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XVERB
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ok. the goal is to get to 100. i just started with the number one. the next person to post will post 2. this is a simple concept but it may prove challenging as we go on because people are dumb. and you can not just post the number, that is spam.

we can not repeat. BE CAREFUL.

BEGIN!!

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Patrick2011
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3. Clicking the X does not delete posts.

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4.

And that only stops the loading of the page for YOU, found that out the hard way.


Yeah I had known that but I wanted to try it just to make sure.

Everyone makes mistakes, on rough intervals of fifteen posts each.


Yup. I've guessed that we have about a 1/20th chance of messing up at any given post, which calculates to about a 1/100 chance of reaching 100 on any given counting, unless my math is not up to speed as it should be. Imagine that!
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5. there in no "chance" of us failing. it depends on the set of people posting

Patrick2011
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6. Let's pretend the average chance of a mistake is 1/20. This means that there is a 19/20 chance of any particular post working. Taking 19/20 to the 100th power results in the chance of success from 1. Based on this calculation, there is about a .5% chance of a successful count to 100 even with a 95% chance of a successful post. While the error chance varies, this calculation illustrates how difficult counting to 100 is. Also, soccerdude2 is wrong.

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7. too much human element. its like asking the chance that ill make a basketball shot. sure you can watch me shoot 100 times and if i make 75 you could SAY that there is a 75% chance. but not really cause i could just stop trying and miss everyone.

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8. Well, Math just proved we are idiots who can't count to 100 95% of the time. I feel dumb now.

Patrick2011
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9. XVERB, I was just making a hypothetical calculation to prove the difficulty of this task.

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10. Testing to see if the forums finally work.

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11. ^^^^^^^^^^^!!!!!!!!???????

Are they up!!???

YEAH!!!

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12. Since when is this type of thread allowed again? and YAY!

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13. Finally, the forums are back!

thaboss
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14. And isn't it kinda cool that there's pretty much only 3-4 users on the forums right now? It seems quiet. And empty.

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15. Yeah, because it means a lower chance of getting ninja'd here and starting back at 1.

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15. they'll come back... hopefully... ahh well, the next number is... in the next post!

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1... speaking of getting ninja'd... why'd you jinx it?

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