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Originally Posted by Flowerfred' date='Jan 22 2005, 08:47 AM
[quote name='JDN' date='Jan 21 2005, 02:32 AM'][quote name='pbsaj' date='Jan 20 2005, 12:36 PM'][quote name='JDN' date='Jan 20 2005, 12:11 PM']"Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older."
There's some real BS among the jewels.
There's some real BS among the jewels.
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REGENERATION PROCESSES :
Seed: Northern red oak generally first bears fruit at 25 years of age,
although most trees do not produce acorns in abundance until 50 years of
age.
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/...cteristics.html
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[/quote]There are 80 species of oaks. A few ot the Oak family
Many will produce prolific acorn crops long before 50 years.
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[/quote]you nerd..
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[/quote]Guilty as charged.
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Originally Posted by The Pentium Guy' date='Jan 23 2005, 08:01 AM
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
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Originally Posted by pbsaj' date='Jan 23 2005, 09:12 AM
[quote name='The Pentium Guy' date='Jan 23 2005, 08:01 AM']
I'm gonna try this and prove you wrong .
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
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[/quote]It needs to be in halfs... like over each other. YOu cant fold 4 corners and fold the paper over 3 times and call that folding it 7 times..
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Jan 23 2005, 03:48 PM
It needs to be in halfs... like over each other.? YOu cant fold 4 corners and fold the paper over 3 times and call that folding it 7 times..?
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And no, I couldn't do it. You would end up crumpling the paper (hey, getting it folded SIX times is hard enough).
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Originally Posted by The Pentium Guy' date='Jan 23 2005, 02:59 PM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='Jan 23 2005, 03:48 PM']It needs to be in halfs... like over each other.? YOu cant fold 4 corners and fold the paper over 3 times and call that folding it 7 times..?
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And no, I couldn't do it. You would end up crumpling the paper (hey, getting it folded SIX times is hard enough).
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[/quote]HAHAHA YA I knew about this fact a long time ago... I think I read it somwhere back in grade school and cause I tried it unsucessfully it stuck in the back of my mind.
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Originally Posted by pbsaj' date='Jan 23 2005, 06:12 PM
[quote name='The Pentium Guy' date='Jan 23 2005, 08:01 AM']
I'm gonna try this and prove you wrong .
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
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[/quote]I have tried it very often in the past. Not possible.
