Comments on: Test of epicness http://www.thechrisd.com/blog/2009/09/16/test-of-epicness The home of TheChrisD - an Irishman, geek, Aspie, attempted web developer, teddy bear hoarder, and gamer who still pays too much attention to the Pokémon series, and is not as much of a Halo fanboy as most Americans. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gamma Goblin http://www.thechrisd.com/blog/2009/09/16/test-of-epicness#comment-2053 Gamma Goblin Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:20:07 +0000 http://www.thechrisd.com/?p=1269#comment-2053 Question 1 is a trick question. "Green Bottles" won't fall but rather just fly away, unless of course they're dead, then they might fall, but they would be more than likely to be carried away with a gentle breeze or gobbled up by a hungry sparrow than to just fall off a wall. Question 1 is a trick question. “Green Bottles” won’t fall but rather just fly away, unless of course they’re dead, then they might fall, but they would be more than likely to be carried away with a gentle breeze or gobbled up by a hungry sparrow than to just fall off a wall.

]]> By: Will Knott http://www.thechrisd.com/blog/2009/09/16/test-of-epicness#comment-2045 Will Knott Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:24:45 +0000 http://www.thechrisd.com/?p=1269#comment-2045 In answer to question 5, evolutionary throwbacks do occur. Question 1... The problem lies with the substitution... as none of these three scenarios have equal probability, also location has a bearing on the matter... 1. The probability that there will be ten green bottles sitting on any given wall. Usually 0. The only occasion when I have seen this occur is then 10 green bottles were cemented on to the top of the wall. Then broke leaving jagged edges to reduce climbing. Oddly the person who put them there did not break them, see below. 2. If and when one green bottle will accidentally fall. Again depending on circumstance. a) 0 if cemented b) 0.02 in calm weather conditions or indoors left alone c) 0.4 in rough weather conditions, but this is dependent on shelter and location and what the wall is constructed of. This probability remains high in a poorly constructed shack, and high in a well constructed building during a tropical storm d) 0.99 (or 99%) should a cat try out weaving pr passing the bottles. 100% if the cat in question is of the LOL variety. However looking at the substitutions... 1) 10 fat sausages sizzling in a pan Depends on location (and chef/cook craving) 2) one of which goes pop, another of which goes bang Depends on quality of the meat and oil used. In practice sausages never go "bang" or "pop". What happen is that water added to the hot oil makes the noise. Should the sausages be of very low quality then the probability of them making either noise increases. and 1)10 bottles of beer on a wall The likelihood of this occurring outside of a party/BBQ situation is very low 2) one of which is taken down and passed around. is 100% in certain situations. If the wall is a boundary wall, if the opposite side contains under legal drinking age kids who want it, if the wall is slightly shorter than the maximum reach of the tallest member of the aforementioned kids. Then its 100% Should the bottle be cemented to the wall, an attempt will be made to take them down and pass them around, but the cementing will ensure that they are not removed. Then the probability of the bottles being stoned / smashed by insulted kids (or indeed winos, this isn't and ageist argument) is high. However, in this case, none of the bottles "did accidentally fall", but stone kicked up by passing trucks will be the alibi used by the kids. In answer to question 5, evolutionary throwbacks do occur.

Question 1…
The problem lies with the substitution… as none of these three scenarios have equal probability, also location has a bearing on the matter…

1. The probability that there will be ten green bottles sitting on any given wall.
Usually 0. The only occasion when I have seen this occur is then 10 green bottles were cemented on to the top of the wall. Then broke leaving jagged edges to reduce climbing. Oddly the person who put them there did not break them, see below.
2. If and when one green bottle will accidentally fall.
Again depending on circumstance.
a) 0 if cemented
b) 0.02 in calm weather conditions or indoors left alone
c) 0.4 in rough weather conditions, but this is dependent on shelter and location and what the wall is constructed of. This probability remains high in a poorly constructed shack, and high in a well constructed building during a tropical storm
d) 0.99 (or 99%) should a cat try out weaving pr passing the bottles. 100% if the cat in question is of the LOL variety.

However looking at the substitutions…
1) 10 fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Depends on location (and chef/cook craving)
2) one of which goes pop, another of which goes bang
Depends on quality of the meat and oil used. In practice sausages never go “bang” or “pop”. What happen is that water added to the hot oil makes the noise. Should the sausages be of very low quality then the probability of them making either noise increases.

and

1)10 bottles of beer on a wall
The likelihood of this occurring outside of a party/BBQ situation is very low
2) one of which is taken down and passed around.
is 100% in certain situations.
If the wall is a boundary wall, if the opposite side contains under legal drinking age kids who want it, if the wall is slightly shorter than the maximum reach of the tallest member of the aforementioned kids. Then its 100%

Should the bottle be cemented to the wall, an attempt will be made to take them down and pass them around, but the cementing will ensure that they are not removed.

Then the probability of the bottles being stoned / smashed by insulted kids (or indeed winos, this isn’t and ageist argument) is high.
However, in this case, none of the bottles “did accidentally fall”, but stone kicked up by passing trucks will be the alibi used by the kids.

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