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I can sum it up in three words.

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Isn't that four?

I count four.

Does anyone else count four?

Yup I can sum it up in 3 or even 2:

Evolution is true.

Evolution happens.

I think this shows it helps to not be able to count to disbelieve the evidence for evolution.
 
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There are only 10 kinds of people in this world -- those who understand binary Mathematics and those who don't.

Which really sucks when you are a 3rd grader who does and have a teacher who not only does not understand binary but who even denies its existence.
 
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Serious question?

The full joke is "why do computer scientists keep dressing as witches and ghosts for christmas and decorate trees on halloween? Because OCT 31=Dec 25".

31 in octal (base 8) is (in decimal) 3*(8^1)+1*(8^0)=3*8+1*1=24+1=25.
Ah!

I didn't realize it was a joke.

I just though it was an exercise in mental acuity.

I still like the one I came up with:

Farmer Brown has 10 cows.

He sells some of them and now has 12 cows.

How many cows did Farmer Brown sell?
 
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Ah!

I didn't realize it was a joke.

I just though it was an exercise in mental acuity.

I still like the one I came up with:

Farmer Brown has 10 cows.

He sells some of them and now has 12 cows.

How many cows did Farmer Brown sell?

2 And 2 of the others had a set of twins each.
 
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Serious question?

The full joke is "why do computer scientists keep dressing as witches and ghosts for christmas and decorate trees on halloween? Because OCT 31=Dec 25".

31 in octal (base 8) is (in decimal) 3*(8^1)+1*(8^0)=3*8+1*1=24+1=25.

I sometimes leave quirky math or language problems written in dry-erase marker on the microwave. That's the last one I left. The eldest Bratling was on the right track, but none of the three figured it out on their own, despite the baby Bratling having just covered non-base-10 systems in school. To their credit, none of them Googled for the answer.
 
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With such a well thought out and supported argument, scientists don't stand a chance.
Scientists thrive on chance.

After all, that's how the universe got started ... wasn't it?

And wasn't Thalidomide in beta when scientists were pushing Francis Kelsey to approve it here in America?
 
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