IT's TEH InvincibleCakeEater SuperHappyFunThread!!!

[cardsfansince82]

This would be a good photoshop candidate.

[MrCrowesGarden]

If this doesn't sum up Cards Talk, I don't know what will:

http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/vie ... c&&start=0

[InvincibleCakeEater]

This would be a good photoshop candidate.

I figured something with dill's old sig would have already been done.

[Schlich]

If this doesn't sum up Cards Talk, I don't know what will:

http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/vie ... c&&start=0

The answer is obviously nine.

[MrCrowesGarden]

If this doesn't sum up Cards Talk, I don't know what will:

http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/vie ... c&&start=0

The answer is obviously nine.

The fact that there's a 33 page pissing match on it though...

[JackofDiamonds]

If this doesn't sum up Cards Talk, I don't know what will:

http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/vie ... c&&start=0

The answer is obviously nine.

The fact that there's a 33 page pissing match on it though...

I don't get it. The answer is 9 right?

[cards2468]

yea, it's 9

People that think it's 1 see it as being 6/(2(1+2)), but really the 6/2 occurs before multiplying (1+2) by whatever is in front of it. Nobody uses that notation for division though. it should be written (6/2)*(1+2) to avoid confusion, but yes, having that long of an argument over a simple math equation is the epitome of Cards talk.

[Cronos]

Order of operations much?

Maybe Mike Hampton was right.

[New Pagodi]

Order of operations much?

Maybe Mike Hampton was right.

The problem is that using infix notation leads to ambiguities, and we have to resort to operator providence to to parse arithmetic expressions correctly. RPN is a better system.

On a related note, the f(x) for functions notation often leads to confusion when applied more complex expressions. But in both cases, the notation is so common, there is no chance of replacing it with more workable things.

[cardsfansince82]

If this doesn't sum up Cards Talk, I don't know what will:

http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/vie ... c&&start=0

This is hilarious. Up to 38 pages now.