Math for Marines

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28-Jun-2009, 07:40 PM
29palms

Don't laugh. There really is an MCI course for MATH FOR MARINES. (Marine Corps Institute) A series of independent study of various career fields of study for Marines, but I had to laugh at this joke.

MARINE MATH

The Korean War, in which the Marine Corps fought and won some of its
most brutal battles, was not without its gallows humor.

During one such conflict a ROK ( Republic of Korea ) commander, whose
unit was fighting along with the Marines, called legendary Marine
General Chesty Puller, to report a major Chinese attack in his sector.
"How many Chinese are attacking you?" asked Puller.

"Many, many Chinese!" replied the excited Korean officer.

General Puller asked for another count and got the same answer, "Many,
many, many Chinese!"

"X*#dammit!" swore Puller, "Put my Marine liaison officer on the radio."

In a minute, an American voice came over the air: "Yes sir?"

"Lieutenant, " growled Chesty, "exactly how many Chinese you got up
there?"

"General, we got a whole shit load of Chinese up here!"

"Thank God." exclaimed Puller, "At least there's someone up there who
knows how to count.
02-Jul-2009, 01:09 AM
GreatLakesSurfer

Too funny. I'm an Army veteran and my son is now a Marine. Will have to send this to him. LOL.
02-Jul-2009, 07:57 AM
29palms

Glad someone could appreciate a military type joke here. No vets around here seems like.
08-Jul-2009, 11:55 AM
Migflanker

Ramper Math

If 3 rampers can eat 3 steaks in 3 days, how many steaks can 6 rampers eat in 6 days?

*think carefully* http://bestsmileys.com/thinking/1.gif

3
6
9
12

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22-Jul-2009, 10:59 AM
29palms

Probably more than six steaks because they cook them much faster. All they have to do is throw the steaks on the tarmac here in Houston and sizzle it goes.
22-Jul-2009, 11:29 AM
mrs767er

I thought they couldn't afford steaks cuz they used all their paycheck for nonrev trips
22-Jul-2009, 11:36 AM
Migflanker

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (29Palms @ Jul 22 2009, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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Probably more than six steaks because they cook them much faster. All they have to do is throw the steaks on the tarmac here in Houston and sizzle it goes.[/b]

As usual Palms, you have an interesting line of reasoning. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...#>/biggrin.gif
22-Jul-2009, 11:47 AM
Migflanker

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mrs767er @ Jul 22 2009, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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I thought they couldn't afford steaks cuz they used all their paycheck for nonrev trips[/b]

Uh-huh another interesting answer, M767 I'm thinking you were a philosophy major or have traveled with a rock band. ROTFL http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...#>/biggrin.gif
22-Jul-2009, 02:56 PM
mrs767er

I was a virology/microbiology major
23-Jul-2009, 12:21 AM
Migflanker

virology/microbiology was my next guess. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif
23-Jul-2009, 09:56 AM
spongebue

I was a math/computer science major (now just CS). The answer is 12 http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e..._DIR#>/sad.gif
23-Jul-2009, 10:20 AM
Migflanker

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Migflanker @ Jul 8 2009, 09:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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Ramper Math

If 3 rampers can eat 3 steaks in 3 days, how many steaks can 6 rampers eat in 6 days?

*think carefully* http://bestsmileys.com/thinking/1.gif[/b]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (spongebue @ Jul 23 2009, 07:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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I was a math/computer science major (now just CS). The answer is 12 http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e..._DIR#>/sad.gif[/b]

Brian you obviously paid attention in class, 12 is correct.

If 3 rampers can eat 3 steaks in 3 days, then 6 rampers can eat 6 steaks in 3 days. So - in 6 days the 6 rampers will be able to eat twice as many steaks as 6, which (even us non-math majors know) is 12.
23-Jul-2009, 07:53 PM
spongebue

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Migflanker @ Jul 23 2009, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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Brian you obviously paid attention in class, 12 is correct.

If 3 rampers can eat 3 steaks in 3 days, then 6 rampers can eat 6 steaks in 3 days. So - in 6 days the 6 rampers will be able to eat twice as many steaks as 6, which (even us non-math majors know) is 12.[/b]

My method is a bit different. Focusing only on the 3 rampers / 3 steaks / 3 days, that leaves 1 steak per day for 3 rampers, or 1/3 of a steak per ramper per day. At that same rate, if you have 6 rampers, you need 2 steaks per day. That times 6 days = 12 steaks.

And yet, when I had to drop Calc II and it was only going to get harder from there (to tell the truth, I was expecting a C or possibly B in Calc I, but did well on the final exam and I think the prof upped my final grade) I decided to transfer schools to get out of the math (I was mostly there for the computer science, anyway).