What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

5K Qs said:
So there seem to be (at least) 2 kinds of cherry involved. Let's make it multiple choice. Which of the following best represents the situation mathematically?
A) Addition: cherry + 2
B) Subtraction: cherry – 2
C) Multiplication: cherry x 2 (or, since x can be interpreted as repeated +, cherry + cherry)
D) Division: cherry ÷ 2 (or, since ÷ can be seen as x reciprocal, cherry x (1/2))
E) Exponentiation: cherry^2 (or since ^ can be interpreted as repeated x, cherry x cherry)
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Oh man, are we going to be graded on this?... 321Bandaid 321Bandaid & I didn't even have a chance to turn in our homework yet! 😂
 
ZHoovie said:
Oh man, are we going to be graded on this?... 321Bandaid 321Bandaid & I didn't even have a chance to turn in our homework yet! 😂
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321Bandaid said:
If we both pick "C", I think it will double our chances of getting the correct answer. Wait... that math don't work. Dude, we're screwed! :rolleyes:
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😁 🤓
Chris's post reminded me of my favorite "multiple choice paradox."

What's the probability of getting this question correct by randomly guessing one of the choices a-d?
a) 25%
b) 33%
c) 50%
d) 25%

If you think about it for a while, you'll melt your mental capacitors! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
(It's a little bit like this old "Liar's Paradox": This sentence is a lie. True or False?)

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
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Chris's post reminded me of my favorite "multiple choice paradox."

What's the probability of getting this question correct by randomly guessing one of the choices a-d?
a) 25%
b) 33%
c) 50%
d) 25%

If you think about it for a while, you'll melt your mental capacitors! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
(It's a little bit like this old "Liar's Paradox": This sentence is a lie. True or False?)

- GT
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ZHoovie ZHoovie You're up!! 😁
 
5K Qs said:
😁 🤓
Chris's post reminded me of my favorite "multiple choice paradox."

What's the probability of getting this question correct by randomly guessing one of the choices a-d?
a) 25%
b) 33%
c) 50%
d) 25%

If you think about it for a while, you'll melt your mental capacitors! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
(It's a little bit like this old "Liar's Paradox": This sentence is a lie. True or False?)

- GT
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There's only 3 different answers, so I pick "b". 1 in 3.
Now I await a mathematician to explain why my answer is wrong and typical of the overly simplistic statistical analysis performed by an engineer. We should stick to moving dirt bulldozerevensmaller.png
 
5K Qs said:
😁 🤓
Chris's post reminded me of my favorite "multiple choice paradox."

What's the probability of getting this question correct by randomly guessing one of the choices a-d?
a) 25%
b) 33%
c) 50%
d) 25%

If you think about it for a while, you'll melt your mental capacitors! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
(It's a little bit like this old "Liar's Paradox": This sentence is a lie. True or False?)

- GT
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None of the above 😜.
 
mbkr said:
There's only 3 different answers, so I pick "b". 1 in 3.
Now I await a mathematician to explain why my answer is wrong and typical of the overly simplistic statistical analysis performed by an engineer. We should stick to moving dirt View attachment 2469784
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But if you're randomly guessing from a, b, c, and d, isn't the chance of choosing b 1 in 4? So if 33% is the correct answer, you only have a 25% chance of choosing it, so the correct answer must not be 33% after all.

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
But if you're randomly guessing from a, b, c, and d, isn't the chance of choosing b 1 in 4? So if 33% is the correct answer, you only have a 25% chance of choosing it, so the correct answer must not be 33% after all.

- GT
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So what exactly are trying to say, GT?? 🤔 🤣
 
5K Qs said:
But if you're randomly guessing from a, b, c, and d, isn't the chance of choosing b 1 in 4? So if 33% is the correct answer, you only have a 25% chance of choosing it, so the correct answer must not be 33% after all.

- GT
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Well of course it isn't 🤪
I was good at math. Statistics not so much 🤣
When I play poker I play the odds: Good, go for it; Shaky, see what the bet is; Not good, fold. Beyond that its irrelevant ;)
 
5K Qs said:
But if you're randomly guessing from a, b, c, and d, isn't the chance of choosing b 1 in 4? So if 33% is the correct answer, you only have a 25% chance of choosing it, so the correct answer must not be 33% after all.
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I believe it is 50/50.
You either do or don't.
S'like when the weather guesser on TV in Florida says "there is a 10% chance hurricane ___ will miss us!".

Noooooo ... there is a 50% chance. It either will or won't.
The upper level winds are fickle. There is a 50% chance they will do what the weather guessers THINK they will, and a 50% chance they will make fools of the weather guessers ... again ...

The chances of some random event happening is ALWAYS 50/50. 😁👍
 
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Only three companies got contracts to make USN Utility Jacks, Camillus, Imperial, and Pal Blade Co. But my chances of guessing which made yours is not 33%, since they were not produced in equal numbers.
So, I’m going to guesstimate Camillus.

Do I win?
5K Qs said:
I don't consider myself an enthusiastic fan of Barlows, but that KA-BAR-LO sure is attractive; possibly perfectly Primbleized!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:🤓


Your question points out how ambiguous and subjective words like "large" and "small" are; just use the actual measurements, and the readers can supply their own "size words" if they insist on such ambiguity. 🤓


Cold temperature outside, but your matching knives certainly bring the heat, Steve! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Great to see that shadow stag Lloyd, Gary! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:


I always have to check online for Case date stamps. :rolleyes:
I've got the dots and Xs figured out within a given decade, but I can never remember what the rest of the stamp looks like in the 1970s or 2010s and so on.




So there seem to be (at least) 2 kinds of cherry involved. Let's make it multiple choice. Which of the following best represents the situation mathematically?
A) Addition: cherry + 2
B) Subtraction: cherry – 2
C) Multiplication: cherry x 2 (or, since x can be interpreted as repeated +, cherry + cherry)
D) Division: cherry ÷ 2 (or, since ÷ can be seen as x reciprocal, cherry x (1/2))
E) Exponentiation: cherry^2 (or since ^ can be interpreted as repeated x, cherry x cherry)


Thanks for the info.


Nice collection of Motown Metal, Rob! :cool::cool::thumbsup:


Looks like you're TWICE the gentleman I am, Jeff! :thumbsup::cool:🤓
I don't have spruce trees, but we have several hemlocks. Here's a photo of the front of our house a week ago. On the far right you can see a few hemlock branches.
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Then I moved several feet to the right to take a picture of the house from the front right corner:
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Beautiful? Possibly, but where did my house go? o_O


Congrats, Mike; good NFL Sunday for you! :cool::thumbsup::cool:


I've always liked that RR brass cowboys knife! :thumbsup::thumbsup:🤓


Thanks, Jack. :)


Splendid Wharncliffe mini trapper, Frank! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Pretty as a picture! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:


Cool video, Dan! :cool::cool::thumbsup:


Thanks for the canoe cover confirmation, Paul. :)


Beauty and Beast pairing, Jack! o_O:thumbsup:🤓


Thanks, Bob. :) I'm not aware of any sea-faring ancestors, so my attraction to canoes seems surprising.
I wonder if there are more than one of those name threads floating around (perhaps in different subforms?). When I finally found it recently, I think the last entry had been sometime in 2018 (and I don't remember reading about your cocker spaniel before).


Thanks, Todd. I think my latest addition to the canoes came from you; thanks! :)


Cool (and very old, I'll bet) John Prine video. Especially appropriate for The Porch since in the video, they were sitting out by the front (back?) steps of his old house. :thumbsup::cool::cool:

My rotation schedule is designed to make sure I always carry an example from each of several categories, and that every knife gets its "fair share" of pocket time. But since each category is set up independent of all the others, the actual combination of knives I carry each week are almost totally random. I have no idea what stockman will be carried with what SAK, or whatever.

- GT
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Nice photos of your place, and Hemlock, Gary🤙

I went around and shook the snow off of my younger junipers and spruces yesterday when I noticed they were close to breaking. The big ones were fine.

mbkr said:
Rummaging through my sock drawer (aka knife drawer) this morning I came across my old Bear MGC (pre Bear&Son) stockman. I purchased it at least 30 years ago from a knife vendor at a flea market. I had never heard of Bear, but liked that they were made in Alabama. It was my EDC for 10 plus years. A lot of miles on this one. Still has decent snap on all three blades and just tiniest bit of play on the main clip blade. Its 3.25 inches closed. Virtually the same size as a Buck 303. The mesquite Pinch was my first Moore Maker IIRC.
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Nice old friend!
I took care of that losing stuff in my sock drawer thing. I moved the socks out, and made that my knife drawer.
Jakeywax31 said:
Love that Canoe, Gary. Hard to beat old Case red bone.

Very sweet, Bob.

A worthy pair today, Jack. Hope you had a great day in town.

Two fine worker’s, Jeff.

Picture is just fine, Chris. Wonderful patina.


Sawcut on those look really nice, Pat.
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Appreciate that, Paul😉
waynorth said:
Found this in a jacket, and transferred it to my RF pocket!! I love carrying this old thing; older than me!!! Schrade 2219 1/2GS!!View attachment 2469192View attachment 2469193
At around 100 years, it still has lots of use left!! My Good Luck piece is a $5 poker chip, contributed by an ancient Elephant!!
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Quite a beauty, Charlie. Thanks for the photos.
 
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Johnnythefox said:
Today was a bit special.

















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Nice pics, Johnny! How you liking the Bull Buster?!

mbkr said:
There's only 3 different answers, so I pick "b". 1 in 3.
Now I await a mathematician to explain why my answer is wrong and typical of the overly simplistic statistical analysis performed by an engineer. We should stick to moving dirt View attachment 2469784
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I thought engineers drove trains - well, I guess you could move quite a bit of dirt with a train. Makes sense, I guess.

Choo-choo! 🚂 All aboard!

🤣

afishhunter said:
I believe it is 50/50.
You either do or don't.
S'like when the weather guesser on TV in Florida says "there is a 10% chance hurricane ___ will miss us!".

Noooooo ... there is a 50% chance. It either will or won't.
The upper level winds are fickle. There is a 50% chance they will do what the weather guessers THINK they will, and a 50% chance they will make fools of the weather guessers ... again ...

The chances of some random even happening is ALWAYS 50/50. 😁👍
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As a Florida native, I can testify that this is true. 🌀
 
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