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Ike
12/19/2007, 01:41 PM
These guys (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/plos-mpa121107.php#) say "no, not really"


Interesting stuff.



You can find the full text of the paper here:
http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?SESSID=badc273861aa0333e5c79d6ba979c561&request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0050328
crawfish
12/19/2007, 02:27 PM
It's only because they don't have any shoes to take off. :mad:
OUDoc
12/19/2007, 02:37 PM
Stupid monkeys.
sooner_born_1960
12/19/2007, 02:59 PM
http://biology.plosjournals.org/archive/1545-7885/5/12/equation/10.1371_journal.pbio.0050328.e001.gif

Is this an example of the monkey's math or the human's?
Widescreen
12/19/2007, 02:59 PM
These guys (http://http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/plos-mpa121107.php#) say "no, not really"
For a smart guy you need to learn how to post a link that works.



;)
Ike
12/19/2007, 03:09 PM
Sorry...my pet monkey posted the link. It should be fixed now.
OUDoc
12/19/2007, 03:12 PM
Don't pet your monkey at work.
Paperclip
12/19/2007, 03:23 PM
Oh, by the way, you're not the man of the year anymore.
Ike
12/19/2007, 03:29 PM
Oh, by the way, you're not the man of the year anymore.

stupid pooty poot.
MamaMia
12/19/2007, 03:35 PM
Do they have a youtube? :D
soonerloyal
12/19/2007, 03:41 PM
If you'd ever seen me trying to help my sons with their Algebra, you wouldn't bother asking. Those monkeys woulda come in handy.
Ike
12/19/2007, 03:45 PM
http://biology.plosjournals.org/archive/1545-7885/5/12/equation/10.1371_journal.pbio.0050328.e001.gif

Is this an example of the monkey's math or the human's?


Thats not math. Thats Algebra (and a smidge of calculus)
Widescreen
12/19/2007, 03:45 PM
Stupid monkeys.

It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times. STUPID MONKEY!!!
sooner_born_1960
12/19/2007, 03:55 PM
Thats not math. Thats Algebra (and a smidge of calculus)
Don't you mean; "That's not arithmetic, it's algebra, a branch of mathematics"?
Ike
12/19/2007, 03:57 PM
Don't you mean; "That's not arithmetic, it's algebra, a branch of mathematics"?


no
;)
soonerinabilene
12/19/2007, 04:04 PM
Thats not math. Thats Algebra (and a smidge of calculus)

I thought it was Klingon.
OCUDad
12/19/2007, 04:16 PM
http://biology.plosjournals.org/archive/1545-7885/5/12/equation/10.1371_journal.pbio.0050328.e001.gif

Is this an example of the monkey's math or the human's?The answer is 42. The answer is always 42.
Miko
12/19/2007, 04:58 PM
I thought this was going to be about a new Jeff Foxworthy game show :rolleyes:

I hear Are You Smarter Than A Fence Post is already in production.
crawfish
12/19/2007, 06:32 PM
The answer is 42. The answer is always 42.

"There are an infinite number of monkeys in there who want to talk about a script for Hamlet they've worked up..."

AND THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE.