sepultallica

i'll throw out an idea, what if the government were to monopolize hospitals, clinics and any other medical establishment? that would end the problem wouldn't it? all would get the help they needed and nobody would lose from persons not beiong able to pay. i'm sure they could get the irs involved in the process to enforce payment, ins to monitor illegal patients. the medical field is a highly profitable industry. the government wouldn't lose. i think programs could get started for insurance companies as well. this is a premature idea and i haven't put much thought into it so don't kill me outright.

it's not a trick, it's a flaw. a trick would be making the dollar vanish in thin air. a mathematical flaw would be something like what is described above. i find it hard to believe that this is the first time this has been brought up and that research hasn't been done on it. i would think that there could be serious reprecussions if this wasn't considered in certain calculations and theories.

what post is that?

ok then, suppose i wanted to look at each individual and total it that way. there should be nothing wrong with that. lets look at it. 1. 3 pay ten each 3x10=30 correct? 2. 5 is deducted from the total 30-5=25 correct? 3. of that 5 deducted, each that put 10 recieve 1 back 10-1=9 correct? 4. of the 5 deducted, we deducted three to reimburese leaving us with 2 from the five 5-3=2 correct? 5. in reality, if we were to sum up what each paid individually it would total to 9 each according to #3. 6. so if they only paid 9 each and 9x3=27 and the clerk kept 2, then you are still short. i bet you can walk in to a store and come out with more money than what you came in with. just gots to figure it out. there has to have been some research done on this somewhere.

even though all the same factors are involved in the calculation?

it's obvious if you add it the other way but at the same time if you calculate it the way i explained it it comes out wrong even though it shouldn't be. you have all the same factors involved your'e just approaching it differently. it's like saying 9x2=18 and 9+9=18. you are making the same calculation but choosing a different path only with my example, something gets srewed up. besides, your response didn't make that much sense to me.

i'm 25. i also don't have the luxury of sitting down and trying to figure this out. i have a full time plus job, a girlfriend that nags, and i'm a musician. i don't have time to figure stuff out. i sure as hell wasn't going to stay after school and donate my time to do something i didn't like. but now that i'm older, i'm a little more interested. i would like to take the time to figure it out. i know algebra, and calculus although i know that i would be extremely rusty. mathematics and science are interests of mine although they are not priorities for me.

i couldn't find where to put this one so i put it here. there is a math problem that i had heard once before that puzzled me. i'm not a math genious and hell, i have a hard time understanding algebra at times. the only way i can explain this one is by telling the story as i heard it. i haven't tried to find an eaisier way of explaining it so here goes. bear with me. three men enter a hotel and ask a clerk for a room for the night the clerk tells them that the cost for the room is $30.00. each of the three pays $10.00 (totalling $30.00). the manager later sees the guest book and realizes that he know these men and decides to give them a discount. he tells the clerk to refund the guys a total of $5.00. the clerk takes out $5.00 and thinks to himself, how do i divide $5.00 between three people? ultimately, he decides to give the guys $1.00 each ($3.00 total) and keep $2.00 (totalling to $5.00 as the manager requested). where the problem occurs is when you try to add it all together and you try to muliply and blah blah blah. if each paid $10.00 (totalling $30.00) and was refunded $1.00, you would get $27.00 (10x3=30. 10-1=9. 9x3=27) you then add that to the $2.00 that the clerk kept for himself to try to didvide things evenly (27+2=29). where did the last dollar go to? what is this principle called? is there any research on this? what's the deal here? can someone explain this to me?

so then my sarcasm pertaining to no wrong answers is correct?

you had some good points though. some stuff i hadn't known. and from the sound of it, you know what you're talking about.

it worked. cool. the whole part of there not being any wrong answers was meant as a joke.

sorry glider, i don't know how to quote on this board yet but my girlfrien's failure is evidence of what?

a while back, my girlfriend went through a phase and took some psychology courses. she thought that she wanted to get a degree in psychology but ultimately failed all of her classes. upon learning this, my first thought was how in the hell do you fail psycology? there are no wrong answers. i'm no fan of psycology but during her phase, she mentioned that her class was covering hypnotic regression. i had heard of hypnotic regression before but never really gave it much though. but the other day, i was thinking of some practical appications for it and i was astounded. imagine honing the ability to regress to any point in your life and be able to visually see events transpiring. the possibilities are almost endless. if hypnotic regression were possible then its application would be priceless. i don't know much about the human mind but from the things i've heard of regression, it could be a powerful tool. is the brain like a computer where you have limited memory space? can information be compressed like a computer and be extracted by triggering a memory? we've all heard the saying that we only use a fraction of our brains. we've also heard contrasting theories on the matter. if we do only use a fraction of our brians, is it possible to condition our minds so that we are able to access this stored potential apply it? what are your thoughts on the subject?

I'll be sure to check them out. anyone know any web sites?

hi all. first post here. been browsing some posts for a while. i'm new to the whole quantum physics thing. i'm completely hooked. Can anyone recommend some good books for info on the subject? i just recently bought "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity" by Lee Smolin. this book is very informative and i don't bust a brain cell trying to understand it. also, if anyone knbows any cool sites with works on the subject as well would be appreciated. thanks