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Mike_657

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« on: December 20, 2004, 11:01:00 AM »
Why do math majors get halloween and christmas mixed up?



Because Oct. 31 = Dec. 25

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celinedrules

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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2004, 11:10:00 AM »
I don't get it. unsure.gif   <
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« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2004, 12:39:00 PM »
It took me a little while, but i got it.   biggrin.gif

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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2004, 11:10:00 AM »
these kinds of jokes are terribly unfunny and indicate an need for the teller to feel above others...  smile.gif

for those who dont get it: Oct. 31 = Dec. 25 in hex  laugh.gif  wait  dry.gif <
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Mike_657

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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2004, 11:10:00 AM »
QUOTE(celinedrules @ Dec 20 2004, 07:02 PM)
I don't get it. unsure.gif
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Hint: Oct. = base 8, Dec. (decimal, the normal number system) base 10.. <
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Mike_657

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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2004, 11:11:00 AM »
QUOTE(gcskate27 @ Dec 21 2004, 07:02 PM)
these kinds of jokes are terribly unfunny and indicate an need for the teller to feel above others...  smile.gif

for those who dont get it: Oct. 31 = Dec. 25 in hex  laugh.gif  wait  dry.gif
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Hex?  huh.gif <
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2004, 01:08:00 PM »
Why was 6 afraid of 7?  
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Because 7 ate 9. <
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2004, 02:37:00 AM »
QUOTE(gcskate27 @ Dec 21 2004, 07:02 PM)
these kinds of jokes are terribly unfunny and indicate an need for the teller to feel above others...  smile.gif
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Yeah thats why i didnt even post at first. <
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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2004, 02:48:00 AM »
Who was it who had the exact same "riddle" in their sig, and wanted Pm's as to what the answer was? <
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2004, 11:48:00 AM »
QUOTE(nemt @ Dec 21 2004, 09:00 PM)
Why was 6 afraid of 7? 
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Because 7 ate 9.
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Best post in this thread  beerchug.gif <
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« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2004, 11:22:00 PM »
why did the chicken cross the road?
  to get some 3.14152!  

lame  blink.gif <
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« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2004, 12:25:00 AM »
QUOTE(yaazz @ Dec 24 2004, 10:42 PM)
why did the chicken cross the road?
  to get some 3.14152! 

lame  blink.gif
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thats not even the correct rounding for pi...  ph34r.gif <
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yaazz

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« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2004, 06:57:00 AM »
oops.... 159, must have been drunk last night or something cuz I dont remember posting that  ph34r.gif <
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« Reply #13 on: December 28, 2004, 02:29:00 AM »
QUOTE(yaazz @ Dec 25 2004, 11:17 PM)
oops.... 159, must have been drunk last night or something cuz I dont remember posting that  ph34r.gif
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« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2004, 12:08:00 AM »
31 is converted to bin 011001, and then converted to decimal:

      bin 011001 = (0x25) + (1x24) + (1x23) + (0x22) + (0x21) + (1x20) = dec 25

Or you can convert octal straight to decimal:

      oct 31 = (3x81) + (1x80) = dec 25

So oct 31 is equal to dec 25, get it? Octal 31 has the same value as decimal 25. Both octal and October are abbreviated as oct and both December and decimal are abbreviated as dec. <
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