|
A serious study into making wild guesses.
Anathema to Pedants, the OCD and Aspies types like myself who demand accuracy, but it does at least mean yuo can be wrong with authority! 
Clicky[^]
---------------------------------
Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sounds about right, when I'm guestimating I use 1,2,5 and an or order of magnitude.
|
|
|
|
|
I had a quick skim of the first few pages - looked like Fermi Estimates, if so these have a long and noble history in physics.
1st - Assume a perfectly spherical cow.
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
|
|
|
|
|
2nd - Assume a perfectly immoral Yorkshireman.
|
|
|
|
|
I'd have a hard time assume any other kind....
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
|
|
|
|
|
Dalek Dave wrote: like myself who demand accuracy
Dalek Dave wrote: mean yuo can
Sort of a contradiction there.
|
|
|
|
|
Ah, but... he's
Dalek Dave wrote: wrong with authority!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
|
|
|
|
|
Dalek Dave wrote: Pedants, the OCD and Aspies types like myself who demand accuracy,
I think you might need the Oxford Comma in there.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
|
|
|
|
|
Movie Quote Of The Day
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY makes Sheriff Buford T. Justice look like a possum's pecker.
Which movie?
|
|
|
|
|
Ice Age 2, 3, 4 
|
|
|
|
|
Luis Suarez - The Italian Job
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
|
|
|
|
|
Oooch that bites 
|
|
|
|
|
One night in smokey Paris.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nothing witty here:
Makes me think of riding a Harley Davidson...
But I could be wrong.
Life is too shor
|
|
|
|
|
megaadam wrote: But I could be wrong.
Yeah - Ducatis are much better.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
|
|
|
|
|
National Geographic's "The Sex Life of Rodents"? 
Seriously: Since I saw that movie as a youngster, I've REALLY, REALLY wanted to get myself a black Trans-Am. Haven't gotten around to it yet, but it's still on my bucket list! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
-----
The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
-----
I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
|
|
|
|
|
Do you have the Cheesy Moustache?
---------------------------------
Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
|
|
|
|
|
AND the cowboy hat! Just need the chick in the wedding dress...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
-----
The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
-----
I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
|
|
|
|
|
Johnny J. wrote: need the chick in the wedding dress
Trouble is, once you get one of them, the Trans Am goes very soon after...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
|
|
|
|
|
Yeah, if you marry her, but I just wanna jump her... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
-----
The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
-----
I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
|
|
|
|
|
Wild Wild Wild Wild Wild West?
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fried Green Tomatoes
Software Zen: delete this;
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
