Lunchtable for the nerdy (warning: only nerdy people allowed)

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I'm nerdy in a classic literature sort of way. I also like math and science. My goal is to be a true Renaissance woman ;)

    What did Odysseus use to clean his palace after killing Penelope's suitors?

    (I only know this because it was a 9th grade quiz question that seemed to come out of the blue, I still remember it)

    Do you mean sulfur? Or the way he made his servants clean everything up and then hung them outside in the courtyard?

    That's literature, now do some math and science. Then it will be official, you will be a Renaissance woman.

    What would you like to know?

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    It's either 96 or 40, depending on your interpretation. However, if you decide on the running total interpretation of 40, you can also get 96 if you fill in the missing equations.

    That leaves science.

    Build me a time machine with style.
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    I'm at least semi-nerd. I teach English and love graphic novels, Legend of Zelda (and a lot of older games), Star Wars, AND GAME OF THRONES!

    Shameless plug (because I'd really like some conversation / debate) for those who wouldn't mind reading my nerdy, strong opinions and weighing in. It's a review of the season finale of GoT. If you have a moment, tell me what a nerd I am. And sorry for the shameless plug / interruption.

    https://badparentingweb.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/review-game-of-thrones-season-seven-finale-or-seven-hells/

    Nerd on.

    By the by, saw an episode of Harmon Quest at the Adult Swim on the Green Tour they just pulled off (had the pleasure of working it). That was one hilarious and absolutely bizarre show.
  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I'm nerdy in a classic literature sort of way. I also like math and science. My goal is to be a true Renaissance woman ;)

    What did Odysseus use to clean his palace after killing Penelope's suitors?

    (I only know this because it was a 9th grade quiz question that seemed to come out of the blue, I still remember it)

    Do you mean sulfur? Or the way he made his servants clean everything up and then hung them outside in the courtyard?

    That's literature, now do some math and science. Then it will be official, you will be a Renaissance woman.

    What would you like to know?

    tqp672gz4gww.jpg


    It's either 96 or 40, depending on your interpretation. However, if you decide on the running total interpretation of 40, you can also get 96 if you fill in the missing equations.

    That leaves science.

    Build me a time machine with style.

    Haha that ventures into the realm of sci-fi, which I do love.
  • captainfantastic94
    captainfantastic94 Posts: 1,745 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    I found this podcast where these four guys do a d&d campaign called the adventure zone and its tons of fun

    Check out Harmon Quest if you haven't already. It's the creator of Rick and Morty playing D&D.

    Oh my god thank you
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  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I'm nerdy in a classic literature sort of way. I also like math and science. My goal is to be a true Renaissance woman ;)

    What did Odysseus use to clean his palace after killing Penelope's suitors?

    (I only know this because it was a 9th grade quiz question that seemed to come out of the blue, I still remember it)

    Do you mean sulfur? Or the way he made his servants clean everything up and then hung them outside in the courtyard?

    That's literature, now do some math and science. Then it will be official, you will be a Renaissance woman.

    What would you like to know?

    tqp672gz4gww.jpg


    It's either 96 or 40, depending on your interpretation. However, if you decide on the running total interpretation of 40, you can also get 96 if you fill in the missing equations.

    Wouldn't it just be 32?

    I don't personally think so, but I'd love to see your calculations :)
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I'm nerdy in a classic literature sort of way. I also like math and science. My goal is to be a true Renaissance woman ;)

    What did Odysseus use to clean his palace after killing Penelope's suitors?

    (I only know this because it was a 9th grade quiz question that seemed to come out of the blue, I still remember it)

    Do you mean sulfur? Or the way he made his servants clean everything up and then hung them outside in the courtyard?

    That's literature, now do some math and science. Then it will be official, you will be a Renaissance woman.

    What would you like to know?

    tqp672gz4gww.jpg


    It's 96
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  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    edited August 2017
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I'm nerdy in a classic literature sort of way. I also like math and science. My goal is to be a true Renaissance woman ;)

    What did Odysseus use to clean his palace after killing Penelope's suitors?

    (I only know this because it was a 9th grade quiz question that seemed to come out of the blue, I still remember it)

    Do you mean sulfur? Or the way he made his servants clean everything up and then hung them outside in the courtyard?

    That's literature, now do some math and science. Then it will be official, you will be a Renaissance woman.

    What would you like to know?

    tqp672gz4gww.jpg


    It's 96
    1+4=5
    (5)+2+5=12
    (12)+3+6=21
    (21)+8+11=40

    I guess

    Both answers are correct depending on your interpretation
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  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    edited August 2017
    a + b means a + ab

    1 + 4 means 1 + 1(4) = 5
    2 + 5 means 2 + 2(5) = 12
    3 + 6 means 3 + 3(6) = 21
    8 + 11 means 8 + 8(11) = 96

    @zachbonner_
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    edited August 2017
    I guess it could be 40, all depends on whether or not there's missing equations...

    If you are skipping all the way to 8+11=96... If there are no other equations, I suppose 40...

    I figured
    1+4x1
    2+5x2
    3+6x3
    8+11x8=96
  • WorkerDrone83
    WorkerDrone83 Posts: 3,195 Member
    edited August 2017
    (21) +4 +7=32
    (32) +5+8=45
    (45)+6+9=60
    (60)+7+10=77
    (77)+8+11=96

    I see it. You guys are smart.
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  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    Am I officially a nerd now? ;)
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    edited August 2017
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I'm nerdy in a classic literature sort of way. I also like math and science. My goal is to be a true Renaissance woman ;)

    What did Odysseus use to clean his palace after killing Penelope's suitors?

    (I only know this because it was a 9th grade quiz question that seemed to come out of the blue, I still remember it)

    Do you mean sulfur? Or the way he made his servants clean everything up and then hung them outside in the courtyard?

    That's literature, now do some math and science. Then it will be official, you will be a Renaissance woman.

    What would you like to know?

    tqp672gz4gww.jpg


    It's 96
    1+4=5
    (5)+2+5=12
    (12)+3+6=21
    (21)+8+11=40

    I guess

    Both answers are correct depending on your interpretation

    how does the 96 way work

    Too funny. I was like "How the holy hell do you get 40?"

    And then I was like "Ooooh, thanks for explaining that."

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  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    I guess it could be 40, all depends on whether or not there's missing equations...

    If you are skipping all the way to 8+11=96... If there are no other equations, I suppose 40...

    I figured
    1+4x1
    2+5x2
    3+6x3
    8+11x8=96

    You can get 40 by adding the sum of the previous equation to the next equation.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 8 + 11 = 40

    The fun thing about the 40 answer interpretation is that if you fill in missing lines you can also get 96.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 4 + 7 = 32
    32 + 5 + 8 = 45
    45 + 6 + 9 = 60
    60 + 7 + 10 = 77
    77 + 8 + 11 = 96
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I guess it could be 40, all depends on whether or not there's missing equations...

    If you are skipping all the way to 8+11=96... If there are no other equations, I suppose 40...

    I figured
    1+4x1
    2+5x2
    3+6x3
    8+11x8=96

    You can get 40 by adding the sum of the previous equation to the next equation.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 8 + 11 = 40

    The fun thing about the 40 answer interpretation is that if you fill in missing lines you can also get 96.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 4 + 7 = 32
    32 + 5 + 8 = 45
    45 + 6 + 9 = 60
    60 + 7 + 10 = 77
    77 + 8 + 11 = 96

    She's got my vote for a seat at the nerd table, I'll lobby for you! Haha...
  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I guess it could be 40, all depends on whether or not there's missing equations...

    If you are skipping all the way to 8+11=96... If there are no other equations, I suppose 40...

    I figured
    1+4x1
    2+5x2
    3+6x3
    8+11x8=96

    You can get 40 by adding the sum of the previous equation to the next equation.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 8 + 11 = 40

    The fun thing about the 40 answer interpretation is that if you fill in missing lines you can also get 96.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 4 + 7 = 32
    32 + 5 + 8 = 45
    45 + 6 + 9 = 60
    60 + 7 + 10 = 77
    77 + 8 + 11 = 96

    She's got my vote for a seat at the nerd table, I'll lobby for you! Haha...

    Haha thanks! It's because I used the word "fun" in conjunction with mathematics, isn't it? *pushes glasses further up nose and grins*
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    Your top 5 favorite Nerds....

    Da Vinci
    Aristotle
    Issac Asimov
    HG Wells
    Einstein

    First 5 that came to mind anyway!
  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    edited August 2017
    Mileva Maric (Einstein's first wife and an incredible mathematician in her own right)
    Marie Curie
    Katherine Johnson
    Mae Jemison
    Elizabeth Blackwell
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I guess it could be 40, all depends on whether or not there's missing equations...

    If you are skipping all the way to 8+11=96... If there are no other equations, I suppose 40...

    I figured
    1+4x1
    2+5x2
    3+6x3
    8+11x8=96

    You can get 40 by adding the sum of the previous equation to the next equation.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 8 + 11 = 40

    The fun thing about the 40 answer interpretation is that if you fill in missing lines you can also get 96.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 4 + 7 = 32
    32 + 5 + 8 = 45
    45 + 6 + 9 = 60
    60 + 7 + 10 = 77
    77 + 8 + 11 = 96

    She's got my vote for a seat at the nerd table, I'll lobby for you! Haha...

    Haha thanks! It's because I used the word "fun" in conjunction with mathematics, isn't it? *pushes glasses further up nose and grins*

    Now I wish I hadn't edited the mention of that from my post before hitting replying... You got me! Pushes glasses back up nose, subconsciously mirroring you haha!
  • BeachHot23
    BeachHot23 Posts: 117 Member
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I guess it could be 40, all depends on whether or not there's missing equations...

    If you are skipping all the way to 8+11=96... If there are no other equations, I suppose 40...

    I figured
    1+4x1
    2+5x2
    3+6x3
    8+11x8=96

    You can get 40 by adding the sum of the previous equation to the next equation.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 8 + 11 = 40

    The fun thing about the 40 answer interpretation is that if you fill in missing lines you can also get 96.

    1 + 4 = 5
    5 + 2 + 5 = 12
    12 + 3 + 6 = 21
    21 + 4 + 7 = 32
    32 + 5 + 8 = 45
    45 + 6 + 9 = 60
    60 + 7 + 10 = 77
    77 + 8 + 11 = 96

    She's got my vote for a seat at the nerd table, I'll lobby for you! Haha...

    Haha thanks! It's because I used the word "fun" in conjunction with mathematics, isn't it? *pushes glasses further up nose and grins*

    Now I wish I hadn't edited the mention of that from my post before hitting replying... You got me! Pushes glasses back up nose, subconsciously mirroring you haha!

    Haha I have found my people :smile:
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    BeachHot23 wrote: »
    I'm nerdy in a classic literature sort of way. I also like math and science. My goal is to be a true Renaissance woman ;)

    What did Odysseus use to clean his palace after killing Penelope's suitors?

    (I only know this because it was a 9th grade quiz question that seemed to come out of the blue, I still remember it)

    Do you mean sulfur? Or the way he made his servants clean everything up and then hung them outside in the courtyard?

    That's literature, now do some math and science. Then it will be official, you will be a Renaissance woman.

    What would you like to know?

    tqp672gz4gww.jpg


    It's either 96 or 40, depending on your interpretation. However, if you decide on the running total interpretation of 40, you can also get 96 if you fill in the missing equations.

    That leaves science.

    Build me a time machine with style.

    Haha that ventures into the realm of sci-fi, which I do love.

    I would of also accepted:

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    Or literally a "time machine" with style.
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited September 2017
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    @kace_kay
    @SEAHORSES4EVER
    @Mr_Healthy_Habits

    September 1, 2017: Albus Potter, Rose Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy begin at Hogwarts.
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    @kace_kay
    @SEAHORSES4EVER
    @Mr_Healthy_Habits

    September 1, 2017: Albus Potter, Rose Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy begin at Hogwarts.

    Are they from The Cursed Child?

    I have it but haven't read it...
    Thanks for including me :smile:
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    @kace_kay
    @SEAHORSES4EVER
    @Mr_Healthy_Habits

    September 1, 2017: Albus Potter, Rose Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy begin at Hogwarts.

    Are they from The Cursed Child?

    I have it but haven't read it...
    Thanks for including me :smile:
    On Friday, 1 September 2017, Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley travelled to King's Cross station with their three children, James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. Ron and Hermione were also there, as well as Draco Malfoy and son Scorpius.

    Today’s the day the epilogue to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows takes place.
  • SEAHORSES4EVER
    SEAHORSES4EVER Posts: 1,553 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    @kace_kay
    @SEAHORSES4EVER
    @Mr_Healthy_Habits

    September 1, 2017: Albus Potter, Rose Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy begin at Hogwarts.

    This needs to go in the "dang I feel old" thread!

    Also, this was at kings cross today at 11

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