Curious Thinking...

Perhaps, like me, you've been disappointed with a bag of chips. Have you ever wondered why a bag of chips--which seems so big--is filled with so much AIR? Once opened, the truth comes out: OVER HALF THE BAG IS JUST AIR!!!

It's funny to think about... if the air is there to "protect" the chips from being smashed to tiny little bits, then how come most of the chips are smashed anyway?

Lateral Thinking, p 46

Since the "Mathematical Fun" went over so well, I thought I'd change the subject to English.

The verb 'to be' is unusual in that it has three different singular forms:
'I am', 'you are', 'he/she/it is'. Is it ever correct to say 'I is'?

The answer to "Mathematical Fun" is now posted [and then temporarily removed]. Even if English isn't your forté--you can still try your hand at this one...

Updated Fun!

I must confess, I should be reading and writing papers right now. But, I couldn't resist updating some links under my "Fun & Games" section on the side. Some of them are rather funny, and I admit, a couple are kinda stupid. "Which ones are which," you say? Well, there's only one way to find out...

Mathematical Fun

From "Mind-Bending Lateral Thinking Puzzles" comes this gem (p. 83):

Dave was trying to match four different coloured pairs of socks which had come out of the washing machine. There was a blue pair, a red pair, a green pair and a yellow pair. Unfortunately he is completely colour blind and could not differentiate between them, so he paired them randomly. What is the probability that exactly three pairs matched?

You're welcome to comment your response, but stay tuned for the answer!

A New "Fun" Blog

I've decided to make a blog that other people can read, and if they so desire, comment on : ) So, if you are reading this, I hope you enjoy my little tid-bits I post... and if you don't--well, there's nothing I can do about it.