At 05:13 PM 1/8/02, you wrote: >camplate wrote: > > > > > > My idea is probably completely wrong...but wouldn't the number be > > > > 999,999:1? The ratio of the 400k sphere's volume to the earth's > > > volume, > > > > 100^3-1 : 1 > > > > > > > No, that would be the ratio of the number of neutrions within the earth > > > to > > > the number of neutrino's within 400k miles of the center of the earth. > > > (Most neutrino's have a >99.9% chance of passing through the earth.) > > > > > > Dan M. > > > > > > > > > You are right, that I gave the wrong answer. The actual answer is > > > 7,999,992 : 1. > > > > > > Kevin T. > > > Trump high, lead low > > > > Stupid math....last figure 38196:1 (Had to think about it on drive > home......) > >You're all wrong. It's a 50-50 chance - you either get hit or you >don't.
Actually, using that kind of posteriori* reasoning, it's either 100% (you got hit) or 0% (you didn't). If you wait long enough, eventually it's going to be 100%. Case closed. ;-) ______ *A Latin term meaning "to think with one's backside." -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions contained herein are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent the official position of the University of Montevallo.
