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Old 06-08-2009, 08:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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counting to 1000

so today i sat and counted to 1000, just to do it. it's harder than it sounds. actually saying the numbers (four hundred seventy two) is almost work, and it takes concentration, and you think "why the fuck am i doing this?"

but when i was done, i realized how large 1000 really truly is, and i felt a sense of accomplishment, as if i had actually done something, i felt....good.

try it. it takes about 20 minutes, and you can do it just about anywhere.

if you do try it, i'd like to hear how you felt, what you thought about it.
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Old 06-08-2009, 08:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It's because you don't have a tv.
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Old 06-08-2009, 08:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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No man, 1000 is not a huge number ... ohh, get a TV, no seriously, its $20 from craigslist.org
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Old 06-08-2009, 08:40 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Yeah but now they got the whole digital thing going on so it's gonna cost a bit more. Maybe we can start a collection perhaps?
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Old 06-08-2009, 11:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Noooo...don't get a tv. Counting is much more fun.



Anyway, I haven't counted to 1000 recently. I do remember road-tripping to Indiana, though, and singing 99 Bottles of Beer... and going into negative numbers afer we got to zero. Good times.
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Old 06-09-2009, 04:35 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I counted but used a calculator...

I was allowed to use a calculator, yes?
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Old 06-09-2009, 09:29 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Yes, but writing a short program and watching the numbers 1 to 1000 displayed on your computer screen is much less time-consuming, and cooler, IMO.
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Old 06-09-2009, 10:13 AM   #8 (permalink)
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My 4 year old counted to 1000 the other day. Seriously.
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Old 06-09-2009, 10:31 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Bah. Count to a googol. Then I'll be impressed
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Old 06-09-2009, 11:03 AM   #10 (permalink)
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meh..i counted to ten thousand once...now thats an accomplishment...

these days, theres a suburb thats got 33 speed humps in one street.. a family orientated suburb... i only ever got to count all 33 once
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Old 06-09-2009, 11:09 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I counted to 1000 but I did it in binary.
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Old 06-09-2009, 02:42 PM   #12 (permalink)
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ok, i mean this with all respect. you are all a bunch of tards. i try to set an example, offer you something easy that might possibly enhance your life just a tad, maybe take you out of your routine, get you to expand your horizons imperceptibly, and you all mock me. all of you. a bunch of mocking mockers from mocksville mocking it up.

(i'm just jealous cause i can't mock me along with you all)
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Old 06-09-2009, 03:07 PM   #13 (permalink)
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// C++ Code Example:
// Counting From 0 To 1000

#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std;

void main()
{
// declare a variable
int i;
for(i= 0; i < 1001; i++)
cout << i << endl;
}


(It's been a while since I've programed in C++, but this should be close)
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Old 06-10-2009, 05:38 PM   #14 (permalink)
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ok, i mean this with all respect. you are all a bunch of tards. i try to set an example, offer you something easy that might possibly enhance your life just a tad, maybe take you out of your routine, get you to expand your horizons imperceptibly, and you all mock me. all of you. a bunch of mocking mockers from mocksville mocking it up.

(i'm just jealous cause i can't mock me along with you all)
I just counted to 10 before posting this reply.
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Old 06-10-2009, 08:52 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I just counted to 10 before posting this reply.
you are awesome, but you knew that already.
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Old 06-10-2009, 09:14 PM   #16 (permalink)
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that's why I look at the 1 million pennies site from time to time. Just to remind me what large numbers really are. Big numbers are big. We tend to trivialize them because it's easier to understand just how big a number really is if we make it seem smaller than what it should be.

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Old 06-10-2009, 09:42 PM   #17 (permalink)
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you are awesome, but you knew that already.
I did.
But hearing that others make the same observation just makes me stronger.
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Old 06-10-2009, 10:13 PM   #18 (permalink)
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hehe, cynthetic, whats with the penies ... a thousand pennies send my brain into naughty overdrive!!

POEPLE, 1000 is NOT a huge number. Things go into the thousands daily. 1000 pennies isn't so much, heck, even a thousand dollars won;t last me a week nowadays ... I need tens of thousands of dollars ... millions even. Hey don't let the number stop there, as long it's in the positive, keep it in form of dollars coming.
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Old 06-10-2009, 10:15 PM   #19 (permalink)
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hmmmm... $1,000 dollars can last me quite some time.

any time you don't think you want $1,000 dollars or even 1000 pennies send them to me. I'm happy to have them.
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Old 06-11-2009, 02:19 AM   #20 (permalink)
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really, sit down and count out loud to 1000. it's an interesting experiment, and it does show you how significant 1000 is
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Old 06-11-2009, 04:21 AM   #21 (permalink)
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I went a step further and mocked you a 1000 times...
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Old 06-11-2009, 08:19 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I went a step further and mocked you a 1000 times...
see? dont you feel like you accomplished something?
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Old 06-11-2009, 08:24 AM   #23 (permalink)
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really, sit down and count out loud to 1000. It's an interesting experiment, and it does show you how significant 1000 is
0
1
10
11
100
101
110
111
1000

I didn't even have to sit down.
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Old 06-11-2009, 08:25 AM   #24 (permalink)
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We have hinted here that the value 1,000 is rather relative.

Xerxys, you say it isn't a big number. Well, whether it's big or small depends on the subject. One thousand pennies, as we've mentioned, is $10. A small sum, indeed. However, the power of 1,000 suns? Nothing short of sublime.

I'll never count to 1,000 in my lifetime. That's why computing machines were invented. It's also why we use addition and multiplication.

Come on, people....
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Old 06-11-2009, 09:07 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Who would have thought a topic like this could be so entertaining.
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Old 06-11-2009, 09:22 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Come on, people....
5 x 200

10 x 100

25 x 40

M

10^3

2^3x5^3

10^2+30^2 | 18^2+26^2

11111010002

2^10 - 24
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Old 06-11-2009, 02:42 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I once counted to a 1000 when I was a kid. Took all afternoon cause I'd start and stop. Did it in a sing-song too. Probably drove my parents crazy.
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Old 06-13-2009, 03:55 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Been there, done that. I counted to 32000 when I was seven, just for something to do.

I was one weird kid.
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Old 06-13-2009, 04:57 PM   #29 (permalink)
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(i'm just jealous cause i can't mock me along with you all)
But your other self can!

I have counted 99 Bottles of beer on the wall at least 100 times, I think...I'm not sure....I don't remember...blackout....
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Old 06-14-2009, 03:26 PM   #30 (permalink)
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It really is harder than you'd think, but yes it does put it into perspective!
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Old 06-17-2009, 06:46 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Ahhhh, i love this forum. I dont know anywhere else where a topic like this would come up.
Why dont you try writing down each number until 1,000. My childhood friend would have to do that as punishment for various things.
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