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Unome wrote:A suggestion from someone on the team about how to determine who gets the last spot in a certain MIT trial event (posted with permission):
[Person A] and [Person B] fight to the death for the remaining spot. We can place bets on who wins and then upgrade to business class seats for the flight.
Would weapons be allowed? If so, would you say that the mind is the greatest weapon?
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John Richardsim wrote:
Unome wrote:A suggestion from someone on the team about how to determine who gets the last spot in a certain MIT trial event (posted with permission):
[Person A] and [Person B] fight to the death for the remaining spot. We can place bets on who wins and then upgrade to business class seats for the flight.
Would weapons be allowed? If so, would you say that the mind is the greatest weapon?
Ooh, are we having a battle of wits to the death? If so...
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The student that needed to learn r&m in a week now successfully identifies 97% minerals correctly... hope this streak continues
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Entomology wrote:The student that needed to learn r&m in a week now successfully identifies 97% minerals correctly... hope this streak continues
Incorrect. Because the same color results for many minerals, streak test would statistically allow the student to correctly identify only 37%.
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Magikarpmaster629 wrote:
John Richardsim wrote:
Unome wrote:A suggestion from someone on the team about how to determine who gets the last spot in a certain MIT trial event (posted with permission):
Would weapons be allowed? If so, would you say that the mind is the greatest weapon?
Ooh, are we having a battle of wits to the death? If so...
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The feeling when you've been working on a SciOly exam (technically) due next week and suddenly realize you still haven't made significant progress on writing another exam that's (technically) due tomorrow

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pikachu4919 wrote:The feeling when you've been working on a SciOly exam (technically) due next week and suddenly realize you still haven't made significant progress on writing another exam that's (technically) due tomorrow

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My username looks like a long bed made for dogs who sleep a lot.
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bernard wrote:My username looks like a long bed made for dogs who sleep a lot.
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