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chuckywang

Lifer
Jan 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

You won't get far in math, or any other logical pursuit, assuming things that are not stated. Have a nice life, simpleton. :D:D:D

1) I have gotten very far in math.

2) Problems are written by PEOPLE. And sometimes those people make little ambiguities (to say nothing about the OP who transcribed the problem to an online forum). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what someone meant given the context if there is just some tiny wording that seems out of place or missing. The only way this problem makes sense given what he wrote is if the tank is full. The context of this problem is a simple algebra class. This is not a freaking math journal paper.

I am quite the dumbass.

Yes you are.
 

6000SUX

Golden Member
May 8, 2005
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Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

You won't get far in math, or any other logical pursuit, assuming things that are not stated. Have a nice life, simpleton. :D:D:D

1) I have gotten very far in math.

2) Problems are written by PEOPLE. And sometimes those people make little ambiguities (to say nothing about the OP who transcribed the problem to an online forum). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what someone meant given the context if there is just some tiny wording that seems out of place or missing. The only way this problem makes sense given what he wrote is if the tank is full. The context of this problem is a simple algebra class. This is not a freaking math journal paper.

You are quite the dumbass.

Yes I am. We are truly fortunate that I am not, for instance, designing space vehicles for NASA, that would launch when the flight computer determined that the astronauts probably wanted to take off.

 

jman19

Lifer
Nov 3, 2000
11,225
664
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Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

You won't get far in math, or any other logical pursuit, assuming things that are not stated. Have a nice life, simpleton. :D:D:D

1) I have gotten very far in math.

2) Problems are written by PEOPLE. And sometimes those people make little ambiguities (to say nothing about the OP who transcribed the problem to an online forum). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what someone meant given the context if there is just some tiny wording that seems out of place or missing. The only way this problem makes sense given what he wrote is if the tank is full. The context of this problem is a simple algebra class. This is not a freaking math journal paper.

You are quite the dumbass.

Yes I am. We are truly fortunate that I am not, for instance, designing space vehicles for NASA, that would launch when the flight computer determined that the astronauts probably wanted to take off.

Actually you are an idiot who thinks he is clever splitting hairs over a simple math problem.
 

6000SUX

Golden Member
May 8, 2005
1,504
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Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

You won't get far in math, or any other logical pursuit, assuming things that are not stated. Have a nice life, simpleton. :D:D:D

1) I have gotten very far in math.

2) Problems are written by PEOPLE. And sometimes those people make little ambiguities (to say nothing about the OP who transcribed the problem to an online forum). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what someone meant given the context if there is just some tiny wording that seems out of place or missing. The only way this problem makes sense given what he wrote is if the tank is full. The context of this problem is a simple algebra class. This is not a freaking math journal paper.

You are quite the dumbass.

Yes I am. We are truly fortunate that I am not, for instance, designing space vehicles for NASA, that would launch when the flight computer determined that the astronauts probably wanted to take off.

I truly am an idiot who cannot realize the plain language of a grade-school math problem.

Yes. And we agree about NASA.

 

jman19

Lifer
Nov 3, 2000
11,225
664
126
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

You won't get far in math, or any other logical pursuit, assuming things that are not stated. Have a nice life, simpleton. :D:D:D

1) I have gotten very far in math.

2) Problems are written by PEOPLE. And sometimes those people make little ambiguities (to say nothing about the OP who transcribed the problem to an online forum). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what someone meant given the context if there is just some tiny wording that seems out of place or missing. The only way this problem makes sense given what he wrote is if the tank is full. The context of this problem is a simple algebra class. This is not a freaking math journal paper.

You are quite the dumbass.

Yes I am. We are truly fortunate that I am not, for instance, designing space vehicles for NASA, that would launch when the flight computer determined that the astronauts probably wanted to take off.

I truly am an idiot who cannot realize the plain language of a grade-school math problem.

Yes. And we agree about NASA.

Keep digging that hole.
 

6000SUX

Golden Member
May 8, 2005
1,504
0
0
Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

You won't get far in math, or any other logical pursuit, assuming things that are not stated. Have a nice life, simpleton. :D:D:D

1) I have gotten very far in math.

2) Problems are written by PEOPLE. And sometimes those people make little ambiguities (to say nothing about the OP who transcribed the problem to an online forum). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what someone meant given the context if there is just some tiny wording that seems out of place or missing. The only way this problem makes sense given what he wrote is if the tank is full. The context of this problem is a simple algebra class. This is not a freaking math journal paper.

You are quite the dumbass.

Yes I am. We are truly fortunate that I am not, for instance, designing space vehicles for NASA, that would launch when the flight computer determined that the astronauts probably wanted to take off.

I truly am an idiot who cannot realize the plain language of a grade-school math problem.

Yes. And we agree about NASA.

Keep digging that hole.

Don't be stupid.

 

KK

Lifer
Jan 2, 2001
15,903
4
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Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

You won't get far in math, or any other logical pursuit, assuming things that are not stated. Have a nice life, simpleton. :D:D:D

1) I have gotten very far in math.

2) Problems are written by PEOPLE. And sometimes those people make little ambiguities (to say nothing about the OP who transcribed the problem to an online forum). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what someone meant given the context if there is just some tiny wording that seems out of place or missing. The only way this problem makes sense given what he wrote is if the tank is full. The context of this problem is a simple algebra class. This is not a freaking math journal paper.

You are quite the dumbass.

Yes I am. We are truly fortunate that I am not, for instance, designing space vehicles for NASA, that would launch when the flight computer determined that the astronauts probably wanted to take off.

I truly am an idiot who cannot realize the plain language of a grade-school math problem.

Yes. And we agree about NASA.

Keep digging that hole.

Don't be stupid.


grow up