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Impossible questions

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by alleyallen, Feb 28, 2007.

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  1. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    Not sure I know what exactly got me thinking of this (actually I do...I was reading the Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca) but I'm wondering:

    In the history of mankind, how many people have died?

    And since that is patently unanswerable, how many people have died since the year 0, when we went from BC to AD? Again, unanswerable, but fun to ponder, just the same.

    What other unanswerable questions can you think of?
     
    alleyallen, Feb 28, 2007
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  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    What the hell are you talking about?
     
    Ace, Feb 28, 2007
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  3. CradleRobber

    CradleRobber Active Member

    What is Project Pat doing at this very moment?
     
    CradleRobber, Feb 28, 2007
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  4. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    Will this thread end well?
     
    alleyallen, Feb 28, 2007
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  5. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    Is that an unanswerable question or a question about my initial post? :)
     
    alleyallen, Feb 28, 2007
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  6. fmrsped

    fmrsped Active Member

    This is going to be a subthread of Random Thoughts.

    Junkie, excellent question. I don't have an answer for it.
     
    fmrsped, Feb 28, 2007
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  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I dunno. Is yours an unanswerable question? :-*
     
    Ace, Feb 28, 2007
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  8. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Have you stopped beating your wife yet?
     
    Buck, Feb 28, 2007
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  9. CradleRobber

    CradleRobber Active Member

    That's not an impossible question, and it's not just your gas guage gauge. The gauge doesn't measure linearly and it often has to do with the shape of the tank.
     
    CradleRobber, Feb 28, 2007
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  10. fmrsped

    fmrsped Active Member

    Way to ruin the fun, CR.
     
    fmrsped, Feb 28, 2007
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  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    What's so bad about shooting the messenger?
     
    Ace, Feb 28, 2007
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  12. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    0 Celsius=32 Fahrenheit

    BUT

    -40 Celsius=-40 Fahrenheit

    HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
     
    JR, Feb 28, 2007
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