Vrecknidj
Warlord
10493 Posts
    
United States
 | | 04/01/2006 9:15 AM |
| I live in Michigan, right next to the Indiana border. For decades, most of Indiana has not changed its clocks throughout the year, sometimes being on Michigan time, sometimes being on Illinois time. This year, the state decided to move to DST, and most of the counties moved over to Eastern, some to Central.
In addition, the governor has approved the leasing of the Indiana Toll Road to an Australian firm, and this has caused a lot of buzz in the state.
So, yesterday, a radio station, TV station and newspaper all started running articles on how the state was also switching over to the metric system. They even got the state's previous governor to call in to the radio show, talking up the merits of this.
Some people were calling in, saying things like "Finally, it's about time we joined the rest of the world," etc., etc. Some people called in and were up in arms, freaking out.
Almost nobody caught on that it was an early April Fool's joke. Today, the local TV and radio shows have been repeating at the top of their broadcasts that it was a joke.
That was a good one. I'm always proud of people who can pull off a prank like that. It's mostly harmless, possibly believable, and great fun for those in the know.
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Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
New York
| | 04/01/2006 6:35 PM |
| | That is good. To bad it wasnt true. We really DO need to use the metric system and "join the rest of the world". | |
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lurch_E_bean
Underboss
1058 Posts
| | 04/02/2006 12:12 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Count Dooku
We really DO need to use the metric system and "join the rest of the world".
No way! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it! | |
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Corim Danex
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6842 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 04/02/2006 12:47 AM |
| | While I really wouldn't mind converting to the more efficient metric system, I think it's really silly for people to start April Fools Day stuff earlier that April 1st and then say April Fools. | |
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Diomedes
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3185 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 9:52 AM |
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Originally posted by Corim Danex
While I really wouldn't mind converting to the more efficient metric system, I think it's really silly for people to start April Fools Day stuff earlier that April 1st and then say April Fools.
How is the system more efficient? Mind you, I like it myself, but I've never thought of it as efficient before.
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jai
Commander
3235 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 10:45 AM |
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Originally posted by Diomedes
How is the system more efficient? Mind you, I like it myself, but I've never thought of it as efficient before.
I am assuming that multiples of 10 are infinitely easier for non-math people to work with? I never thought of it as efficient either, but that is what i came up with. | | | |
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Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
New York
| | 04/03/2006 10:52 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by jai
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Originally posted by Diomedes
How is the system more efficient? Mind you, I like it myself, but I've never thought of it as efficient before.
I am assuming that multiples of 10 are infinitely easier for non-math people to work with? I never thought of it as efficient either, but that is what i came up with.
Thats right...multiples of 10 are much easier.
"ten of these equals one of these which equals 10 of these ect." is a heck of alot easier than "12 of these equals one of these wich equals 3 of these ect." | |
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Vash
Underboss
1995 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 11:26 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Count Dooku
quote:
Originally posted by jai
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Originally posted by Diomedes
How is the system more efficient? Mind you, I like it myself, but I've never thought of it as efficient before.
I am assuming that multiples of 10 are infinitely easier for non-math people to work with? I never thought of it as efficient either, but that is what i came up with.
Thats right...multiples of 10 are much easier.
"ten of these equals one of these which equals 10 of these ect." is a heck of alot easier than "12 of these equals one of these wich equals 3 of these ect."
And 5280 of these equal one of those, and the '1 of those'(mile) doesn't even equal the 'Metric equivalent' (Kilo) | |
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Felagund
Sergeant
922 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 1:51 PM |
| | That is a great prank! The best April Fool's Day prank I pulled was two years ago. I got ahold of one of my roommate's cell phones and changed all of the names in his address book. [}:)] | |
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ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 5:03 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Count Dooku
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Originally posted by jai
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Originally posted by Diomedes
How is the system more efficient? Mind you, I like it myself, but I've never thought of it as efficient before.
I am assuming that multiples of 10 are infinitely easier for non-math people to work with? I never thought of it as efficient either, but that is what i came up with.
Thats right...multiples of 10 are much easier.
"ten of these equals one of these which equals 10 of these ect." is a heck of alot easier than "12 of these equals one of these wich equals 3 of these ect."
I'm still sore they changed the cp/sp/ep/gp breakdown in D&D .... stupid base-10. | |
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10493 Posts
United States
| | 04/05/2006 8:53 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by ChristopherGroves
I'm still sore they changed the cp/sp/ep/gp breakdown in D&D .... stupid base-10.
I heard a little blurb on NPR a couple years ago about some efficiency expert who studied US currency and the statistically most common amounts given as change at stores. His conclusion, if I recall, was that we could have maximum efficiency with pennies, nickels and an 18-cent piece.
Screw base-10.
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Malin Lug
Sergeant
742 Posts
| | 04/06/2006 2:26 PM |
| One of the best pranks that I ever pulled involved someone's backyard pool and alot of Knox Instant Jello.Alot of Jello.
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Felagund
Sergeant
922 Posts
| | 04/06/2006 2:28 PM |
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Originally posted by Malin Lug
One of the best pranks that I ever pulled involved someone's backyard pool and alot of Knox Instant Jello.Alot of Jello.
Wow...that sounds pretty interesting. I'm guessing this was an above-ground pool? | |
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