Something for the math lovers

[Karl Roth]

BBC NEWS | Science/Environment | Audio slideshow: The art of mathematics
karl

[Dunerunner]

Karl....fractals.....cool stuff!! Thanks!

[jetfuel]

very cool stuff indeed....
now lets try this one...
Just gonna have some fun!

This is NOT a trick question. There is nothing hidden. Use what you see to calculate an answer.

* There are 7 girls in a bus
* Each girl has 7 backpacks
* In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
* For every big cat there are 7 little cats

Question: How many legs are there in the bus?

[Little John]

7 girls x 2 legs = 14 legs
7 girls x 7 backpacks x 7 cats x 4 legs = 1372 legs
7 girls x 7 backpacks x 7 cats x 7 kittens x 4 legs = 9604 legs

Adds up to 10,990 legs.

[Evilution]

I agree with 10990 legs unless you are going to start including people not mentioned like a driver.

[driven2succeed]

I'm thinkin' that Ma and Pa Kettle have the government bailout explained. Their math isn't fuzzy at all...check this out!

YouTube - Ma and Pa Kettle

YouTube - Ma and Pa Kettle

[EinsteinsMommy]

I came up with 10990 too!

[Smart Enuf]

Originally Posted by jetfuel

very cool stuff indeed....
now lets try this one...
Just gonna have some fun!

This is NOT a trick question. There is nothing hidden. Use what you see to calculate an answer.

* There are 7 girls in a bus
* Each girl has 7 backpacks
* In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
* For every big cat there are 7 little cats

Question: How many legs are there in the bus?

There wouldn't be any legs in the bus because the SPCA would have had the girls hauled into court for animal cruelty...

[jetfuel]

...dude...thats some funny $h!t....I get the bail out plan now

...OK one more....

...Let's say you're running 2 laps on a 1 mile oval.

You do the first lap at 30mph.

How fast do you have to run the 2nd lap to average 60mph for the 2 laps?


...jetfuel

[chieftmc]

NO legs on the bus! The "bus" has wheels