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Pictures “worth” a thousand words :)

konstantin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:11:18 +0000

Sure, sometimes a picture can be worth a thousand words. Sure, not always (try for example to express this phrase with a picture). I enjoy nice visualizations… but this time I could not resist to laugh at a failed attempt to draw a picture which would be worth several words, or even just one word Right, how would you picture “carbohydrate”?

The scan of a chocolate bar wrap shows its nutritional information. OK, I can guess that picture “kcal” in a circle stays for calories. Now, make your wild guesses, what’s the meaning of other circles. Practice your imagination and figure out what the designer tried to depict with so visual guides like . “Right answers” below the cut.

Difficult elementary school math problems

konstantin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:45:38 +0000

Many math problems are fascinating. Often they are also difficult, so that only those who have high enough education can understand their beauty. But sometimes a really simple problem – such that anyone with just the elementary school knowledge can solve it – can be quite cute as well. Most elementary school math questions are truly boring, but it’s possible to add some spice to this mass.

1 (I knew this earlier) “Dried cucumbers”:
Cucumber contains 99% of water. A box of cucumbers weighs 100kg. During winter storage, cucumbers dried out so that they now contain only 98% of water. How much does the box weigh now?

2 (I got this today, which inspired me for this post) “Probability for doctors”:
Assume a test for a rare disease (which affects 1 person in a million) is 99.99% accurate. A patient tests positive. What are the probabilities he actually has the disease?

Photos from Indian Himalayas

konstantin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:06:14 +0000

I’ve uploaded the pictures from the “cycling” part of my Himalaya trip.

Some thumbnails:

Ostetaan maantiepyörää

konstantin — Sat, 25 Nov 2000 06:39:41 +0000

Marraskuu 2011: Hakusessa maantiepyörä n. 58cm vaakaputkella. Saa olla kiekoilla tai ilman. Käytetyllä pyörällä osaan vaihtamaan itse kuluneet tai vahingoittuneet osat, jos se on kannattava hinnan huomioon ottaen. Hintaluokka 1500€. Vaatimukset:

Kahvat: uusi Shimano (joissa kuoret vedetty sisällä) tai Sram
Ei liian lyhyt ohjausputki, tai korotusrenkaat haarukalla. Nykyisellä pyörälläni alalaakerilta stemmiin on 25cm
Keskiöstä satulan kiskoihin on nyt 80cm
Mieluummin compact-kammet

Vertailukohteena on Roseversandin hiilikuitu Rose Carbon Pro SL (7600g, uutena 1550€). Jos sinulla on tätä kiinnostavampi tarjous, lähetä s-posti tai jätä kommentti tänne.