Mar 16 17:23:08 meow again again Mar 16 17:27:24 slow down with the meowing there buddy Mar 16 17:28:53 meow again again again :D Mar 16 17:32:12 * Draggy spritzes mike in the face with a bottle of water. Mar 16 17:32:18 I warned you. Mar 16 17:32:25 * mike hisses and clobbers Draggy Mar 16 17:32:53 * Draggy spritzes with water again, and tosses Mike into a box Mar 16 17:32:58 Bad Mike! Mar 16 17:33:03 Is the cat dead or alive? Mar 16 17:33:07 It's both! Mar 16 17:33:11 Dun dun dunnn Mar 16 17:33:15 BahbGTR: this isn't schrodinger's cat or whatever it was Mar 16 17:33:21 Or is it? Mar 16 17:33:23 you could of landed on your neck Mar 16 17:33:28 How did we know Mar 16 17:34:05 i didn't Mar 16 17:34:09 i'm still meowing :90 Mar 16 17:34:10 ... Mar 16 17:34:11 :) Mar 16 17:34:17 * mike claws his keyboard Mar 16 17:35:00 I wouldn't do that if I were you Mar 16 17:35:23 * mike escapes from the box and claws Draggy Mar 16 17:35:34 What kind of box was it mike? Mar 16 17:35:46 i don't care. i escaped :) Mar 16 17:37:55 a cat box? :) Mar 16 17:39:59 Draggy: the box type is irrelevant, you are now a shredded human Mar 16 17:40:16 You can't escape from a box you know nothing about Mar 16 17:40:39 Since you see the box itself was covered in a fast bonding liquid cement. Mar 16 17:40:47 So you were trapped inside of the box from the get go. Mar 16 17:42:34 * mike meows for his army of cats to shred the box open Mar 16 17:44:32 Sure you wanna do that :) Mar 16 17:44:42 * Draggy points out that you again know nothing of the area where the box is located Mar 16 17:48:12 * mike teleports out of the box Mar 16 17:53:17 :< Mar 16 18:00:22 Draggy: just out of curiosity, where was the box locateD? Mar 16 18:00:59 Top of a water pit on a tiny spire. Mar 16 18:01:09 Just big enough for the box. Sides of the spire were sheer and slick Mar 16 18:01:24 you're mean :( Mar 16 18:01:34 I prefer to thing of myself as thourough Mar 16 18:01:35 the cats had super kitty powers, they could fly Mar 16 18:01:57 and sweet I so just saved x-chat....Lousy work report writing having me save after each line ot text I type. Mar 16 18:02:16 ? Mar 16 18:02:46 ah, you mean the mental disorder that makes you hit ctrl-s after every line you type no matter what app you're typing in? yeah, i get that too sometimes :P Mar 16 18:03:21 Draggy: anyway, you can't think of yourself as thorough. you forgot to shield it from superkitties and teleportation Mar 16 18:03:59 ya mike :P and meh I don't plan for situations which cannot arise :P Mar 16 18:04:08 fine then, i'll keep trying Mar 16 18:04:13 what is the spire made of? Mar 16 18:04:20 Rock, but I'm working on something Mar 16 18:04:28 ok, have fun Mar 16 18:05:01 * mike wonders if it's possible to sink claws into rock Mar 16 18:07:08 have you seen that poster hang on kitty? Mar 16 18:07:17 no Mar 16 18:07:33 Mike, it's sheer and slick :P Mar 16 18:07:43 Draggy: how tall? Mar 16 18:08:02 few feet up off the water, enough to keep the box safe. Mar 16 18:08:18 approx 10 feet from each side though, water itself is 5 feet deep Mar 16 18:08:19 ah, just a few feet? i was thinking like 200 feet :/ Mar 16 18:08:21 circular pattern Mar 16 18:08:23 http://www.xstitchwithme.com/sunhangonkitty.jpg Mar 16 18:08:26 thats you mike! Mar 16 18:08:31 door33: not clicking Mar 16 18:08:33 I can't throw you 200 feet :/ Mar 16 18:08:53 Draggy: yeah, realized that while thinking of ways to invalidate your conditions :) Mar 16 18:09:05 brb Mar 16 18:15:48 Draggy: i think i'll just keep meowing incessantly until you let me out :) Mar 16 18:16:04 wait, is it a wooden box? Mar 16 18:16:15 Steel actually Mar 16 18:16:28 cements don't work to well on something easily broken Mar 16 18:16:35 did you actually come up with a solution to this? Mar 16 18:16:44 For a way of escaping? Mar 16 18:16:46 nah, i was thinking of floating it to the edge of the water actually Mar 16 18:16:47 yeah Mar 16 18:16:52 don't tell me if you did Mar 16 18:16:54 but did you? Mar 16 18:16:56 Why would I want you to escape... Mar 16 18:17:10 just wondering if you could solve the puzzle you made :) Mar 16 18:17:19 Wait there is a solution Mar 16 18:17:27 * Draggy just has a stroke of genius. Mar 16 18:17:33 sadly you'll never figure it out :P Mar 16 18:17:33 hmm Mar 16 18:17:43 does it involve quantum physics? :P Mar 16 18:17:47 Nope Mar 16 18:17:52 Tremendously simple Mar 16 18:17:56 i'll get it eventually then Mar 16 18:18:13 Draggy, he opens the door Mar 16 18:18:19 door, nope Mar 16 18:18:36 * door33 gives mike a plasma cutter Mar 16 18:18:37 door33: it's coated in cement, even if there was a door i couldn't get it open Mar 16 18:18:58 yeah, because we all know cats know how to use plasma cutters Mar 16 18:20:03 yes :) Mar 16 18:20:04 overcomplicating the problem :P Mar 16 18:20:08 figured so Mar 16 18:20:15 does it involve using my claws? Mar 16 18:20:21 Nope Mar 16 18:20:56 is there any opening in the box? Mar 16 18:21:18 if there is no air holes the cat would die all 9 times Mar 16 18:21:49 There's an opening at the top where you were thrown in, but your stuck to the bottom. Mar 16 18:22:20 why am i stuck? Mar 16 18:22:48 * door33 gives up Mar 16 18:23:21 Draggy, please let mike out of the box so we an play Mar 16 18:23:28 can* Mar 16 18:23:31 because of the liquid bonding cement...The box isn't covered in cement. Your trapped to the bottom via fast drying liquid cement :P Mar 16 18:23:46 door33, not until he learns not to meow :P Mar 16 18:23:59 door33: no, i want to figure this out :P Mar 16 18:25:02 Draggy: is it dry yet? Mar 16 18:25:12 yes Mar 16 18:25:32 is it water soluble? Mar 16 18:25:39 No Mar 16 18:25:58 cat saliva soluble? :) Mar 16 18:26:22 Makes it harder :P But no Mar 16 18:27:03 does the solution involve supersonic meowing to loosen the cement :P Mar 16 18:27:08 or shedding fur Mar 16 18:27:17 No Mar 16 18:27:25 horrendously simple Mar 16 18:27:47 do i have to get out of the box, get to the edge of the water, or both? Mar 16 18:28:32 Well I'd assume to escape the box you'd have to get out of the box. Mar 16 18:28:47 Water could just be a red herring, or a method of stopping aid form reaching you Mar 16 18:28:48 not necessarily... well, yeah Mar 16 18:29:13 this can go on for years lol Mar 16 18:29:15 can cats swim? never tried putting one in water :/ Mar 16 18:30:04 I'd imagine they can, but they wouldn't enjoy it Mar 16 18:30:11 of course not Mar 16 18:30:34 i give up :( Mar 16 18:30:37 wait Mar 16 18:30:38 Anyone know of a better word for Tricky? Mar 16 18:30:40 can i have a hint? Mar 16 18:30:56 depends on context Mar 16 18:31:04 Something is tricky to do Mar 16 18:31:09 Not hard, not difficult, but tricky Mar 16 18:31:20 need a word to replace tricky since apparently I can't use it in my report Mar 16 18:31:51 complex? Mar 16 18:31:55 and mike, hint hrm....Can't really hint at it without giving it away. Mar 16 18:32:05 complicated Mar 16 18:32:08 tricky is a verb Mar 16 18:32:16 problematic Mar 16 18:32:17 it's not complicated though, it is tricky Mar 16 18:32:20 tricky is not a verb Mar 16 18:32:25 it's an adjective Mar 16 18:32:31 you can't tricky something Mar 16 18:32:34 sentence: it can be a bit tricky and confusing for a newcomer to Mar 16 18:32:46 perplexing? Mar 16 18:32:54 that shall do I think Mar 16 18:33:19 still confused at why I can't use tricky... Mar 16 18:33:24 http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/tricky -- have fun Mar 16 18:33:53 naw I'm going with perplexing Mar 16 18:34:15 i give up on the puzzle Mar 16 18:35:15 Eh no answer for you then :P Mar 16 18:35:25 Answer was more of a cop-out on my part anyhow Mar 16 18:35:35 :( Mar 16 18:35:39 you won't tell me? :( Mar 16 18:35:49 You'll just get angry at me though :( Mar 16 18:36:04 go ahead, the worst that can happen is that i hiss and clobber you again Mar 16 18:36:06 Since the answer is simply: Don't meow in the first place, and avoid getting thrown into the box. Mar 16 18:36:13 .. Mar 16 18:36:18 Told you it was simple Mar 16 18:36:20 * mike hisses at Draggy and clobbers him again Mar 16 18:36:49 * Draggy throws mike back into box. Mar 16 18:36:52 Some people just never learn/ Mar 16 18:38:55 where is the dino he hasnt been arounod Mar 16 18:39:31 Draggy: the top of the box is open, correct? Mar 16 18:39:37 * Draggy points to the box next to mikes Mar 16 18:39:41 Yes. Mar 16 18:39:50 and it's steel. how thick? Mar 16 18:40:02 few centimeters Mar 16 18:40:27 what's the volume of the steel? Mar 16 18:40:41 bah, nm, i forgot how to do it Mar 16 18:40:48 Are you trying to figure out if the box will float or not? Mar 16 18:40:56 yeah Mar 16 18:41:21 you'd have to know the weight of the steel, the cat, and how much air, and probably some more stuff Mar 16 18:41:35 Weight of the box+cat Mar 16 18:41:45 dimensions of the box Mar 16 18:41:50 and the density of water Mar 16 18:41:52 it's some kind of density thing Mar 16 18:41:59 water is 1g/cm^3 iirc Mar 16 18:42:35 eh, not going through the math since then I'd have to think about dimensions Mar 16 18:42:53 but it's basically weight of the box vs weight of the water displaced by the box Mar 16 18:43:10 and i forgot how to calculate both Mar 16 18:43:27 weight of the box is weight of cat + weight of steel Mar 16 18:43:30 well, i'll assume the box floats since it's full of air and a cat Mar 16 18:43:41 * mike jumps around a bit to make the box fall into the water Mar 16 18:43:41 weight of water displaced by box is Vsubmered*density(water) Mar 16 18:43:48 You can't move Mar 16 18:43:55 why not? Mar 16 18:43:55 You can at most wiggle from side to side Mar 16 18:43:59 Liquid epoxy Mar 16 18:44:03 that should be enough to knock the box over Mar 16 18:44:16 If the box is knocked over water floods in and cat dies. Mar 16 18:44:28 well, get it to fall right-side-up into the water Mar 16 18:44:32 so that the hole is on top Mar 16 18:44:45 You've got a single chance at this, probability of it working is extremely small. Mar 16 18:44:57 i have 9 lives Mar 16 18:45:06 since by inching it towards the edge, eventually the weight would push it over and it would topple and bam, dead mike. Mar 16 18:45:27 actually it'd be 0percent Mar 16 18:45:31 er 0% Mar 16 18:45:40 and then i get magically teleported back to where i was, and i get 8 more chances Mar 16 18:45:51 it's theoretically possible, although you're right, it would be really hard Mar 16 18:46:03 nope, fall isn't great enough for it to equalize Mar 16 18:46:21 it's a small drop so when it tips over, it hits the water before it can equalize Mar 16 18:46:33 it would slide Mar 16 18:46:38 cliff is sheer Mar 16 18:46:43 if it slides, it slides down Mar 16 18:46:54 how tall was it again? Mar 16 18:48:28 Spire is a couple of feet Mar 16 18:48:41 box is eh, like a 2 feet at most. Mar 16 18:49:05 a couple of feet == 2 feet? Mar 16 18:49:21 assuming the cat is located in the dead centre, the box would get just over a foot over the edge before tipping over and falling in Mar 16 18:50:47 doesnt the box give off a deadly gas? Mar 16 18:51:02 uh, no Mar 16 18:51:08 Only if I wanted to make a Shcrodinger's Mike Mar 16 18:51:20 don't do that :) Mar 16 18:51:59 If you don't give this up/solve it in ten minutes your getting put into a super state :P Mar 16 18:52:45 i give up :P Mar 16 18:54:44 good :P Mar 16 18:55:16 * Draggy drops in a radioactive particle with a halflife of 10 minutes, and hooks it up so when the particle decays it releases gas. Mar 16 18:55:28 * Draggy puts a lid on the box. Mar 16 18:55:30 :)