A Conversation for The H2IQ Quiz - Be The First Among Equals
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Tuesday 28th January 2003
GreeboTCat Started conversation Jan 28, 2003
You accidentally drop a couple of pennies into a murky river. You see one splash into the water, and you see the Queens's head. What is the probability of the second coin having the Queen's head on it?
Tuesday 28th January 2003
spook Posted Jan 28, 2003
depends whether it is a regular pennie or a double sided tails one. if it is a regular penny, then the probabiity is 100%, but if it i a double sided tails, then the probability is 0%.
Tuesday 28th January 2003
kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 Posted Jan 28, 2003
Or it might be an American 'penny' (ie one cent) in which case there will be no queens head at all - 0%
Tuesday 28th January 2003
Mu Beta Posted Jan 28, 2003
If the river is murky, and after you drop the first coin, you see the Queen's head, does that mean the Queen's there as well?
In which case, I wouldn't be buggering about with coins...
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Tuesday 28th January 2003
St Nessaja Patron Saint of Pessimistic Aardvarks (GA) Posted Jan 28, 2003
100% obviously!
Tuesday 28th January 2003
Mu Beta Posted Jan 28, 2003
Unless they're pre-1953 pennies, in which case it'd be 0%, they'd have the king's head on them.
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Tuesday 28th January 2003
Demon Drawer Posted Jan 28, 2003
My 50% is based on the fact that I have numerous Euro pennies sitting around from FC's surjourn in Berlin so it depends what I pick up to throw away.
Tuesday 28th January 2003
Mu Beta Posted Jan 28, 2003
And my 0% is based on the fact that I'd be sitting by a murky river with two antique coins and Queen Elizabeth II. Obviously.
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Tuesday 28th January 2003
Seamus...the forbidden Posted Jan 28, 2003
Look, you can see the Queen's Head, can't you? Go on in and have an 
and forget about the 
Seamus
Tuesday 28th January 2003
You can call me TC Posted Jan 28, 2003
The question was: is the Queen's head on the coin? Not whether you can see it or whether it is facing upwards.
So I say about 90% - or more, depending upon how many pre-1953 pennies are in circulation. Pre-decimalisation pennies that is. It is not specified whether they are 1d pennies or 1p pennies, so there you are - take your pick - they could be either.
The Americans call their cents pennies, too, so if it's one of them, there is not much chance of any Queen's head being on it. Unless it's pre-1776
Tuesday 28th January 2003
St Nessaja Patron Saint of Pessimistic Aardvarks (GA) Posted Jan 28, 2003
Which queen though?
Tuesday 28th January 2003
HollePolle Posted Feb 4, 2003
Huhuuuh. 
*carefully coming back, looking around the corner*
Greebo?
Greeeeeeeee-eeeeeebs?
Tuesday 28th January 2003
Orcus Posted Jan 27, 2004
So tomorrow will be the first anniversary of the IQ quiz demise 
Come back Greebo
Dangles a hopefully
Tuesday 28th January 2003
Mu Beta Posted Jan 27, 2004
That would be a shame. Should we prepare poetry in memoriam?
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- 2: GreyDesk (Jan 28, 2003)
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- 5: six7s (Jan 28, 2003)
- 6: spook (Jan 28, 2003)
- 7: kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 (Jan 28, 2003)
- 8: Mu Beta (Jan 28, 2003)
- 9: Demon Drawer (Jan 28, 2003)
- 10: St Nessaja Patron Saint of Pessimistic Aardvarks (GA) (Jan 28, 2003)
- 11: Mu Beta (Jan 28, 2003)
- 12: Demon Drawer (Jan 28, 2003)
- 13: Mu Beta (Jan 28, 2003)
- 14: Seamus...the forbidden (Jan 28, 2003)
- 15: You can call me TC (Jan 28, 2003)
- 16: St Nessaja Patron Saint of Pessimistic Aardvarks (GA) (Jan 28, 2003)
- 17: HollePolle (Feb 4, 2003)
- 18: Orcus (Jan 27, 2004)
- 19: Demon Drawer (Jan 27, 2004)
- 20: Mu Beta (Jan 27, 2004)
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