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  • S S Douglas

    Quartz... wrote:

    so many poor votes

    Perhaps the reason you where voted down was because this is the second time you have posted this very same question. I didn’t vote either way…


    DEBUGGING : Removing the needles from the haystack.

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    Raj Lal
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    hmmm may be you are right ..... but nobody got it right the other day (every one gave the every other options than the right one )and there was some server problem then so i thot may be not many people were able to check the question. thanks for answering that was another baffling question i was trying to figure out :) "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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    • C Christian Graus

      Quartz... wrote:

      poor votes why why why ?????????

      I reckon a lot of people saw 5 options and assumed they should vote for what they thought was the right answer. I'd say IV. It depends entirely on where you put it. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

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      Christian Graus wrote:

      I reckon a lot of people saw 5 options and assumed they should vote for what they thought was the right answer

      may be you are right,

      Christian Graus wrote:

      I'd say IV. It depends entirely on where you put it.

      This question was asked in a financial quiz. you might find it interesting. Here is the solution[^] "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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      • A afinnell

        Not necassarly true. If you only earn 3% then you would lose money over the course of it's saving. This is because of inflation. Also, if you save a penny and only earn 3% while you have debt that takes 15% then you are also losing money. It would be better to pay off the debt if it has a higher interest rate than that which you would earn through investing it. - Drew

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        Here is the solution[^] You might find this one interesting... "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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        • C Colin Angus Mackay

          Quartz... wrote:

          i am so disappointed with the geek coders here at cp

          But remember, compared to John, the rest of us are thick as mince.


          My: Blog | Photos "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucious

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          73Zeppelin
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          Colin Angus Mackay wrote:

          But remember, compared to John, the rest of us are thick as mince.

          What?!? I don't think so...I have to think about these things - there is no magical inspiration! :)

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          • R Raj Lal

            Actually , I was expecting lots of interesting logical comments on that and rather i was surprised at the votes to the message. thats why, the disappointment Was the question so dull == so many poor votes i personally found it quite baffeling and interesting too. "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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            73Zeppelin
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            I am not sure why it got voted down. It was an interesting question that required some thought...

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            • 7 73Zeppelin

              Colin Angus Mackay wrote:

              But remember, compared to John, the rest of us are thick as mince.

              What?!? I don't think so...I have to think about these things - there is no magical inspiration! :)

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              John Theal wrote:

              I have to think about these things - there is no magical inspiration!

              True, but you are clever enough to actually think about these things. I just start googling for answers - there isn't a lot of thought required in that.


              My: Blog | Photos "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucious

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              • R Raj Lal

                hmmm may be you are right ..... but nobody got it right the other day (every one gave the every other options than the right one )and there was some server problem then so i thot may be not many people were able to check the question. thanks for answering that was another baffling question i was trying to figure out :) "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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                Quartz... wrote:

                hmmm may be you are right

                :shrugs: oh well, 1s never hurt anyone.

                Quartz... wrote:

                but nobody got it right the other day

                I was going to answer but laziness won out. I have a five gallon water jug I use for collecting pennies / dimes / nickels I find on the ground. Yup that’s right I may be lazy but even more cheap than lazy. I pick up any loose change I find. Last time I took the jug to the bank and cashed in the change it was almost 400 dollars worth. Pretty good for just loose change. So if you put enough of those pennies together, they add up. LOL

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                thanks for answering

                :)

                Quartz... wrote:

                that was another baffling question i was trying to figure out

                Where does all of the white go when snow melts? Where do missing socks end up when you do laundry? Why does society insist on protecting morons from themselves? Ah the questions of life…don’t mind me as by boss says I’m a certified smart arse.


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                • R Raj Lal

                  One simple question ....... Its not a joke it has a very interesting and thought provoking solution. A penny saved is how many earned? ------------------------------------------ I. 1 II. Less than 1 III. More than 1 IV. Not enough information V. I Don't want to answer question sucks ------------------------------------------ Calling all the Financial Analysts / Mathematicians and all the sharp coders around.... poor votes why why why ????????? -- modified at 19:53 Thursday 17th November, 2005

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                  Roger Alsing 0
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                  A penny saved is 0 pennies earned. you do not earn money by putting them in a piggy bank , you still got the eaxact same amount.. it just means that you dindt spend it..

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                  • D Doctor Nick

                    More than one because you had to make enough to be able to actualy save one. For example you can't put your whole paycheck in your savings account you have to buy food and pay rent. Am I close? What do I win? :) ------------------------------------- Do not do what has already been done. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.. but it ROCKS absolutely, too.

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                    Nicholas Wigant wrote:

                    Am I close? What do I win?

                    Nothin! The entry fee was 1 penny :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: xacc.ide-0.1-rc4 released! Download and screenshots

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                    • R Raj Lal

                      Perfect and Superv you win ... a Golden Penny !!!!! Here is your reward

                      :cool: cheers "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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                      Whose penny is that?

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                      • R Roger Alsing 0

                        A penny saved is 0 pennies earned. you do not earn money by putting them in a piggy bank , you still got the eaxact same amount.. it just means that you dindt spend it..

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                        The question meant A Penny saved is " equivalent to/compared to " how many earned. This question was asked in a financial quiz. you might find the solution here[^] interesting. "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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                        • D Dan Neely

                          Whose penny is that?

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                          Raj Lal
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                          Now its Nicholas Wigant's penny :) you can make you own golden penny if you know a bit of chemistry, here what i found from the net

                          The Golden Penny (The Alchemist's Dream Come True!) Materials Needed: Zinc, granular (tip of spatula) Ring stand and ring Copper penny dated 1982 or earlier Bunsen burner 3M Sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH) Tongs Sodium chloride (salt)/ Vinegar solution Wire gauze Wash bottle of R.O. Water Matches Beaker, 100 ml Graduated cylinder Procedure: (Wear Goggles at All Times) 1. Pour 15 ml of salt/vinegar solution in a 100 ml beaker and place several copper pennies in the solution to be cleaned. Keep the pennies in the cleaning solution until they are shiny. 2. Remove the pennies and rinse them with water and pat them dry with paper toweling. Keep your fingers off of the pennies so they do not get oil smudges on them from your fingers! 3. Pour your salt/vinegar solution down the drain. Rinse the beaker and wipe it dry. 4. To your clean 100 ml beaker add 25 ml of 3M sodium hydroxide solution and the tip of a spatula amount of granular zinc. 5. Place a wire gauze on an iron ring attached to a ring stand. Place your 100 ml beaker of NaOH and zinc on the wire gauze. 6. Light your Bunsen burner and heat the NaOH and zinc mixture gently to steaming. Do not bring the solution to a boil. 7. Using tongs, immerse a penny into the mixture until it is completely coated with a "silver" coating. 8. Using tongs, remove the "silver" penny and rinse it with R.O. water. Wipe dry with a paper towel. Can you shine it? 9. Using tongs, heat the penny gently by moving it in and out of a low, blue burner flame until the penny turns gold. Immediately rinse the "golden" penny with R.O. water. Handle with tongs until it cools.

                          HERE[^] "Not everything that counts can be counted..." -Albert Einstein

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