On Wikipedia's Infinite monkey theorem page, the very first sentence under the heading "Solution" is:
There is a straightforward proof of this theorem.
Another commenter has said that Penzias demonstrated the astronomically vast amount of time such an effort would take, but this is not a disproof of the theorem.
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Is it bad that my first thought when I read that was: "How could he not find out how many pages it had?"
No, but the bodies will start piling up with greater accuracy.
Most Americans have different opinions to me and my wife and are therefore wrong.
FTFY.
What I'm pointing out is that him previously stating that he took control of a virtual plane does not rule out him subsequently taking control of a real plane, though it's not clear from the article just what period "previously" covers, and now I think about it it's vague enough to make little sense whichever way you take it.
Still, his previous denial that he took control of an actual plane does seem to clash a little with his new stance of apparently quite carefully not denying that he took control of an actual plane.
No, according to the article he had previously said he did it in a simulated environment. But now the FBI is claiming he's admitted to doing it on an actual plane.
And his most recent stance seems to be that: "he wouldn’t respond directly to questions about whether he had hacked that previous flight mentioned in the affidavit."
If he (still) didn't do it, he could just say he (still) didn't do it. "Out of context" sounds suspiciously like "yes I did, but..."
he didn't do it (on a real plane).
The "not on a real plane" bit comes from this paragraph of the article:
Roberts had previously told WIRED that he caused a plane to climb during a simulated test on a virtual environment he and a colleague created, but he insisted then that he had not interfered with the operation of a plane while in flight.
That was then. This is now.
The FBI says he admitted to - briefly - taking control of a plane
Mass of the truck?
Not for friction. Friction is massless.
Not sure what you mean by "not for friction." As I understand it the coefficient of friction for two materials doesn't depend on mass, but doesn't the "friction force" depend on the amount of force pressing the materials together? I.e. the weight of the truck? Okay, I said "mass," but I'm pretty sure the incident recounted occurred on Earth.
Anyway, so does that increase in "friction force" then balance the additional intertia of a heavier truck? My tests with empty and fully-laden cereal boxes and a carpeted floor are inconclusive but suggest that this may well be the case, so I am enlightened.
If you knew physics, you'd know that.
Never said I did. That's why I asking questions, and why I started my post with "correct me if I'm wrong," so I'm not sure why you've included that remark, which comes across as a bit condescending.
Perhaps "winding" would then be the best word. No confusion, and same meaning.
But then I wouldn't have been able to make it into an oblique reference to a Family Guy joke.
motor
noun
noun: motor; plural noun: motors
1. a machine, especially [but not exclusively] one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.
A car engine is a motor.
I'm a physics major, so I measured the location of where he locked his brakes, and the point he came to a stop. A little high school algebra showed he was moving 80-85 MPH in a 70 MPH zone when he hit his brakes.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't you need to know rather more than where he locked his brakes and where he stopped? Mass of the truck? Coefficient of friction between tires and road, which will depend on tire pressure, road conditions, temperature...?
Your point that plenty of drivers are woefully inattentive is valid, of course. I've seen the same situation as you describe occur on countless occasions on the windy* roads where I live (where it often helps to look out for reflections of cars on the sides of other cars), though never to the point of there being an accident. Yet.
*Curvy. Not blowy.
...or you could try not to cram in so many effects and just make a game that's fun to play and doesn't stutter.
Isn't there anywhere that's half the size of Rhode Island that this ice shelf could be compared to?
Sintering, perhaps?
Put down a thin layer of titanium powder, flash over it with a laser to fuse powder particles together. Add another layer of powder, repeat.
Whether or not you call that 3D printing, well...
I think it's more that he was specifically stating that he would assist his customers in lying to the government on job applications and the like.
In unrelated news, I'm hosting a class on how to beat lie detectors, but it's for entertainment purposes only. And I'll take a lie detector test to prove it.
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I'm American and it disgusts me as much as you.
Oh, now, don't be so hard on yourself. You couldn't help where you were born.
I find you lack of faith in the forth dithturbing. - Darse ("Darth") Vader
