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Stand Up Bean
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 20:35


Quoting: wayofthewarrior
Oh and when will the new thread be up?


now!

what former us vice president invented the internet?
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 20:55


No one answered my question correctly!!

My question still stands: The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in which city in 1886?

And it's not San Francisco.

Quoting: tdrinkard
what former us vice president invented the internet?


Al Gore - hahahaha


Stephanie Rowe
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:15


Appleton WI???
Brandon B.
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:16


Quoting: rach_1623
The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in which city in 1886?


Scranton.
Stacy F
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:17


New York City
Stephanie Rowe
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:17


oops I cheated -- did not read the rules in the previous thread... does that mean I have to do extra push ups tomorrow?!?!
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:19


According to my source, it is not Appleton, WI or any of the other cities listed so far.
Stephanie Rowe
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:21


okay... hmmm
so cheating did not help
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:33


We'll let you off the extra push I guess since you were wrong anyways.

Hint: It's in the Southeast US.
Lilly K
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:37


New Orleans??
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 21:55


Nope!! Hahaha. I don't think you guys are ever going to guess!!
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 22:16


Okay apparently I discouraged all of you so here is multiple choice.

A. Atlanta, GA
B. Montgomery, AL
C. Raleigh, NC
D. Nashville, TN
Stand Up Bean
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 22:44


those choices are interesting since a google search tells me it's vancouver.

but for the sake of guessing, it's probably not atlanta. it hit a big boom relatively recently. maybe it's because of the trolley system though...

i feel like i'm sitting with regis.

montgomery, final answer.
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 22:45


DING DING DING!!!

Here's the link so you guys know I'm not just full of crap.


Bourblaster of Virginia
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:01 - Edited by: Bourblaster


Uh...not to be a dick but you asked for the worlds first trolley system, and the city it was introduced, which would be St. Petersburg in 1880, or Berlin in 1881. The Appleton line was the first tram line in America and was famous for being the first tram line ran by a hydroelectric plant.

Does that mean I get to ask a question now?
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:03


Sure Bour. Ask a question. I'm leaving work in 20 minutes anyways. Sorry my question sucked.
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:03


Here's another link.
Bourblaster of Virginia
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:04 - Edited by: Bourblaster


What is the yield of the worlds smallest nuclear warhead?

For a bonus, why is the use of this weapon hilarious?

Quoting: rach_1623
Here's another link.


Cursed Alabamians always trying to inflate their state's ego.
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:12


I don't know what units I would use to measure the yield of the worlds smallest nuclear war head. kJ maybe?? kW??
Bourblaster of Virginia
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:24


KT
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:27


Alright I really have no idea, but I'm going to say that it was .02 KT to power a very complicated Myth Busters "mouse trap" type thing.

I'm leaving now so I guess I'll get to find out the answer in the morning!
~ Linaeve
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 # Posted: 1 May 2008 23:42


Quoting: Bourblaster
What is the yield of the worlds smallest nuclear warhead?


Would that be the M-388 Davy Crockett? At .01 KT to 1 KT?

Quoting: tdrinkard
what former us vice president invented the internet?


I am assuming you are refering to Al Gore? Although this wouldn't really be completely accurate.. see the following... URL

How did I do?
Bourblaster of Virginia
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 01:10 - Edited by: Bourblaster


bling bling, 0.02 to 0.50 KT, W54 Crockett.

It's hilarious because the primary blast zone was 1000ft, which is also the range of the weapon.

woops.






Given the opportunity, I had to plug bombs.
melissa fernandez
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 02:33


Quoting: rach_1623
No one answered my question correctly!!

My question still stands: The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in which city in 1886?



SAN DIEGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dean Grimshawe
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 10:35


Any questions that I'll be able to answer? Am feeling tres thick after reading through this
Rachael McCarty
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 14:24


Here's a math related one (my favorite arena):

If you draw one card from a normal deck of cards, what is the mathematical probability of drawing a jack, queen, king, or diamond?
Stand Up Bean
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 14:32


there's a 1/4 chance a card will be a diamond
there's a 1/13 chance a card will be a jack
there's a 1/13 chance a card will be a queen
there's a 1/13 chance a card will be a king

3/13 + 1/4 = 12/52 + 13/52 = 25/52 = 48% chance

unless it's a wording trick, i think that's correct. no?
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 14:34


4/52+4/52+4/52+10/52 = 11/26, or about 42%?

i don't recall if you have to not count the KQJ from the diamonds... i love math, but not statistics...
Stand Up Bean
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 14:40


you might be right.

let's just answer "pretty good odds" and move on. ha.
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 2 May 2008 14:40


Hurry back, I would like to know the answer!!
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