Does this formula have a name?

[firemeboy]

A squared + B squared = C squared. Does that have an offical name?

[Vegetable]

The Pythagorean theorem. n00b

[The Ktulu]

Pythagorean Theorem.

*-awaits pointing and laughter and "HA! He thought I was serious!-*

[Vegetable]

sl0wb

[firemeboy]

OK, I thought as much, but wasn't sure.

It's been a long time since my last math class.

[The Ktulu]

Hey, Vegt, we posted that the same time, all right? I would've beaten you if I hadn't wanted to make that witty remark

And no worries, fmb, it happens to all of us.

[Vegetable]

Pfff. My remark wasn't witty?

[The Ktulu]

Oh, sorry. I didn't see it at first. And yes, yours was. I guess that makes us almost even, save for the few seconds you typed yours faster in, therefore giving you title of winnner.

I was going to say something similar to n00b and sl0wb...but what would that be? f4stb?

[Vegetable]

l33t usually suffices.

[firemeboy]

Rats! Maybe I should have posted this in VSP?

Boy is my face red!

[Samadhi]

Nah, you gave those two something good to feel about.

[Mackay]

Is that the next puzzle?

(edit - re: fmb's "is my face red")

[This message has been edited by Mackay (edited 01-16-2004 06:09 PM).]

[extropalopakettle]

To be pedantic, a² + b² = c² alone is not the Pythagorean Theorem (or any theorem - it's just an equation with an infinite number of solutions). The Pythagorean Theorem states that a² + b² = c² if and only if a right triangle with sides of length a and b has a hypotenuse of length c.

[The Ktulu]

Ah,yes, of course. In our witting and n00bing and sl0wbing, we overlooked that important aspect.

[Vegetable]

We just assumed if he was looking for the name of an equation he'd know what it's used for.

[Pablo]

D'OH! I thought it was Einstein's theory of relativity. Isn't c the speed of sound or something?

[The Ktulu]

Speed of light in a vacuum.

How 'bout that one? No laughs of, "He fell for it!"?

[mudbuck]

The creator of the Pythagorean theorem before stated that there were no irrational numbers. When he came up with the theorem, the students found that he contradicted himself. The university kicked him out of the teaching staff immediatly

[Antrax]

That is incorrect, to the best of my knowledge. Rather, the man who found sqrt(2) out got executed. Sounds more plausible to me.
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[Bicho the Inhaler]

Well, to be perfectly pedantic about it, I don't think he was executed; rather, he was assassinated.

[extropalopakettle]

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Hippasus.html

quote:

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Hippasus of Metapontum (ca. 500 BC)
Greek Pythagorean philosopher who used geometric methods to demonstrate that the hypotenuse of an isosceles triangle with legs of length one (i.e, square root of 2, sometimes called Pythagoras's constant) cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers. A number of this type is now called an irrational number. Legend has it that Hippasus made his discovery at sea and was thrown overboard by fanatic Pythagoreans.

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"Square root of two irrational??!?!? I'll show you irrational!" ~throws Hippassus overboard~

[Pablo]

Originally posted by The Ktulu:

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Speed of light in a vacuum

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Who discovered that c = "speed of light in a vacuum"? Was the government (who obviously funded this study) disappointed? I mean, "Could I have some money to find the speed of light in a vacuum?" "Sure, here's a million bucks".

Six months later:

"Got it. The answer is c".

[The Ktulu]

Haha.

Actually, light is at "top speed" in a vacuum. In air, it's slightly slower. In glass, even slower, and yet slower in water. All depends on what it is that it's going through how fast it is. I used to know the formula for figuring just how fast light passes through something, but that was in physics class and I retained little knowledge from then.

This brings me to my little theory.

[Lepton]

"Fermat's Last Theorem, Corollary #1"

[The Ktulu]

You mean that's been thought of before?

Crap.

[Baba]

Geometry. o_0 Oh, it burns!!!

[Guest]

Not spam, but not normal posting - Courk

[Samadhi]

We should call them the nostalgia spammers.
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[alphatango]

Hey, I get to read a lot of old threads this way.
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[Jedo the Jedi]

I suspect alphatango of being the Nostalgia Spammer.

WANTED! Nostalgia "alphatango" Spammer by the GL Police. He is suspected of randomly spamming old threads. He is also purported to be a fuzzy purple monster intent on world domination. If you have any information regarding this enemy of the state, please report to your local authorities immediately. REWARD: $11,235,813

[Courk]

Umm... I think he's a former assassin, too. Could be armed and dangerous.

[Guest]

Well, apparently, I was a pretty bad assassin -- not much success there at all. As for spamming old threads, I'm terribly insulted -- any spammage promulgated by me would be stylish and classy! I'll plead to the fuzzy purple monster intent on world domination though...

[alphatango]

*cries* -- "Log me in automatically" used to work!
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[Beartalon]

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