Because you are working out 99% and 50% of 365 your not actually calculating any probabilities there. Just doing an irrelevant equation.GirDraconis said:
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I haven't actaully checked the other two statistics but are you sure about that first one? Because if you have 3000 people there is no possible chance that none of them share a birthday. Think about it... If there are more people then there are days in the year at least one of them will have to share a birthday with another. Statistically speaking that is a 100% probability.4RM3D said:
Not sure if this is up yet, but here goes: Jackie Chan voices General Chang in the Cantonese version of Mulan, and he even provides his singing voice.
...And now I kinda want to see the Cantonese version of the movie...
...And now I kinda want to see the Cantonese version of the movie...
Are you sure about the purple one?doomspore98 said:
I learned in history class that purple was made in ancient Phoenicia. Apparently they used the juice from snails to make it, and that a small bottle was about as rare and expensive as gold. Because of the cost it was generally used by Royalty and nobles.
That doesnt really make chemical sense :/ Its a single molecule in the same way any covalent latice is a single molecule. Many atoms of carbon form all 4 bonds with eachother in a diamond shape that repeats over and over. Its one huge structure, but its one molecule in the same way EVERYTHING made of a single element in a lattice or block is one molecule.Daverson said:
Anyway:
Pink as a colour doesnt exist. Look at a rainbow. See any pink? Purple maybe. The actual fact is pink is where violet and red touch from opposite sides, as a true rainbow the way we see a colour wheel is a complete circle. Pink stands in for all other frequencies of the electro magnetic spectrum.
I don't see how that's any different from what I said? It's a molecular lattice repeating endlessly. The entirety of the crystal is held together by intramolecular bonds, as opposed to a crystal like ice, which is formed from distinct molecules held together by intermolecular bonds. That's why ice melts easily, and diamond doesn't!BiscuitTrouser said:
It's not just that it's a single elements that do this, you can have similar crystals made of several elements, such as rubies, which are made of a repeating lattice of Aluminium, Oxygen and Chromium.
Just red and blue. Yellow was made afterwards as a tie in to the tv show (or was it the comic? I'm not sure which came first)A Free Man said:
...God, I feel old now...
I know but when you think about it such an occurence is very common. It isnt special that a pure element is a single molecule, or as you said other compounds can form in such a way, it just struck me as something that sounds rare and impressive but actually is far more common than you would think.Daverson said:
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Purple as a dye has existed for well over two millenia and you thought that until crayola came along, no-one knew what to call it? I think you ought to slap whoever told you that was true.
And now for the fact(s): The current name in historical circles for the Aztec is actually 'Mexica' and they didn't even come up with their own civilization; everything you associate with them is actually derived from an earlier bunch of meso-americans, the Toltec.
Hungary is not named after the Huns. It is named for another group of nomadic peoples, the Onunguns.
No it was not. Even a cursory glance at the wikipedia article would inform you that it is derived from an Old-English word, which is in turn derived from Latin.doomspore98 said:
Purple as a dye has existed for well over two millenia and you thought that until crayola came along, no-one knew what to call it? I think you ought to slap whoever told you that was true.
And now for the fact(s): The current name in historical circles for the Aztec is actually 'Mexica' and they didn't even come up with their own civilization; everything you associate with them is actually derived from an earlier bunch of meso-americans, the Toltec.
Hungary is not named after the Huns. It is named for another group of nomadic peoples, the Onunguns.
the portuguese man o'war cannot move by itself, it relies on the tides and currents.
also, santa used to be green, but a tie in with coca-cola is one of the reasons he took to wearing red. it is not purely coca-cola, but they heavily influenced it
also, santa used to be green, but a tie in with coca-cola is one of the reasons he took to wearing red. it is not purely coca-cola, but they heavily influenced it
Pirates wore eye-patches not just to cover wounds. Yeah, that occurred ON OCCASION, but their primary purpose was to always have one eye adjusted to darkness, making them more efficient plunderers when under a ships deck, where lighting was low or nonexistent.
