/lounge/ - riddle concerning playground

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-24 16:35

How was the Manhattan project scientist able to perform a difficult calculation while relaxing at a playground?

He told the children that they must hold onto the handrails of the slide as they climb the steps. By making this slide rule, he was then able to perform the calculation.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 7:18

I don't get it.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 7:38

>>2
Only people older than 25 are able to understand OP's "riddle".

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 9:20

>>3
Well, that must be true, since I'll turn 25 in March. But then again, a quick Google search revealed that this "riddle" only returns this thread, so that's in all likelihood pure bullshit. Nice try, though.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 9:47

>>4
What I meant was that people younger than 25 generally don't have any idea what a slide rule is. If you know what a slide rule is, you would have no problem understanding OP's silly "riddle".

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 11:09

OP is a NERDS

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 11:15

>>6
* autistic

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 15:06

>>7
Don't conflate nerdism with autism.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 0:29

The great men of science of that age were strong and manly, and gripped their slide rules with vigor and ardour.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 0:31

* ardor

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 0:52

I'd like to stick a slide rule up my anuse.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 0:53

* anus

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 0:56

>>12
No, that's for the low-class . Anuse is how we cultured folk spell it.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 1:49

>>13
No, that's foure the louwe classe. Anuse is houwe we coultoured foulke spelle it.

Actually, now that I think about it, "british english" is sort of ridiculous.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 5:56

>>14
That's only because you don't understand it.

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 6:35

Calculators superseeded slide rules

riddle concerning playground

1 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-24 16:35

2 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 7:18

3 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 7:38

4 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 9:20

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6 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 11:09

7 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 11:15

8 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-25 15:06

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16 Name: Anonymous 2010-12-26 6:35