tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post5212333881311721538..comments2024-01-24T14:45:33.943+00:00Comments on Reduce to Common Sense: One per centRanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-61238930522773249052007-09-11T17:24:00.000+01:002007-09-11T17:24:00.000+01:00Well, it's not worded very well then. If the over...Well, it's not worded very well then. If the overall weight loss of 50kg is completely separate from the percentage water composition, then why try to relate them, or imply a relationship in the wording? Of course it would throw off your interpretation. <BR/><BR/>Usually, intuition or instinct are excellent survival mechanisms. They should not be suppressed, unless they consistently lead to Faisalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01429800007594897147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-41452420557063549362007-09-11T13:23:00.000+01:002007-09-11T13:23:00.000+01:00You do get it. There is nothing else to say. Yes...You <I>do</I> get it. There is nothing else to say. Yes, the proportion of water has dropped from 99% to 98%. Yes the "dry weight" proportion has increased from 1% to 2%. Yes the total weight has decreased by 50 kg. <BR/><BR/>Those were <I>always</I> the facts. I was never trying to hide anything or trick you. I was just trying to show that in some cases, for some people, initial intuition Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-49935965601235074482007-09-11T07:38:00.000+01:002007-09-11T07:38:00.000+01:00I don't get it. Supposedly 50 kilos of water has e...I don't get it. Supposedly 50 kilos of water has evaporated, out of a total beginning weight of 100 kg. This somehow decreases the proportion of water content by 1%???<BR/><BR/>Please explain the maths.Faisalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01429800007594897147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-82008423100766217292007-09-11T07:36:00.000+01:002007-09-11T07:36:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Faisalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01429800007594897147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-80403964104354830912007-09-10T07:04:00.000+01:002007-09-10T07:04:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Faisalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01429800007594897147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-19453125718763317542007-09-05T22:42:00.000+01:002007-09-05T22:42:00.000+01:00You see my maths and common sense are in alignment...You see my maths and common sense are in alignment. Hence uh.Ann Cardushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706862238428041940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-76533836249623468642007-09-05T22:10:00.000+01:002007-09-05T22:10:00.000+01:00There is no twist here. The weight of the basket ...There is no twist here. The weight of the basket is completely irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>But this is not a game. I'm not trying to trick anyone. There is no "lateral thinking" required. I've given the answer. It is just very simple maths. <BR/><BR/>I'm just showing (like I often have to do at work:) that even very simple maths does not always give answers that align with "intuition".Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-61251073347001490782007-09-05T20:46:00.000+01:002007-09-05T20:46:00.000+01:00Uh?I'm clearly missing something. How heavy is th...Uh?<BR/><BR/>I'm clearly missing something. How heavy is the basket without the fruit?Ann Cardushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706862238428041940noreply@blogger.com