how long is a piece of string?

Oman · 21-09-2007 09:51PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory

So a string is 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 01 meters long

thats what i've been trying to tell you

Matt Holck · 21-09-2007 11:49PM

so 10 dodeco meters

Matt Holck · 22-09-2007 02:15AM

guitar notes are changed by changing the length of the string through pressing the wire across a fret
these frets could be viewed as discrete steps

the guitar is tuned by change the tension of the string
if pressing and pulling the strings in the theory creates the modes to produce the subatomic particles,
that would be like changing the notes on a guitar

Star Lord · 22-09-2007 03:22PM

I've seen pieces longer than that... :eek:

Matt Holck · 22-09-2007 05:32PM

wave diagrams might help

Capt'n Midnight · 22-09-2007 08:19PM

DamoElDiablo wrote:

I've seen pieces longer than that... :eek:

So a string is 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 01 meters long

and visible light wavelengths are between 0.000 000 4 and 0.000 000 7 meters long, so if it was a string you saw then it was at least 10 ,000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 times longer than a normal string. Must have been some sort of freaky super string and even then you'd need amazing eye sight

Or maybe it was just 10 ,000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 pieces of string tied end to end ?

Matt Holck · 22-09-2007 09:29PM

HyperSpider

Star Lord · 23-09-2007 09:30AM

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Must have been some sort of freaky super string and even then you'd need amazing eye sight

Or maybe it was just 10 ,000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 pieces of string tied end to end ?

My bad, it wasn't a string it was a cord!:o

23-09-2007 11:10AM

#include <string>
size_type length() const;

Capt'n Midnight · 23-09-2007 11:13AM

Matt Holck wrote:

note: the string would have to be tethered at the equator

handy, but not essential you can go off axis by quite a bit ( several 1,000 km ) without much problems

23-09-2007 11:20AM

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

handy, but not essential you can go off axis by quite a bit ( several 1,000 km ) without much problems

All the way to the surface!

Geostationary (just stick in a flexible joint if you've got your sums wrong & allow for wind resistance!:eek: )

Matt Holck · 26-09-2007 02:35AM

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

handy, but not essential you can go off axis by quite a bit ( several 1,000 km ) without much problems

it's 10,000 km from equator to pole

how many is several?

Capt'n Midnight · 26-09-2007 09:03PM

more than one, but less than ten

Matt Holck · 27-09-2007 05:27AM

my english teacher told me for essays
a couple reasons is 2
A few reasons is 3 to 5
and several is 6 or more

Capt'n Midnight · 27-09-2007 07:50PM

more to the point what did your maths teacher say ?

seraphimvc · 27-09-2007 08:06PM

Oman wrote:

the meaning of life is 42

someboady please explain to me:D wth is tat mean???

or i wont tell you the true answer!i just got it from my mighty wise grandpa!

Capt'n Midnight · 27-09-2007 08:55PM

seraphimvc wrote:

someboady please explain to me:D wth is tat mean???

or i wont tell you the true answer!i just got it from my mighty wise grandpa!

a race of vast pan-dimensional hyper-intelligent beings constructed the second greatest computer in all of time and space, Deep Thought, to calculate The Ultimate Answer to The Great Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Distracted by a demarcation dispute with two philosophers, a "simple answer"[1] is requested. After seven and a half million years of computing cycles, Deep Thought's answer is: forty two.

"I think the problem is that the question was too broadly based"

"Forty two!" yelled Loonquawl. "Is that all you've got to show for seven and a half million years' work?"

"I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."

Of course to know what the question is you need another eight million years.

Star Lord · 28-09-2007 01:48PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Of course to know what the question is you need another eight million years.

Plus the time taken then to actually build the superior computer that Deep Thought drew up, and the time to run the programs/calculations!

Capt'n Midnight · 28-09-2007 08:50PM

DamoElDiablo wrote:

Plus the time taken then to actually build the superior computer that Deep Thought drew up, and the time to run the programs/calculations!

Sure the second one the mice ordered was nearly ready when Mr Dent arrived at the factory. Admittedly Mr Dent could have been late.

Green Giant · 02-10-2007 08:46AM

I would like to answer the string question à la Keith Duffy:

Now the answer is easy, i.e. not that difficult. A piece of string, i.e. an extremely thin portion of a thread-like object, goes from beginning to end, i.e starts at the start and ends at the end. The length of a piece of string varies, i.e. not every piece in the world is the same length. There is no definite and unique answer to the question, i.e. we will never know for sure exactly how long a piece of string must be to meet the definition of 'a piece of string'.
Are you nervous?

GhostInTheRuins · 07-10-2007 09:42PM

String starts

String ends

Oman · 07-10-2007 09:54PM

you might as well have posted in boards.tv on the lets count to 100,000 thread

GhostInTheRuins · 07-10-2007 10:02PM

Haha, good point. Maybe I will. If you quit stalking me :P

Oman · 07-10-2007 10:10PM

hey i was here first

EDIT: i just realised you joined boards.tv. i've converted only 100,000 more to go

Capt'n Midnight · 07-10-2007 11:20PM

[php]
PRINT "The length of the string is ";LEN(A$);
[/php]

07-10-2007 11:38PM

As long as this thread...

pretty-in-pink · 08-10-2007 02:14AM

As ,ong as yore ma

Green Giant · 08-10-2007 10:37AM

pretty-in-pink wrote:

As ,ong as yore ma

that is a good answer

Capt'n Midnight · 08-10-2007 09:31PM

Deleted User wrote:

As long as this thread...

But this thread is getting longer and longer

and thread is not string

AlmightyCushion · 08-10-2007 09:35PM

Double the length from one end to the middle.

how long is a piece of string?

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