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08 Jan 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungthere's no apostrophe in a possessive 'its'.
Calculate the odds that a slice of heavily buttered toast will fall on it's buttered side when dropped. State your assumptions.
EDIT: oh, all right - from what height is it dropped? what gravitational force applies? what is the co-efficient of friction of the media through which it is dropped? was it dropped deliberately, or by accident?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThe BBC did a programme on this sort of thing, years ago. I think it was Clive Anderson that hosted it.
Calculate the odds that a slice of heavily buttered toast will fall on it's buttered side when dropped. State your assumptions.
The buttered toast falls, roughly 50/50 on it's buttered side.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungMost often. My assumption is it's on a plate of sorts. As it gets to the edge, one edge of the toast dips.
Calculate the odds that a slice of heavily buttered toast will fall on it's buttered side when dropped. State your assumptions.
A height of about 3 or 4 feet up, with a gentle roll gives the toast about 85% chance of rotating 180 to land on the floor.
If you don't want to have your toast land on the floor butter side down, butter the bottom.
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