Silliness Question Everything? - Page 331

doubleshuffle · 03-16-2015, 02:58 AM

Firstly, have you ever really observed your hand activity while clapping?

Secondly, wouldn't perhaps a yang hand go "cl" and a yin hand "ap"? But what about the sound of one hand of a non-English speaker clapping?

eschwartz · 03-16-2015, 03:11 AM

Did you really think I never watched my hands while clapping? What are the odds, in fact, that I just tested it out (again) and confirmed what I already knew -- that they meet in the middle?

And isn't it obvious that both hands go "cl", but the combination of two "cl" sounds transmogrifies into a "clap"? Doesn't it make more sense than to assume the sound is aware of which hand you used?
Don't non-English-speaking hands also make the "clap" sound, and thus the one-handed "cl" as well? (Aren't phonetic onomatopoeias truly universal?)

pdurrant · 03-16-2015, 03:53 AM

What's the optimal shape for a die that has four equal probability outcomes?

doubleshuffle · 03-16-2015, 04:05 AM

Wouldn't that a be a plain old regular die with 1.5 sides saying "C", 1.5 sides saying "L", 1.5 sides saying "A" and 1.5 sides saying "P"?

pdurrant · 03-16-2015, 04:35 AM

How could anyone post something so silly?

doubleshuffle · 03-16-2015, 04:43 AM

Is it possible to construct a fully functional die with the shape of a sphere?

pdurrant · 03-16-2015, 05:25 AM

Why would one want a spherical die?

doubleshuffle · 03-16-2015, 06:08 AM

Perhaps because it would be pretty cool?

pdurrant · 03-16-2015, 09:54 AM

Have you tried using google?

doubleshuffle · 03-16-2015, 11:21 AM

Did I just ask because dice came up in the question thread and I had to say it in a question and so asked even though I know pretty well that there are spherical dice because I used to own one?

Isn't it a nifty idea?

Solitaire1 · 03-16-2015, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Is it possible to construct a fully functional die with the shape of a sphere?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Why would one want a spherical die?

Wouldn't a spherical die be one with an infinite number of sides?

pdurrant · 03-16-2015, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Wouldn't a spherical die be one with an infinite number of sides?

Shouldn't that be one side?

Solitaire1 · 03-16-2015, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Wouldn't a spherical die be one with an infinite number of sides?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Shouldn't that be one side?

If the number of sides are so numerous that you can't see them, would that be the effective equivalent of one side?

doubleshuffle · 03-16-2015, 02:49 PM

So does one equal infinity?

pdurrant · 03-16-2015, 03:26 PM

Which infinity?

03-16-2015, 09:54 AM	#4959
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,109 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Have you tried using google? Last edited by pdurrant; 03-16-2015 at 09:57 AM.

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03-16-2015, 02:58 AM	#4951
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Firstly, have you ever really observed your hand activity while clapping? Secondly, wouldn't perhaps a yang hand go "cl" and a yin hand "ap"? But what about the sound of one hand of a non-English speaker clapping?

03-16-2015, 03:11 AM	#4952
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Did you really think I never watched my hands while clapping? What are the odds, in fact, that I just tested it out (again) and confirmed what I already knew -- that they meet in the middle? And isn't it obvious that both hands go "cl", but the combination of two "cl" sounds transmogrifies into a "clap"? Doesn't it make more sense than to assume the sound is aware of which hand you used? Don't non-English-speaking hands also make the "clap" sound, and thus the one-handed "cl" as well? (Aren't phonetic onomatopoeias truly universal?)

03-16-2015, 03:53 AM	#4953
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,109 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	What's the optimal shape for a die that has four equal probability outcomes?

03-16-2015, 04:05 AM	#4954
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Wouldn't that a be a plain old regular die with 1.5 sides saying "C", 1.5 sides saying "L", 1.5 sides saying "A" and 1.5 sides saying "P"?

03-16-2015, 04:35 AM	#4955
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,109 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	How could anyone post something so silly?

03-16-2015, 04:43 AM	#4956
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Is it possible to construct a fully functional die with the shape of a sphere?

03-16-2015, 05:25 AM	#4957
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,109 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Why would one want a spherical die?

03-16-2015, 06:08 AM	#4958
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Perhaps because it would be pretty cool?

03-16-2015, 11:21 AM	#4960
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Did I just ask because dice came up in the question thread and I had to say it in a question and so asked even though I know pretty well that there are spherical dice because I used to own one? Isn't it a nifty idea?

03-16-2015, 02:49 PM	#4964
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	So does one equal infinity?

03-16-2015, 03:26 PM	#4965
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,109 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Which infinity?