tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post4756012321579831888..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Britney Spears' RackBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-11530711183715004782009-09-21T02:54:56.359+00:002009-09-21T02:54:56.359+00:00The post really nice , i like itThe post really nice , i like itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-58240478896321203722009-01-16T14:24:00.000+00:002009-01-16T14:24:00.000+00:00Britney Spears and science is hardly a match, well...Britney Spears and science is hardly a match, well unless we talk about cosmetic surgery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-15319875851174893682008-12-14T10:08:00.000+00:002008-12-14T10:08:00.000+00:00It's a well-known fact that Linda Lovelace worked ...It's a well-known fact that Linda Lovelace worked on the Manhattan Project.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-12567014933961570052008-12-14T00:52:00.000+00:002008-12-14T00:52:00.000+00:00Science + Pornography = Hiroshima9/11 / Arses = ID...Science + Pornography = Hiroshima<BR/><BR/>9/11 / Arses = ID Cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-46901788821609460112008-12-13T13:02:00.000+00:002008-12-13T13:02:00.000+00:00I thought that as well, Brit. I thought it was onl...I thought that as well, Brit. I thought it was only classical characters, such as Pythagoras, who get away without s's.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I reckon the correct formula should be:<BR/><BR/>O=[(N+1)/1] P(20C+B)/75Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-31539350566483132102008-12-13T12:46:00.000+00:002008-12-13T12:46:00.000+00:00I know, Brit, I've never made up my mind about tha...I know, Brit, I've never made up my mind about that apostrophe thing - I just don't like a z-z sound.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-61327496036163021062008-12-13T12:21:00.000+00:002008-12-13T12:21:00.000+00:00That headline, Bryan, is a shameless attempt to at...That headline, Bryan, is a shameless attempt to attract hits. <BR/><BR/>But you just don't get that kind of reader, I'm afraid. When confronted with "Britney Spears' Rack", Gordon works out the mathematical formula and my first thought was that I would have written it "Britney Spears<B>'s</B> Rack".<BR/><BR/>Oh well.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-17726138639455775032008-12-13T11:05:00.000+00:002008-12-13T11:05:00.000+00:00That's an odd equation:O=NP(20C+B)/75 .It entails ...That's an odd equation:<BR/><BR/>O=NP(20C+B)/75 .<BR/><BR/>It entails that if zero nipples are exposed (N=0), then the naughtiness factor is always zero, and not 123.2 as <EM>The Sun</EM> claim for Britney's Roberto Cavalli dress.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what the distribution of naughtiness factors is amongst the population of celebrity-dress appearances. Perhaps economists think it's log-normal, Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49926808312127261802008-12-13T10:45:00.000+00:002008-12-13T10:45:00.000+00:00it screws up the cause of adult numeracy.forget br...it screws up the cause of adult numeracy.<BR/><BR/>forget bras, buy elastoplast!Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47035474868431935272008-12-13T10:42:00.000+00:002008-12-13T10:42:00.000+00:00is there purity in science?I think Sir Mike hits t...is there purity in science?<BR/><BR/>I think Sir Mike hits the nail on the head , the aim of purity is in the method.<BR/><BR/>"I hope you will agree that the publication of prematurely released and unchecked statistics is corrosive of public trust in official statistics and incompatible with the high standards which we are all seeking to establish. "<BR/><BR/>Sounds to me like an actual public Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com