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Grex > Iq > #181: Twenty Questions - Round 9 | |
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nydel
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response 36 of 47:
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Mar 2 01:57 UTC 2018 |
forgive a followup please, you're sure that the answer to Q15 is no? i.e. is
is not a toothpick and it //IS// used to support the position of other objects
-- OR -- it is a tooothpick and IS NOT used to support the position of other
objects? the question's wording may have been lacking is why i ask to clarify.
the question in pseudocode
(BOTH
(NOT A TOOTHPICK)
(IS USED TO SUPPORT THE POSITION OF OTHER OBJECTS))
--> this evaluates down to No - is that correct? thankyou!
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papa
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response 37 of 47:
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Mar 2 04:02 UTC 2018 |
resp:36
I think Q15 has been made moot by other qusetions and hints, but yes, even
parsing the question like your pseudocode the answer is "No".
Rewriting your code slightly:
(and
(is-false "is a toothpick") ;[a]
(is-true "is used to support the positions ...")) ;[b]
The complete expression evaluates to TRUE ("Yes") only when subexpressions
a and b are both TRUE. Being a building, the target is not a toothpick,
therefore a is TRUE. So the value of the whole expression is the same as the
value of b.
However, b contains an abiguity depending on the meaning of "support".
Commonly we say that a table, bookcase, server rack, etc. support their
contents. Although an analogy can be made between these and a building and
its contents, we usually use words like contains, houses, shelters, stores
for the latter relationship.
Do we say, "The house supports the position of the sofa," or, "The garage
supports the car"? I don't think so, at least not commonly. Therefore I gave
expression b the value FALSE, giving the same value to the whole expression
and the answer "No".
I would not normally give a breakdown like the above to both parts of a
question asked in the form of a logical conjunction ("and"), but I made an
exception since the question is moot and the round is almost over.
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tfurrows
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response 38 of 47:
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Mar 2 06:36 UTC 2018 |
This exchange makes me happy. I love the kind of people you are.
Q18: Is this wooden building of worship in Asia?
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papa
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response 39 of 47:
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Mar 2 08:01 UTC 2018 |
Ah, a simple one.
A18: Yes
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mijk
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response 40 of 47:
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Mar 2 14:30 UTC 2018 |
Q19: Is this wooden building of worship in Japan?
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papa
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response 41 of 47:
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Mar 3 00:29 UTC 2018 |
A19: Yes
Down to the wire, but I think you can guess it. You're very close.
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tfurrows
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response 42 of 47:
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Mar 5 20:39 UTC 2018 |
Q20: is it the Horyuji Temple?
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papa
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response 43 of 47:
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Mar 5 22:53 UTC 2018 |
A20: NO!
Too bad! Almost close enough to taste.
I was thinking of a different Buddhist temple, Toudaiji, East Great Temple,
located in Nara, Japan. It is one of the largest wooden structures in the
world (THE largest until not too long ago). Construction was begun in A.D.
728. The main hall houses the world's largest bronze statue of Buddha.
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papa
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response 44 of 47:
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Mar 6 03:29 UTC 2018 |
I was inspired by the rarity of vegetable targets in our game, and by
the previous target, a bothy, which in spite of having being a building
in common with Toudaiji, is classified as mineral on the first question
due to the selection of materials.
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mijk
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response 45 of 47:
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Mar 6 16:04 UTC 2018 |
Ohh! unlucky! It was a toss up between the two temples. One the oldest wooden
building in Japan, and the other the largest. Oh for one more question!
That was a good one papa! :)
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papa
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response 46 of 47:
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Mar 6 22:38 UTC 2018 |
Yes. I'm pretty sure question 21 would have got it.
As tfurrows suggested on party, I can pass the answerer shoe to nydel for
round 10. If he'd prefer not to, we can have a volunteer, or I can think of
another.
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mijk
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response 47 of 47:
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Mar 6 22:47 UTC 2018 |
Maybe we can wait for nydel to answer, but it is your shout, as they say.
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