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RStar · 02-15-2012, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Copy and paste the following into Google.

sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) from -4.5 to 4.5

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wow!

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No results containing all your search terms were found.

Your search - sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) from -4.5 to 4.5 - did not match any documents.

Cool!

lashbear · 02-15-2012, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RStar

Wow!

Cool!

Rob, you're not supposed to hit Enter.....

3894 · 02-15-2012, 10:05 AM

So, you've read The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal? Let's sigh together in deep happiness for the joy of uncovering, layer by layer, the story of his family and their collection of netsuke.

I have no idea what to read next.

Alex · 02-15-2012, 04:25 PM

I demand that the universe deliver me one of these. It will make me patient while waiting for my pygmy giraffe.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete....html?ITO=1490

Kevy Baby · 02-15-2012, 04:51 PM

Cool - they look like just like our Chameleons when they were babies

Ghoulish Delight · 02-17-2012, 08:30 AM

FTFY

Alex · 02-17-2012, 08:42 AM

I'm always surprised by people who find that title confusing. Is it because many people have no sense of how long a league is? If he'd called it 69,024 Miles Under the Sea would it be less confusing?

Ghoulish Delight · 02-17-2012, 08:48 AM

I think it's a combination of an unfamiliar unit of measure and the choice of phrasing. In general when someone says, "X units of distance under the seas", people's first thought is depth. That title probably the ONLY instance I've ever heard of using "under the sea" to mean "lateral distance traveled while under the sea."

If it were "70,000 Miles Under the Sea" I still think there'd be confusion. It would be as persistent but it would be of the form, "Huh? That doesn't make sense the sea isn't that deep...oh, wait, does he mean 70,000 Miles WHILE under the Sea?"

3894 · 02-17-2012, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I'm always surprised by people who find that title confusing. Is it because many people have no sense of how long a league is? If he'd called it 69,024 Miles Under the Sea would it be less confusing?

Which reminds me of this blog. My favorite is Mo' Bunnies Mo' Problems (a.k.a. Peter Rabbit.

Alex is a fan of Crime and Punishment. Me, not so much. Get a job!

Kevy Baby · 02-21-2012, 10:13 PM

We are listening to our cat snore. It's cute.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	FTFY __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'm always surprised by people who find that title confusing. Is it because many people have no sense of how long a league is? If he'd called it 69,024 Miles Under the Sea would it be less confusing?
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02-17-2012, 08:48 AM	#1588
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I think it's a combination of an unfamiliar unit of measure and the choice of phrasing. In general when someone says, "X units of distance under the seas", people's first thought is depth. That title probably the ONLY instance I've ever heard of using "under the sea" to mean "lateral distance traveled while under the sea." If it were "70,000 Miles Under the Sea" I still think there'd be confusion. It would be as persistent but it would be of the form, "Huh? That doesn't make sense the sea isn't that deep...oh, wait, does he mean 70,000 Miles WHILE under the Sea?" __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	We are listening to our cat snore. It's cute. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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