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The History of Math Word Problems
Teaching Math in 1950: – (traditional math) A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? Teaching Math in 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit? Teaching Math in 1970: – (new math) A logger exchanges a set “L” of lumber for a set “M” of money. The cardinality of set “M” is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set “M.” The set “C”, the cost of production contains 20…
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There Are No Fish Under The Ice!
Milpitas Jokes A blonde woman notices the popularity of ice fishing in Silicon Valley, and decides to try it for herself. Determined to take the sport up properly, she heads to the library and reads, not one, but three books on ice fishing from cover to cover. Armed with a list of ice fishing gear, she heads to the nearest sporting goods store to pick out top-notch equipment. The next day, the woman heads to the nearest frozen pond and begins to set up the stool she had purchased. Settling in, she reaches for her saw and begins to cut a hole through the ice. Booming from above comes a…
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US Standard Railroad Gauge
Amazing Facts or How MilSpecs Live Forever The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1.44 m). That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why is that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and the US railroads were built by English ex-patriots. Why did the English build ’em like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that’s the gauge they used. Why did they use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools as they used for building wagons, which used…
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Seven Wonders of the World
A group of Geography students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes: 1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter’s Basilica 7. China’s Great Wall While gathering the votes, the teacher noticed one student, a quiet girl, hadn’t turned in her paper. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The quiet girl replied, “Yes, a little. I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there were so many.” The teacher said, “Well, tell…
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This Sound Like City Council?
A Milpitas Mom Favorite Joke “When any principle, law, tenet, probability, happening, circumstance, or result can in no way be directly, indirectly, empirically, or circuitously proven, derived, implied, inferred, induced, deducted, estimated, or scientifically guessed, it will always for the purpose of convenience, expediency, political advantage, material gain, or personal comfort, or any combination of the above, or none of the above, be unilaterally and unequivocally assumed, proclaimed, and adhered to as absolute truth to be undeniably, universally, immutably, and infinitely so, until such time as it becomes advantageous to assume otherwise, maybe.”
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Bob Burrell’s Backyard Model Railroad
Bob Burrell had an open backyard this past weekend where he and his young “engineers” ran his G-scale model railroad for all those who appeared. Bob is also well known for his movie, the Milpitas Monster, which will be shown once again on the night before Halloween at the Century Theaters. I, Ann Zeise, have tickets for $11 each. Proceeds go to the Milpitas Historical Society, except for postage and PayPal fees. Use the PayPal icon on your screen and give me contact information on how to get the tickets to you. If you buy in person, directly from me, tickets are $10. This was part of the Bay Area…
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Fire in Milpitas Hills June 22, 2018
A fire is burning in the Milpitas hills above Summitpointe Golf course at the end of Country Club Dr. They are calling this the #CountryFire. #CountryFire [final] off County Club Rd & N Park Victoria Rd in Milpitas (Santa Clara County) is now 100% contained at 320 acres. Unified Command: CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit. — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 25, 2018 #CountryFire [update] off County Club Rd & N Park Victoria Rd in Milpitas (Santa Clara County) remains 320 acres & 90% contained. Unified Command: CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit and @MilpitasFire https://t.co/0VnG2OfoeR pic.twitter.com/gxf93IfTz0 — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 24, 2018 #CountryFire [update] in Milpitas (Santa Clara County) remains 320…
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Milpitas Chamber of Commerce Invitation Form
Not yet a Milpitas Chamber of Commerce member? Haven’t been a member for 3 years or longer? Let me invite you to join the Milpitas Chamber of Commerce and share the benefits the GoMilpitas.com already enjoys. Have you heard that Gaye Morando is back, and selling memberships? She will get back to you once you have sent in this form. You will get tools to grow your business (See list in image below.), and I get credited $20 toward my membership dues, which would really help, since this site doesn’t make very much money for “extras” like membership dues. Print out this image, and fill out the top of the…
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Ten Simple Rules For Dating My Daughter
A Milpitas Mom Favorite Joke Rule One : If you pull into my driveway and honk you’d better be delivering a package, because you’re sure not picking anything up. Rule Two : You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter’s body, I will remove them. Rule Three : I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys your age to wear their trousers so loose that they appear to be falling off. Please don’t take this as an…
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Fire at the Semiconductor Plant
Milpitas Jokes One dark night in Milpitas, a fire started inside the local semiconductor plant. Before long it exploded into flames and an alarm went out to fire departments miles around. After fighting the fire for over an hour, the semiconductor company president approached the fire chief and said, “All of our secret formulas are in the vault in the center of the plant. They must be saved! I will give $50,000 to the engine company that brings them out safely!” As soon as the chief heard this, he ordered the firemen to strengthen their attack on the blaze. After two more hours of attacking the fire, the president of…
