10k question - Kalendae

[Otukura]

Ending it a few minutes early, to go play PL.

It's about leap years... first of all. The "leap year" was introduced around the time of Julius Caesar.... but I'm talking America. My home(ugh).



-- In Great Britain (and America), the Gregorian calendar would not be adopted until September 1752; 11 days were dropped to ease the process.

1752 is in the 18th century. instead of the usual 25 days added from leap years, it had 12 added, 11 dropped, leaving only one extra day.

That's not the meaty stuff... :P

The century before, the 17th century and the 1600s, did not have that extra day. Also, every fourth year is a leap year, ask you know, except for the fact that if it's divisible by 100 and not by 400, then it is not. This would apply to the 1600s/17th century if we had been using our current form of the Georgian calender, but we were not. Therefore, A is the correct answer.

SIMPLE TERMS:
1600s/17th century -- 36,500 days
1700s/18th century -- 36,501 days
1800s/19th century -- 36,524 days
1900s/20th century -- 36,524 days


So, winners were between Frenzyn(1), KingofHurtz(2), FluffNStuff(3). The RNG I made chose...
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dot (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516)
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Congrats! I was getting a bit worried because there were no "A"s until the end. PM me ig... I'll be switching between my chars.

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Which is the shortest century:

A. The 17th century
B. The 18th century
C. The 19th century
D. The 20th century

The title is a hint, I'll check back in 24 hours, winners get numbered, and a random number gen. will decide. Essentially, a raffle. When in doubt, bubble in "B." God, I hated my fourth grade teacher, acted like were didn't know which letters were which.

It would be worth more, but I need to get someone something. Is anyone selling.... (http://www.spacetimestudios.com/showthread.php?23225-B-gt-Level-51-Fury-Helm-Plate-Shield-Raid-Roach-Talon) A nice price please...



EDIT: Originally was going to require a reason, but as soon as someone posts a logical one everyone would copy... so no reason. I'll be saying it when this ends.

EDIT: See bold, was thinking something else, and wrote longest instead of shortest, you may repick your answers. Sorry about that, haven't given this in so long I forgot. Oh well, fixed now.
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shmoo - D Yes, you still get to be the first ^^
conradin - B
Steph - D
Ayrilana - D
LL - D
Vallist - C
Artemis - D
Gluttony - D
Rebel - B
noneo - D
Parth - D
Barbamitsos - D
guiyan - D
CyroBlade - D
jpgskill - B
SurvivorFan - D
KaotiixDream - D
NightArcher - D
Frenzyn - A
Lysdexic - MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!! :p
Kingofhurtz - A
FluffNStuff - A

[shmoo]

Seventeenth century is the longest.

EDIT: Sigh do I still get to be the first?
Shortest is the twentieth century.

[Conradin]

none they are all the same? or spme have more leapyear?

[Otukura]

Can't hurt to guess, since I am not requiring an explanation.

[Conradin]

18th century is my guess

[DawnInfinity]

20th century, D. I know why tooo.

[Otukura]

see bold edit

[Ayrilana]

EDIT: I want to change it from C to D. If I happen to win the raffle, just donate whatever I win to some random person in Forest Haven.

[Vallist]

My answer is C

[Artemis]

D
/10characters!!

[Gluttony]

My answer is D... If I win, I will feed the first beggar I come across (which will probably take less time than it did to type out this message).

Edit: Perhaps after the 24 hour deadline you should ask the winning answers for a reason at that point. I mean this is essentially a test and I can see EVERYONE'S answers, it's impossible not to take a peek!

[Rebel]

18th century.

[noneo]

D! (Leapyear?)

[Zeus]

D. for me.

[Otukura]

D! (Leapyear?)

Leapcentury :?

lol...

[noneo]

lol, the most leapyears?

[Otukura]

My answer is D... If I win, I will feed the first beggar I come across (which will probably take less time than it did to type out this message).

Edit: Perhaps after the 24 hour deadline you should ask the winning answers for a reason at that point. I mean this is essentially a test and I can see EVERYONE'S answers, it's impossible not to take a peek!

I was thinking about having the people PM me, because as soon as the right answer is put out there it's very obvious... I love how many "D"s there are... cheaters!!

Off topic-- four girls at my school decided to partly cut a run... perfect 4.(6) GPA, and they got a mark for cheating on their record... they'll have fun getting into colleges.... I sorta feel sorry for them.

[Barbamitsos]

ill answer.... D

[noneo]

What do you mean by "Partly cut a run?"

[Otukura]

What do you mean by "Partly cut a run?"

1.5 mile run... they decided to do about .2 miles of it, skipping most of it... it's around part of the school and they just took a huge shortcut...

[Ayrilana]

Maybe some of us were old enough to remember why D is the correct answer.

[giayuan]

Im guessing B cuz you said to LOL

[Otukura]

Maybe some of us were old enough to remember why D is the correct answer.

Maybe some of you were deluded into thinking D is the correct answer by the first person who posted D even though it may be the correct answer and I'm now trying to discourage you so I don't have to make a random number generator choose more numbers because I hate the ones that come preset with Python(yes, really easy to do simple things, normally I use Java) because it tends to choose the lower numbers a tiny bit more than the higher numbers and would be completely unfair.

/runon :P

[Gluttony]

1.5 mile run... they decided to do about .2 miles of it, skipping most of it... it's around part of the school and they just took a huge shortcut...

Lol, plenty of people did this at my HS. There was a creek mile which people would cross the creek or cross at the bridge and hope they could talk the TA (teacher's assistant) into letting them pass, or during the run around the perimeter of the school they would just hop the fence and take a short cut through the soccer field. People did it all the time, but there was no permanent record of cheating. In the end, sure that sucks that a valedictorian candidate has a demerit for cheating on their record, but they knew the risks.

[CryoBlade]

D, just because everyone else is choosing D. And because it seems that Dawn has a logical reason :D

[Otukura]

Guys... just remember, the 17th century is the 1600s, the 18th is the 1700s... etc.

[Ayrilana]

Maybe some of you were deluded into thinking D is the correct answer by the first person who posted D even though it may be the correct answer and I'm now trying to discourage you so I don't have to make a random number generator choose more numbers because I hate the ones that come preset with Python(yes, really easy to do simple things, normally I use Java) because it tends to choose the lower numbers a tiny bit more than the higher numbers and would be completely unfair.

/runon :P

LOL. Truthfully, I was thinking something else until I saw her post and then it clicked.

[LIGHTNINGLORD67]

I'll change to D :)

[Ladylove]

They are each a century long; therefore, they are all equal??

[Gluttony]

D, just because everyone else is choosing D. And because it seems that Dawn has a logical reason :D

Maybe Dawn was payed off and this is a Solomon Asch experiment on the power of conformity (if you don't know what I'm talking about Google it).

[Otukura]

Maybe Dawn was payed off and this is a Solomon Asch experiment on the power of conformity (if you don't know what I'm talking about Google it).
SHHHHH!!!!

They are each a century long; therefore, they are all equal??
Wrong wrong wrong... smh.

Hint: They are not a "century" but a "century"... clear things up? Point is, they are not each 36,575 days long... one is less! Something tells me Phys would know this...

I'll change to D :)
Done.

[Ladylove]

SHHHHH!!!!

Wrong wrong wrong... smh

Done.

How am I wrong, it makes sense.

[giayuan]

Actually ill change mine to D. I wanna say the reason but itll become obvious ;D

[Otukura]

How am I wrong, it makes sense.

I edited the prev post..

[Otukura]

Actually ill change mine to D. I wanna say the reason but itll become obvious ;D

If you say so.. remember, listen to the fourth grade teacher.

EDIT: Darn, was going to stop posting at 888 posts and just have conversations by editing...

[giayuan]

If you say so.. remember, listen to the fourth grade teacher.

EDIT: Darn, was going to stop posting at 888 posts and just have conversations by editing...

LOL dude ;D your very cunning.. got me for 3 seconds about to change my answer to B again. infact you got me doubting.. SNEAKY LITTLE MAN D: theres just SOME people in my life that can do that D; manipulation is good..

[Ladylove]

I edited the prev post..

I'm so lost...

[Otukura]

LOL dude ;D your very cunning.. got me for 3 seconds about to change my answer to B again. infact you got me doubting.. SNEAKY LITTLE MAN D: theres just SOME people in my life that can do that D; manipulation is good..

???
*plays innocent*

So, D or B?

[Otukura]

I'm so lost...

"Hint: They are not a "century" but a "century"... clear things up? Point is, they are not each 36,575 days long... one is less! Something tells me Phys would know this..."

[giayuan]

"Hint: They are not a "century" but a "century"... clear things up? Point is, they are not each 36,575 days long... one is less! Something tells me Phys would know this..."

lulz thats VERY helpful...
my answer is D

[Otukura]

lulz thats VERY helpful...
my answer is D

Awesome... discard pile is going to be huge....
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Or will the drawning pile be huge? I wonder...
TESTING!!! will edit back
darn it... I need to make the pink guy saying the words.... nvm.. i think I can

TEST again...
hidden pic
Work, gosh darn it.

EDIT: worked... why doesn't it work in the sig?

White if you want to see my fails...

[DawnInfinity]

I'm confused now, I hope everyone didn't choose D cause of me. :p

[Otukura]

I'm confused now, I hope everyone didn't choose D cause of me. :p

I think they did....

experiment is working

[LIGHTNINGLORD67]

I think they did....

experiment is working

Tralalalalalalalalala! Useless post = useless O.O

[Otukura]

Tralalalalalalalalala! Useless post = useless O.O

Trololol... the white was to mislead you guys.. :p

bbl, playing PL now...

[Ladylove]

Trololol... the white was to mislead you guys.. :p

bbl, playing PL now...

Omg I'm a pink stick figure!!

[Tamino]

IMHO D is the longest... but all other three are equal !


EDIT: Ah, of course, XX century is shortest...

[Fatpigwarrior]

they are all the same! if not i pick B

[Survivorfan]

20th century, D. I know why tooo.

Me too. D).

[KaotiicxDream]

All centurys is the same length??

EDIT: Forgot to guess xD D: 20th century... (It doesn't hurt that i guess a little)

[Nightarcher]

D! With emphesis!

...wait... it makes sense for longest. If it asks which is shortest, it must not be talking about leap years for xx00 years. I don't know then... meh I'll stick with D.

[Ayrilana]

All centurys is the same length??

EDIT: Forgot to guess xD D: 20th century... (It doesn't hurt that i guess a little)

They are. The answer has to do with people's Cluelessness. If it does deal with math then it has something to do with leap years but that wouldn't shorten a year.

[KaotiicxDream]

They are. The answer has to do with people's Cluelessness. If it does deal with math then it has something to do with leap years but that wouldn't shorten a year.

U r thinking an the every fourth year 29th February ?? Well it will shorten a century having fewest 29th's February..

[StompArtist]

I pick the 18th century (B) because it is the age of enlightenment and we all know that didn't last long. :D

[Lysdexic]

The 20th century only stands 4'10"... so the correct answer is D.

Oh, it has the fewest characters in it too.


Alright, fine... the answer is A: 16th Century. Since the original Kalendae was structured off of a 355 days per year system and then the astronomical estimate of 365.25 was slightly off at first, they realized that the current calendar was 10 days too slow. So they lopped it off, made a bunch of October disappear and poof, there you have it... a slightly closer Calendar.

Bush Jr. got all god-mode like this as well, someone told him that our calendars were off so he pushed the tweak of daylight savings... I knew that bastard was trying to rule as Emperor :(

[Rebel]

This is according to the Kalendae, correct?

[FluffNStuff]

The 20th century only stands 4'10"... so the correct answer is D.

Oh, it has the fewest characters in it too.


Alright, fine... the answer is A: 16th Century. Since the original Kalendae was structured off of a 355 days per year system and then the astronomical estimate of 365.25 was slightly off at first, they realized that the current calendar was 10 days too slow. So they lopped it off, made a bunch of October disappear and poof, there you have it... a slightly closer Calendar.

Bush Jr. got all god-mode like this as well, someone told him that our calendars were off so he pushed the tweak of daylight savings... I knew that bastard was trying to rule as Emperor :(

That was the 16th century (as you stated) but 16th century is not in the options. He starts with the 17th, which may have been a mistake, or this may not have been what he was thinking.

And out of those, the only one that is a leap year is 17th century, but a leap year makes the century longer, so the other three would be the same, so none of those are 'shorter' because of the leap year.

[Frenzyn]

A.
/10char

[giayuan]

Wait so whats the answer? its been 1 and half days :-/ dying to know LOL all this cluelessness

[Otukura]

7:10 PM --> 4:31 =/= 1. 5 days... give it another hour... and you'll see when it comes to light.

[Kingofhurtz]

A completely random guess of A

[FluffNStuff]

Guessing a cause I like turnips.

[Rebel]

I can't tell if this is a trick question or not...

[Otukura]

Would I ever do that? >.>

Maybe.

[Otukura]

Ending it a few minutes early, to go play PL. Will post this in my first post.

It's about leap years... first of all. The "leap year" was introduced around the time of Julius Caesar.... but I'm talking America. My home(ugh).



-- In Great Britain (and America), the Gregorian calendar would not be adopted until September 1752; 11 days were dropped to ease the process.

1752 is in the 18th century. instead of the usual 25 days added from leap years, it had 12 added, 11 dropped, leaving only one extra day.

That's not the meaty stuff... :P

The century before, the 17th century and the 1600s, did not have that extra day. Also, every fourth year is a leap year, ask you know, except for the fact that if it's divisible by 100 and not by 400, then it is not. This would apply to the 1600s/17th century if we had been using our current form of the Georgian calender, but we were not. Therefore, A is the correct answer.

SIMPLE TERMS:
1600s/17th century -- 36,500 days
1700s/18th century -- 36,501 days
1800s/19th century -- 36,524 days
1900s/20th century -- 36,524 days


So, winners were between Frenzyn(1), KingofHurtz(2), FluffNStuff(3). The RNG I made chose...
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dot
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dot
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dot (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516)
2.

Contrats! I was getting a bit worried because there were no "A"s until the end.

[LIGHTNINGLORD67]

Oh woooooooow lol

[Kingofhurtz]

Does that mean I won?!

[Otukura]

Yes, going ig now... msg one of my chars... probably will check sales on Geo, then go to my main.

[Kingofhurtz]

Sorry to make things more complicated but give it to Frenzyn. I stole my answer from him anyways ;)

[Ayrilana]

Should specify locations next time. I'm sure people would've picked different answers had they known you meant England/US rather than the world in general.

[DawnInfinity]

Haha! Good job guys, copying me.

[LIGHTNINGLORD67]

Haha! Good job guys, copying me.

You said u knew why it was D, thats why I copied ^.^ lol

[Gluttony]

Should specify locations next time. I'm sure people would've picked different answers had they known you meant England/US rather than the world in general.

Pretty sure that was the point, the statement a hint is in the title was given (pretty sure the hint was the spelling of Kalendae). I only choose D so see if others would choose D after Dawn's post. Pretty good experiment of conformity (if you ask me). I also fueled the fire by stating that cheating was easy. I'm not suggesting that I KNEW the answer, only that I was curious what would happen... Fun thread!

[giayuan]

Pretty sure that was the point, the statement a hint is in the title was given (pretty sure the hint was the spelling of Kalendae). I only choose D so see if others would choose D after Dawn's post. Pretty good experiment of conformity (if you ask me). I also fueled the fire by stating that cheating was easy. I'm not suggesting that I KNEW the answer, only that I was curious what would happen... Fun thread!

Lulz ;D you got me! truthfully, i DO have my own reason for choosing D, but I dont think its significant. Plus others chose D so that to me, only supported my theory ;D psst.. i watch too many movies..

[FluffNStuff]

Ending it a few minutes early, to go play PL. Will post this in my first post.

It's about leap years... first of all. The "leap year" was introduced around the time of Julius Caesar.... but I'm talking America. My home(ugh).



1752 is in the 18th century. instead of the usual 25 days added from leap years, it had 12 added, 11 dropped, leaving only one extra day.

That's not the meaty stuff... :P

The century before, the 17th century and the 1600s, did not have that extra day. Also, every fourth year is a leap year, ask you know, except for the fact that if it's divisible by 100 and not by 400, then it is not. This would apply to the 1600s/17th century if we had been using our current form of the Georgian calender, but we were not. Therefore, A is the correct answer.

SIMPLE TERMS:
1600s/17th century -- 36,500 days
1700s/18th century -- 36,501 days
1800s/19th century -- 36,524 days
1900s/20th century -- 36,524 days


So, winners were between Frenzyn(1), KingofHurtz(2), FluffNStuff(3). The RNG I made chose...
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dot
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dot
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dot (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516)
2.

Contrats! I was getting a bit worried because there were no "A"s until the end.

Answer should be B. The Julian Calender contained Leap years, the change was the removing of the leap year every 400 years. So the year with the 'correction' should be the shortest, and since England adopted in the 1750's, it should be the 18th century.