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  • Thom2
    Resident BT3Central Research Ass.
    • Jan 2003
    • 1786
    • Stevens, PA, USA.
    • Craftsman 22124
    #16
    Originally posted by Ed62
    How many apples were initially in the basket?


    My answer was "all of them" ... and I still say I'm right
    If it ain't broke.. don't fix it!!!... but you can always 'hop it up'
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      • gsmittle
        Veteran Member
        • Aug 2004
        • 2793
        • St. Louis, MO, USA.
        • BT 3100
        #17
        You guys make my brain hurt....

        g.

        Poster child for the Mathematically Impaired.
        Smit

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          • Ed62
            The Full Monte
            • Oct 2006
            • 6021
            • NW Indiana
            • BT3K
            #18
            Originally posted by Thom2
            My answer was "all of them" ... and I still say I'm right
            O.K. you get bragging rights too.

            Ed
            Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained

            For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/

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              • Deadhead
                Established Member
                • Jan 2004
                • 490
                • Maidens, Virginia, USA.
                • BT3100
                #19
                He starts with X apples and ends with zero:

                ((X/2 - 1/2)/2 - 1/2)/2 -1/2 = 0

                ( X/4 - 1/4 - 1/2)/2 -1/2 = 0

                ( X/4 - 1/4 - 1/2)/2 = 1/2

                ( X/4 - 3/4 ) = 1

                X/4 = 7/4

                X = 7
                "Success is gettin' what you want; Happiness is wantin' what you get." - Brother Dave Gardner (1926-1983)

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