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View Poll Results: Is 0.002 dollars exactly equal to 0.002 cents?
Yes, 0.002 dollars is exactly equal to 0.002 cents 1 2.63%
No, 0.002 dollars is slightly different than 0.002 cents 37 97.37%
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Old 11-December-2006, 10:35 PM
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Let's see if we can get more than 60% correct.
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Old 11-December-2006, 10:44 PM
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No, .002 dollars is two tenths of a cent; .002 cents is two thousandths of a cent.
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Let's see if we can get more than 60% correct.
If it's not 99%, we are all in gave trouble.
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Old 11-December-2006, 10:55 PM
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If it's not 99%, we are all in gave trouble.
Well, that all depends. If some people thought the two were the same, I'd say those people might be willing to enter into a cleverly structured transaction that would be quite profitable for the other party. Don't you think so?
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Old 11-December-2006, 11:13 PM
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lol, you guys started a poll now?
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Old 12-December-2006, 12:25 AM
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lol, you guys started a poll now?
Yes, and I am very disappointed that no one has voted yes. Are there no independent thinkers here?
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Old 12-December-2006, 12:26 AM
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The two are different - it's elementary math...

(glad to see that we're at 100% correct so far...)
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Old 12-December-2006, 12:34 AM
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The two are different - it's elementary math...
I suppose you will claim that one is one hundred times larger than the other, or something equally outlandish. . .

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(glad to see that we're at 100% correct so far...)
I regret to inform you that the answers are not 100 percent correct, but 10,000 perdollar correct.
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I suspect that anyone not saying that they are different are just voting that way to spark controversy at this point.

(at least that's what I keep telling myself)
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Old 12-December-2006, 12:57 AM
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I suspect that anyone not saying that they are different are just voting that way to spark controversy at this point.

(at least that's what I keep telling myself)
If someone votes yes, we'll have a poll regarding that person's intentions.
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I suppose you will claim that one is one hundred times larger than the other, or something equally outlandish. . .
Outlandish?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ts&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...rs&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...rs&btnG=Search

Hmm...

It would certainly appear that way to me..(outlandish indeed )
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Can I get a definition of "slightly," please?
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Can I get a definition of "slightly," please?
It depends what your definition of 'is' is...
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Slightly is not equal to 100 times greater. Therefore the correct answer is to leave this topic as quickly as possible and never enter it again. So that is what I will do.
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Where's the 'other' option?
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What this really shows is that we need to bring back the cents symbol.
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Old 12-December-2006, 11:27 PM
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OK, fess up.

Who voted for equal?
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What this really shows is that we need to bring back the cents symbol.
It went away?

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