From: Jamie Macey <jamie.macey@...>
Date: 2007-03-30T23:42:40+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Micrrowave Numbers (#118)

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:17:55 +0900
James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
> On Mar 30, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Brown, Warren wrote:
> 
> > James,
> >
> >> # 120 seconds is 2 minutes, and 200 is slightly less
> >> movement than 120
> >> microwave(120) => 200
> >>
> >> # 123 seconds is 2:03, but 203 is a lot more distance
> >> microwave(123) => 123
> >
> >     How is the microwave supposed to know that "120" is 120
> > seconds but
> > "200" is two minutes?  My experience is that microwaves will
> > interpret two-digit numbers as seconds and three-digit numbers as
> > minutes and seconds.  Therefore, "99" is 99 seconds, but "120" is
> > one minute, twenty
> > seconds.  Am I missing something?
> 
> Hmm, these are good points.  Let's just focus on the two number  
> scenarios for the purpose of this quiz then.

It's still possible to use larger numbers, just a bit of math is needed.

For example, 4:09 can also be 3:69, with the latter being a much
shorter distance.  On the flip side, compare 12:33 with 11:93, where
the former is shorter.

-- 
Jamie