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The way you answer should tell us alot about your personality.
So, how long is peice of string?

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Kentaree
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Twice the length of its halves.

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David R
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2007 23:26 Edited at: 23rd Oct 2007 23:30
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Quote: "How long is [sic] peice of string?"


Finite


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Dr Manette
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As long as you make it.


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Lost in Thought
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Everyone knows a piece of string is less than 250 miles long and greater than 0.010".

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Zotoaster
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"a piece of string"

About 1.5" on my 1440x900, 96dpi screen

"It's like floating a boat on a liquid that I don't know, but I'm quite happy to drink it if I'm thirsty enough" - Me being a good programmer but sucking at computers
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Inspire
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Kinda large, probably as long as that table over there.

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Kentaree, that means you're joking/mathmatically minded.
David, that means you want to be as indefinate as you can be, while still being correct.
Manette, that means you're power hungry...
LIT, that means you are joking/wrong.
Zotoaster, that means you're pedantic/literally minded.
Inspire, that means you're random.

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mamaji4
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As long as can be, but no longer.
As simple as can be, but no simpler.
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I wont answer until I see a screenshot.

Your about to get pwned.
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MonoCoder
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Pretty damn long.

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Osiris
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I think its as long as that string right there.

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Inspire
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Haha @ fxgamer.

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BiggAdd
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Infinitely long if you form a circle.

But the real question is

"whats the circumference of a circle?"


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Posted: 24th Oct 2007 01:00 Edited at: 24th Oct 2007 01:00
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2pi*r

you can actually answer that one

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Satchmo
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Quote: ""whats the circumference of a circle?""


I.. I.. my god, it cant be answered.

Your about to get pwned.
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Quote: "2pi*r

you can actually answer that one"


Yes I know. You smelly fool, I was joking.

And besides, you can't calculate the circumference without initially knowing the radius.

So Meh!


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Its this long...

Visit my web site for real bangin' stuff at http://www.nicholaskingsley.co.uk
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Quote: "Kentaree, that means you're joking/mathmatically minded.
David, that means you want to be as indefinate as you can be, while still being correct.
Manette, that means you're power hungry...
LIT, that means you are joking/wrong.
Zotoaster, that means you're pedantic/literally minded.
Inspire, that means you're random."



Wow, you're like a frickin psychiatrist over there.

That's not as bad as you think you said.
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tha_rami
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Who says the string is real? Maybe our mind made it up!


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Grandma
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It's actually very short, it's just a piece of a string. So it's like a stub.

This message was brought to you by Grandma industries.

Making yesterdays games, today!
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slightly longer then it should be. (where are my scissors)

the answer to life the universe and everything = 42
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Posted: 24th Oct 2007 01:48 Edited at: 24th Oct 2007 01:49
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A piece of string is 8 bit, and there are 256 pieces in a string

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As long as it would be when it would be a piece of wood...


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Shorter than the length of string it was cut off from when it was whole.

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Phaelax
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I thought it was 255 bytes?


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Phaelax:
You need 1 piece (byte) to define the length of the string, thus you can only have 255 characters in a (DBP) string

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Quote: "So, how long is peice of string?"

'dis here is mah territory and i'll be askin' the questions.

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Although if the string is too long would it be a rope?

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______________________________________________________ <- That Long

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Me, power hungry?

I'll have to sleep on that one.


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piece of string is 15 characters long including spaces and not including the question mark at the end of your sentence. By your wording of the question my answer makes sense

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Quote: "piece of string is 15 characters long including spaces and not including the question mark at the end of your sentence. By your wording of the question my answer makes sense"


It doesn't. He said 'peice of string'. Why on Earth are you discussing 'piece of string'?


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My bad the-RABIT oops. I misspelled your name too. Sorry!

Edit. I spelled piece correctly anyhow. Even still. It's the same amount of letters.

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As long as it is.

Uhhhhhhh.... I forgot
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Quote: "My bad the-RABIT oops. I misspelled your name too. Sorry!

Edit. I spelled piece correctly anyhow. Even still. It's the same amount of letters."


It's the same amount of letters, but not the answer to the correct question!


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LengthOfString = len("String")


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Length of string = number of atoms in total divided by the number of atoms in a 1cm long section, and the answer you get is in cm

FREE 2D PHYSICS PLUGIN!!!
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Agreed. Anyone can see those results. Seriously though the question cannot be answered at all with the information given.

The main thing left out that keeps you from even theoretically guessing is: What kind of string is it? There are way too many definitions for the word "string" in all the areas of knowledge.

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As long as it's my string I don't care. It's all about girth anyway apparently... Good word that (almost as good as girdle and gusset)... Ooh, the beer delivery girl just arrived...

Cheers

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Quote: "-Giiiiirth. Good Woody word that. Not like those Tinny words! Tinny tinny words!!
-(scream)
-O sorry old horse!
-Antelope.
-Nibbling the croquet hoops!?
-No. Thats a good woody word... Antelope.
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Its as long as I need it to be for whatever I'm doing.

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Quote: "Its all about girth"

haha Dazzag
I don't think that's the string the shrink is talking about.
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Quote: "I don't think that's the string the shrink is talking about"
I'm thinking more about rope. You know, stuff for keeping large boats docked. No need to feel inadequate though...

Cheers

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Yup. The Net does strange things to people. Before the net most guys thought they were more than adequate.
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dark donkey
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Twice as long as a fuse from cartoons. Or a KNO3 and sugar smoke bomb fuse. Not very big.
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You must be confused with a hair net. I am thinking rope. I am also losing track of what I am on about. Nevermind, the call of beerthulu is nearing as the hell of work sinks under the waves...

Cheers

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I knew it wouldn't be long..

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Me too. I think I'm getting a terrible pain in my noggin.
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A piece of string may only be as long as the arms that hold it up.

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