 and 3 is 3 has two spaces which was auto-adjusted to only one space by the forum.

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Gabe how could a guy that makes your kind of money ever end up in the "friend zone"?

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think about it

its not like i can just pay these girls ya know? thats the only thing money is good for at this point

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im not sure how balling this is, but i am about to be thru downloading a 2.2gig torrent containing nothing but hard core tentacle porn hentai movies. I decided the other day while i was drunk that it would be funny to watch, its been downloading ever since.

Im not sure if i'll need an entire 2.2gigs worth though....

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bump

renton def not boc i should delete

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Gabe how could a guy that makes your kind of money ever end up in the "friend zone"?

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think about it

its not like i can just pay these girls ya know? thats the only thing money is good for at this point

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yes, see the Vegas thread, where I posted the Craiglist link.

lol no ty

that's good, i was worried they'd have to change your title to i beat mono and all i got was an STD

gabe do you have game? it sounds like you don't, but there's still hope. you can actually use not having any game to your advantage. they call it "no game, game." that's right, you don't have to have game to actually have game. I'm sure you don't want to hear a thing about it but I pretty much perfected it in college and had some fun. now I have a really really hot wife so there's no need for any game anymore.

now I have a really really hot wife so there's no need for any game anymore.

so you have the NO GAME< GAME.. amirite?

i mean, saying someone has ZERO game would make me think they are all awkward around girls but thats not the case

its all good though

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im not in charge of changing it, only admins can

btw if anyone has any questions about how a baller like me can continually get into friendzone with girls over and over and not escape it then just ask god dammit

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Friendzone is slightly better than The Abyss. It still sucks being a cuddle bitch though.

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friendzone is better than nothing

gabe you just gotta be blatant about what you want. They will either give it to you or not. I hate that PUA shit.. but a lil neg hittin will do you good.

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i mean, saying someone has ZERO game would make me think they are all awkward around girls but thats not the case

its all good though

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Depending on definition of "awkward", I have zero game.