Here's a hard guessing game. - When will these numbers be reached?

Dan Hibiki · 01-14-2002, 07:18 AM

As of this post there are approximately 2397 members and 17957 posts in this forum. Try to answer these questions...

When will there be 3000 members? Give the date.
When will there by 20000 posts? Give the date.

To make it even harder, try to give the time of day, or even a specific hour it will happen.

Nantuko Joe · 01-14-2002, 07:20 AM

to try and guess this answer, you'd have to find out the average number of new users per day, and also the average number of posts for each day. by time one figures that out, your goal would have already been reached. Unless, of course, Zing or one of the administrators can find these numbers out for us...

Dan Hibiki · 01-14-2002, 07:25 AM

Just use the starting month of August as the first value. In amount of time that has elapsed since August, that many users and posts were created. It is a simple equation, but you can be a little wrong. To find out what time specifically the board started, check the first post in each section.

Nantuko Joe · 01-14-2002, 07:34 AM

Aaaaahhhhh!! Math!!! Nooooo!!! Head...exploding!!! Yaaagh!!!

Very true, Dan. However, as my above seizure explains, that would be too much math. As an uneducated guess, i'd have to say about January 30, around 10:00

Dan Hibiki · 01-14-2002, 07:42 AM

150 days... 2397 members... 17957 posts...

<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>Dan does some math, that obviously Nantuko Joe does not like.</span>

I estimate that in 37 days, 17 hours, 31 minutes, and 12 seconds there will be 3000 members.
I estimate that in 17 days, 1 hour, 33 minutes, and 36 seconds there will be 20000 posts.

Hope I wasn't too accurate with my estimations.

Nantuko Joe · 01-14-2002, 07:48 AM

ur right: i hate math. also, if you got at least the day correct, you deserve a medal. if you got the whole frigging thing correct, i'd believe you were really a college professor, or a time traveler from the future

Physicals r scary · 01-14-2002, 08:17 AM

uh i think there will be 2000 posts tommorow(if you wanna take me on, anyone could spam so *sticks tongue out*) and i think there will be 3000 members by the next hour hehehe

oO_HoTSauCeOo · 01-14-2002, 10:05 AM

heh, I can't tell, but I guess in like 2 weeks or something.

Nferno666 · 01-14-2002, 10:12 AM

i would say like an average of 60 posts a day and about 20 new members or so a day

Selvin · 01-14-2002, 12:51 PM

Umm, did you forget ME!!! I could post cram in an instant throwing off your prediction.

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01-14-2002, 07:18 AM	#1
Dan Hibiki Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: City. House. Warm house. Posts: 1,510 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	As of this post there are approximately 2397 members and 17957 posts in this forum. Try to answer these questions... When will there be 3000 members? Give the date. When will there by 20000 posts? Give the date. To make it even harder, try to give the time of day, or even a specific hour it will happen. __________________ With great power comes great responsibility. Details, details... I'll show you power! I'll make you cry like when my goldfish died!!!

01-14-2002, 07:25 AM	#3
Dan Hibiki Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: City. House. Warm house. Posts: 1,510 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	Just use the starting month of August as the first value. In amount of time that has elapsed since August, that many users and posts were created. It is a simple equation, but you can be a little wrong. To find out what time specifically the board started, check the first post in each section. __________________ With great power comes great responsibility. Details, details... I'll show you power! I'll make you cry like when my goldfish died!!!

01-14-2002, 07:42 AM	#5
Dan Hibiki Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: City. House. Warm house. Posts: 1,510 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	150 days... 2397 members... 17957 posts... <span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>Dan does some math, that obviously Nantuko Joe does not like.</span> I estimate that in 37 days, 17 hours, 31 minutes, and 12 seconds there will be 3000 members. I estimate that in 17 days, 1 hour, 33 minutes, and 36 seconds there will be 20000 posts. Hope I wasn't too accurate with my estimations. __________________ With great power comes great responsibility. Details, details... I'll show you power! I'll make you cry like when my goldfish died!!!

01-14-2002, 08:17 AM	#7
Physicals r scary Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: California Posts: 704 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	uh i think there will be 2000 posts tommorow(if you wanna take me on, anyone could spam so sticks tongue out) and i think there will be 3000 members by the next hour hehehe __________________ [img:sig_uid]http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/US/Central/08/11/halfton.man.ap/story.hospital.ap.jpg[/img:sig_uid] ph33r the marshmellow man, for he will eat you

01-14-2002, 07:20 AM	#2
Nantuko Joe Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right behind you... Posts: 1,479 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	to try and guess this answer, you'd have to find out the average number of new users per day, and also the average number of posts for each day. by time one figures that out, your goal would have already been reached. Unless, of course, Zing or one of the administrators can find these numbers out for us...

01-14-2002, 07:34 AM	#4
Nantuko Joe Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right behind you... Posts: 1,479 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	Aaaaahhhhh!! Math!!! Nooooo!!! Head...exploding!!! Yaaagh!!! Very true, Dan. However, as my above seizure explains, that would be too much math. As an uneducated guess, i'd have to say about January 30, around 10:00

01-14-2002, 07:48 AM	#6
Nantuko Joe Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right behind you... Posts: 1,479 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	ur right: i hate math. also, if you got at least the day correct, you deserve a medal. if you got the whole frigging thing correct, i'd believe you were really a college professor, or a time traveler from the future

01-14-2002, 10:05 AM	#8
oO_HoTSauCeOo Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 614 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	heh, I can't tell, but I guess in like 2 weeks or something. __________________ DNT

01-14-2002, 10:12 AM	#9
Nferno666 Administrator Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,632 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 5 Items Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	i would say like an average of 60 posts a day and about 20 new members or so a day

01-14-2002, 12:51 PM	#10
Selvin Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,349 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	Umm, did you forget ME!!! I could post cram in an instant throwing off your prediction. __________________ http://free.7host02.com/astro75/signatureSelvin2.gif