bid_em_up Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 bid_em_up, criminals can be smart/know math (unabomber?)... why not? (and just because they got caught does not mean they are stupid) Ever been in a jail? Or know anyone who has? Ask them sometime about the intelligence level in prisons. While you may have one or two (or even 4/5/6) who might be smart, you would not find 100 of them capable of performing this calculation all in the same prison, all at the same time. Heck, I have 5 quarters of college level calculus in my background (albeit some 25 years ago) and I am not even sure I could do it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 bid_em_up, criminals can be smart/know math (unabomber?)... why not? (and just because they got caught does not mean they are stupid) Ever been in a jail? Or know anyone who has? While you may have one or two (or even 4/5/6) who might be smart, you would not find 100 of them capable of performing this calculation all in the same prison, all at the same time. Hell, I have 5 quarters of calculus in my background (albeit some 25 years ago) and I am not even sure I could do it. Eh? I was just kidding (and was under the impression that you were too based on your smiley)... Apparently, you were being serious. Practically speaking, do you really think there will be such a warden? OR a prison with exactly 100 inmates and 100 guards? OR that the warden will be allowed to release them in such a way? OR that the prisoners will agree to have a number written on their foreheads? OR we will know about such events? Please... lets not discuss this any futher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Eh? I was just kidding (and was under the impression that you were too based on your smiley)... Apparently, you were being serious. Please... lets not discuss this any futher. I was kidding. I thought you were being serious (no smiley after your statement). ;) Ok :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Eh? I was just kidding (and was under the impression that you were too based on your smiley)... Apparently, you were being serious. Please... lets not discuss this any futher. I was kidding. I thought you were being serious (no smiley after your statement). :) Ok :) ok :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Maybe it's one of those low-security prisons whether they send only white-collar criminals. Lots of stock brokers who committed fraud, Enron-types, con men, etc. These people could handle the math, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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