What have you learnt today?

[Lefty]

The shortest book in the Library...

"2,000 Years of German Humour"

and I learnt that this thread is being nominated for the

prestigeous Kindle Fire designation.

[JohannBessler]

<chuckle>

Lefty, you're on a roll tonight.

[purina]

From an interview with a German guy who raised a wolf cub I learnt the other day that wolves don't like to hear the German language..I think he said because it sounds too aggressive to them.

[jdcnow]

It is true what they say about the weather in Texas - If you don't like it, just wait a minute, it'll change quickly. Check this out, the forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth, courtesy of KRLD-AM Radio - Today, decreasing clouds this morning, clearing out by lunch time, then temperatures SKYROCKETING!!! Projected high, 86*! Today's record is 88*. It's still winter on the calendar, ladies and gentlemen. Really? Seriously?

Fast-forward to tomorrow night, Tuesday night - Mostly clear and quite chilly. Immediate Dallas-Fort Worth will be 32*-35* with outlying rural North Texas getting down to between 28* and 32*! Yeesh!!!

[star-warrior]

Extracting the square root of a number by hand.

[JohannBessler]

Extracting the square root of a number by hand.

haha Starwarrior.

I remember how to do it by hand, but am unsure how to do it on a Calculator.

[Lefty]

I just realised that I learnt square roots and logs many many years ago

and have NEVER once needed or used that knowledge.

Johann,

p'raps if you look here, this will assist you in your search...

Logarithms and Square Roots with the TI-84 Calculator - YouTube

[JohannBessler]

^Funny thing, that.

In my life, I have had to use algebra in daily situations several times.

(However, I remember almost nothing from my trig and calculus days, and very little from geometry. Go figure.)

[star-warrior]

Sorry if pic isn't very clear, but here's an example. Find the square root of 892.4765





If the number of digits of the integer portion is and odd number of digits, then find the closest square less than left most single digit. If there are even number of digits take the square less than the left most two digits. Deduct the square from it, and place the root of that square above.

Next bring down the next two digits. (See arrows)
On the left, write down 2x (the digit placed on the top, in this case 2) to give 4 then write it as 4_ x _ <= 492, the _ is a digit makes the largest product that is less than 492, in this case 9, hence 49 x 9 appears on the next row, and this is deducted from the remainder.

Write 9 above the two digits on the top that were brought down.

You need to ad 2 x this 9 digit to the next line. I've placed a 1 over the 4 so it needs to be added to the left most digit to give rise to 58 on the next line.

Carry one the same steps by finding the mystery number, subtracting from the remainder, until you want however many number of places of accuracy.

[JohannBessler]

^Folks, it isn't as hard as it looks.

Honestly.

[JohannBessler]

Star, I was just noticing--that looks to be a different method than the one we were taught.

Different roads, same destination.

[star-warrior]

^Folks, it isn't as hard as it looks.

Honestly.

QFT. All you need is to remember a couple of simple rules, and you can just continue for as many places of accuracy.

Star, I was just noticing--that looks to be a different method than the one we were taught.

Different roads, same destination.

There's more than one way to boil an egg.

[belamo]

.......

[belamo]

http://static5.cuantarazon.com/crs/2...919_terror.jpg

[star-warrior]

.......

It's a bit beige.

[belamo]

It's a bit beige.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rS3PU74Mli...0Y/s1600/a.jpg

[star-warrior]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rS3PU74Mli...0Y/s1600/a.jpg

Fiddle di dee.

[belamo]

Fiddle di dee.

[JohannBessler]

^Folks, it isn't as hard as it looks.

Honestly.

To come to think of it, Star, your way is exactly the way they taught us.

I'd gotten confused by the way your example was laid out.

[belamo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Orch...andish_(novel)

And a couple of days ago, that one of the meanings in Farsi of "nishiin" is "inner skin of the penis".

[belamo]

A quote of Liam Payne in a sig: "Live your dream and never wake up" http://usahitman.com/wp-content/uplo...03/wtc-911.jpg

[refujiunderground]

that the notorious b.i.g has 7 mac elevens, about 8 38's, 9 nines, 10 mac 10's and that the shit never ends. that i can't touch biggie's riches even if i had mc hammer and the 357 bitches.

[belamo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mom_and_Dad

[PreTTy PeTe]

Today I learnt about Uber.

I will using the first time tomorrow.

[belamo]

Today I learnt about Uber.

I will using the first time tomorrow.

You mean this?

[Ithari]

Hitting Your Kids Increases Their Risk of Mental Illness.



Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/07/0...#ixzz2Mo015EQG

[star-warrior]

A method of extracting cubic roots by hand. Its rather complicated....

[PreTTy PeTe]

You mean this?

no dummy this.

[JohannBessler]

What did I learn today?

That coffee that hasn't been filtered by a paper filter contains estracole--a substance that raises blood cholesterol more than almost any other substance known to man.

Moral? Filter your coffee, guys. A good cuppa joe isn't worth a heart attack.

[Harke the Boeotarch]

From an interview with a German guy who raised a wolf cub I learnt the other day that wolves don't like to hear the German language..I think he said because it sounds too aggressive to them.

.......

It's been conjectured that the Dutch -much like the founders of Ancient Rome- descendended from wolves.

Then again it may just have been WW2.

[zoltanspawn]

What did I learn today?

That coffee that hasn't been filtered by a paper filter contains estracole--a substance that raises blood cholesterol more than almost any other substance known to man.

Moral? Filter your coffee, guys. A good cuppa joe isn't worth a heart attack.

You mean cafestol.

There is a twist to this aspect of the coffee story, because cafestol and kahweol may also have some health benefits that are lost when they're filtered out. The research is in the preliminary stages, but cafestol and kahweol could have some anticancer effects and be good for the liver.

[JohannBessler]

^<nods>

Thanks. I stand corrected.

[JohannBessler]

^<nods>

Thanks. I stand corrected.

[jdcnow]

That when I shave my beard off and go clean shaven, as I did this week, and my coworkers and people around me notice, I'm in this weird-feeling, awkward place - somewhere between embarrassed and sexually turned on.

[borg69unimatrix]

That when I shave my beard off and go clean shaven, as I did this week, and my coworkers and people around me notice, I'm in this weird-feeling, awkward place - somewhere between embarrassed and sexually turned on.

oooOOOOoooohh.... Who's the "new guy" ???

[belamo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_Life_Building

[pat grimshaw]

^ is this a secret sigh for the departed Albuquerqian?

[AshyPhoenix]

That if I slam three cups of coffee in an hour, time starts to slow down.

[belamo]

^ is this a secret sigh for the departed Albuquerqian?

I beg your pardon?

Honestly... who?!

No, I just read 3G's post about his old job in Occidental Life in LA, and ended up with that article.

[JockBoy87]

Land-o-lakes is from Minnesota

[belamo]

Something happened to/with Hard-up's presence on this forum.

[pat grimshaw]

Right now I'm learning that it's a balmy Saturday night and the mosquitoes are coming in from the garden and driving me crazy.

[belamo]

Right now I'm learning that it's a balmy Saturday night and the mosquitoes are coming in from the garden and driving me crazy.

Ah, the Australian wild!

The Australian wild hunks!

[JP.]

Do you know that some artificial food coloring derived from Petroleum?
(Those Blue 1, yellow 5 and Red 40) So, dont get too excited if you see colorful food.

~It's disgusting to know that

[JP.]

I learnt that weevil actually a tiny living creature. ^^



When one of jubbers (Vannie) made a thread about "There was weevil in pastina!" I thought "there was an evil in my pasta"
well, actually he meant that there might be bugs included as ingredients in pasta which is a no-secret in food industry that..
government actually allow insects (up to 70%) as part of the ingredients.

[belamo]

Do you know that some artificial food coloring derived from Petroleum?
(Those Blue 1, yellow 5 and Red 40) So, dont get too excited if you see colorful food.

~It's disgusting to know that

If you have never been disgusted at the mere smell of industrially processed food, there is no point in feeling dizzy now.

[JP.]

^
Why?

[Nishin]

Do you know that some artificial food coloring derived from Petroleum?
(Those Blue 1, yellow 5 and Red 40) So, dont get too excited if you see colorful food.

~It's disgusting to know that

Red cochineal

[JP.]

Red cochineal

OMG! That is sooo the color of red M&Ms!!

[ardys1]

I have learned today the life is short lived so live life to the fullest. Love, love and love so you can do great things for others.