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Does the hunter go around the squirrel? Vote and then move on already.

The problem is here.

Does the hunter go around the squirrel?

No need to comment. Just vote and let's put this thing behind us.

yes, the hunter goes around the squirrel.

glatt you're fooling yourself if you think this will ever be behind us. we can't even get the flippin hunter behind the squirrel. What makes you think dwellars are easier to corner? I fear you're up a tree without a paddle on this one, though there are some among us who are completely around the bend.

The answer is YES and NO!
It all depends upon the definition of "go around"

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Originally Posted by classicman (Post 785150)

The answer is YES and NO!
It all depends upon the definition of "go around"

Did you vote?

Book 1

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A hunter is standing near a large tree, and a squirrel is hanging onto the opposite side of the tree. The hunter now moves in a circle completely around the tree until he regains his starting position, but at the same time the squirrel also moves around the tree in the same direction and in such a manner as it always faces the man, and as the tree is always between it and him. Now, the problem is this: Does the hunter go around the squirrel? The correct answer is not `yes,' and it is not `no.' The correct reply requires an exact definition of the verb, `go around.' If we define `go around' as meaning that the hunter is first south, then west, then north, then east, and finally south of the squirrel, he very obviously does go around it. But if we agree that `go around' shall mean first opposite the squirrel's belly, then it's right side, then it's back, then it's left side, the answer is just as definitely `no.' Here, again, we see the necessity for exact definition. It is inimical to the integrity of our thinking to use words loosely. Lack of careful definition sires more illegitimate offspring, widely varying sports that take the form of controversies, debates, arguments, than a whole countryside of rabbit farms. Many problems outside science would vanish into thin air if definition were exact.

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Book 4

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Does the hunter go around the squirrel? The answer is, "yes" if by "around" one means that the hunter at various times occupies the circumference of the circle with the squirrel near the center. However, if "around" means that the hunter is at various times to the front, sides, and back of the squirrel, the answer is "no." If "around" is not defined, there is no answer, and the argument can continue indefinitely

Squirrel is the new shark, apparently.

And yes, the hunter goes around the damn squirrel. The squirrel is not a stinkin' planet. It's a squirrel. A rodent with a busy tail and a short attention span. Actually this is even dumber of a squirrel than usual, because the damn thing stays on the tree at the hunter's level and doesn't have there werewithal to climb up, run out on a limb, and dash to freedom, like any self respecting squirrel should do. Actually, this is a fine opportunity for the hunter to pull out his RPG, shoot it through the tree, and turn the squirrel into a fine mist.

Now, math fans .... what volume would the squirrel mist occupy at initial impact, at 1 second, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, and at 20 seconds, assuming no wind effects?

very nice find glatt!!!

shame you can't alter the poll.

"What does it mean to "go around" something?

What is the definition of 'definition?' I would like to argue about it.

I thought 'hunter around a tree' was the new 'plane on a treadmill.'

Wolf, I will say 4. :)

Well, plane on a treadmill had a clear and correct answer. The squirrel thing (at least I know how to spell squirrel without looking now) doesn't have a correct answer. It's all semantics.

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey (Post 785173)

What is the definition of 'definition?' I would like to argue about it.

Definition (n) - to go around something, as when a hunter goes around a sckwurl on a tree.;)

It seems like we've gone round and round on this. It makes my head spin. We're just talking in circles, and I can't get my arms around it.

I've got to go, but I'll circle back later.

All of a sudden I'm experiencing Vertigo.

Actually, I'm watching the movie.

But no, I'm really not.

I voted in the wrong box.
I shouldn't be trusted to vote on things I don't really understand.

Oh wait, that's the basis of democracy :)

*taps fingers*

Well missy miss? Which wrong box did you check?

You gotta pick a side in this one. Liberty and freedom and something are on the line. No fence sitting. :lol: