Finally figured out why they call it a 314....

cigardave said:
I got one... when you look at a ZIP Code map, the numbers generally progress from the east to the west.

When you look at an area code map, there doesn't seem to be a pattern at all... why not?
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OK... here's the answer.

Huge metropolitan areas (i.e., dense population centers) were given area codes with the lowest dialing digits possible (1, 2, 3)... examples are Chicago (312), NYC (212) and LA (213)... because with the old analog dialing system, these numbers took the least time to dial... especially by comparison to area codes containing the numbers 8, 9 or 0... and therefore the phone systems in those dense population centers were more time-efficient... a smaller portion of the total system time was spent dialing numbers.

When the tone-based dialing system came in, the time that it took to dial the area code no longer mattered... becuse each one theoretically took the same amount of time.


And there you have it... :rolleyes:
 
cigardave said:
OK... here's the answer.

Huge metropolitan areas (i.e., dense population centers) were given area codes with the lowest dialing digits possible (1, 2, 3)... examples are Chicago (312), NYC (212) and LA (213)... because with the old analog dialing system, these numbers took the least time to dial... especially by comparison to area codes containing the numbers 8, 9 or 0... and therefore the phone systems in those dense population centers were more time-efficient... a smaller portion of the total system time was spent dialing numbers.

When the tone-based dialing system came in, the time that it took to dial the area code no longer mattered... becuse each one theoretically took the same amount of time.


And there you have it... :rolleyes:
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Damn... I remember those rotary dial phones.... my fingers hurt just thinking about it! :D
 
cigardave said:
I got one... when you look at a ZIP Code map, the numbers generally progress from the east to the west.

When you look at an area code map, there doesn't seem to be a pattern at all... why not?
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ZIP codes were devised for the U.S. postal service, and thus laid out from east to west accordingly.

Area codes, I heard were actually setup to reduce a bottleneck problem from too many callers at the same time, especially in the big city areas. So the idea was to spread the numbers so that the brain and fingers had to locate them. Thus you don't usually see area codes like 444 or even 455. Note: this is not a modern day problem, so more recently created area codes wouldn't have to be concerned about those issues.

Hmmm... above post seems to be in contradiction.... drats...
 
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cigardave said:
OK... here's the answer.

Huge metropolitan areas (i.e., dense population centers) were given area codes with the lowest dialing digits possible (1, 2, 3)... examples are Chicago (312), NYC (212) and LA (213)... because with the old analog dialing system, these numbers took the least time to dial... especially by comparison to area codes containing the numbers 8, 9 or 0... and therefore the phone systems in those dense population centers were more time-efficient... a smaller portion of the total system time was spent dialing numbers.

When the tone-based dialing system came in, the time that it took to dial the area code no longer mattered... becuse each one theoretically took the same amount of time.


And there you have it... :rolleyes:
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Good call...........

I remember that now that you post it, Thanks.
 
this is not pool related, but ive always been real curious about why people park on driveways and drive on parkways?
 
New Game

For those who did not know it, a picture is worth a thousand words.

PoolBalls.jpg


The One ball is yellow add 1+ 8 = the 9 ball (yellow and white). The two ball is blue + 8 = the 10 ball (blue and white). If the cue ball is white (per old fashioned billiards) then the 8 ball must be black. So the cue ball is actually the “zero” ball and there are only 15 balls to be played on a pool table.

I have a new game, at least I have never seen it before. Remove the 7, 15 and the pockets could be color coded to match the balls. I placed a yellow marker next to the corner pocket. Play 8-Ball except that the one and the nine have to be played to only this pocket. Each pocket would have a different color code. The rest of the rules are the same as 8-Ball. I’ll bet it is a tough game.

There may be other patterns inherent in the balls, perhaps someone else knows.

How about a game named match. If you make the 1 you have to shoot the 9 next. If you miss the 9 it is removed fromthe table and you pay a penalty point. Make the eight and scratch as the last balls to win.
 
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Scott Lee said:
Actually, no, the 5280 series was never made in Denver. While it was being produced (no longer), it was manufactured in China, along with all of Cuestix other lines of cues (Scorpion, Action, Elite, etc). Cuestix is headquartered in Boulder, CO, which also happens to be at 5280 feet.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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I won a 5280 with a Predator shaft in a league I played in a few years ago. I have played with it maybe 5 times. It's a good spare cue but far from my favorite.
 
Maybe the cueball should be white because white is the ABSENCE of color, and the 8 black because black is ALL colors.

yes I was an art major, and thats about all I remember:D

not to mention being an art major sucked because I was color blind. I like black and white photography though!;) My art teachers could never understand my disdain for impressionists.....

Gerry
 
sky.. said:
Why do hotdog buns come in packs of six while hotdogs come in packs of eight?
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Everybody knows that one, so you can chop up two of the hotdogs and mix them in with the baked beans. :)


Ok, here's one ya may know. Interstate highway #s run even for east and west and odd for north and south.

That was a stretch to come up with. :)
 
cigardave said:
OK... here's the answer.

Huge metropolitan areas (i.e., dense population centers) were given area codes with the lowest dialing digits possible (1, 2, 3)... examples are Chicago (312), NYC (212) and LA (213)... because with the old analog dialing system, these numbers took the least time to dial... especially by comparison to area codes containing the numbers 8, 9 or 0... and therefore the phone systems in those dense population centers were more time-efficient... a smaller portion of the total system time was spent dialing numbers.

When the tone-based dialing system came in, the time that it took to dial the area code no longer mattered... becuse each one theoretically took the same amount of time.




And there you have it... :rolleyes:
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But if you lived in Mayberry all you had to do was tell Sarah who you wanted to talk to. It was amazing that she always answered whenever anyone wanted to make a phone call.
 
FLICKit said:
ZIP codes were devised for the U.S. postal service, and thus laid out from east to west accordingly.
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Before ZIP codes they were called zones. I lived in Detroit and the zone was 10. When ZIP codes came out the Detroit zones were converted by adding 482 to the zone. Zone 10 became 48210. ZIP is a acronym for Zone Improvement Plan.

House addresses were started by the utility companies to be able to bill the customer.
 
JoeW said:
For those who did not know it, a picture is worth a thousand words.

PoolBalls.jpg


The One ball is yellow add 1+ 8 = the 9 ball (yellow and white). The two ball is blue + 8 = the 10 ball (blue and white). If the cue ball is white (per old fashioned billiards) then the 8 ball must be black. So the cue ball is actually the “zero” ball and there are only 15 balls to be played on a pool table.

I have a new game, at least I have never seen it before. Remove the 7, 15 and the pockets could be color coded to match the balls. I placed a yellow marker next to the corner pocket. Play 8-Ball except that the one and the nine have to be played to only this pocket. Each pocket would have a different color code. The rest of the rules are the same as 8-Ball. I’ll bet it is a tough game.

There may be other patterns inherent in the balls, perhaps someone else knows.

How about a game named match. If you make the 1 you have to shoot the 9 next. If you miss the 9 it is removed fromthe table and you pay a penalty point. Make the eight and scratch as the last balls to win.
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If you read the old rules of 8 ball the 1 has to go in one of the side pockets and 9 has to be made in the other. If you ever get a chance to see some of the old classic matches they do play that way. I can't remember if the there is any order when they have to be made.
 
3andstop said:
Everybody knows that one, so you can chop up two of the hotdogs and mix them in with the baked beans. :)


Ok, here's one ya may know. Interstate highway #s run even for east and west and odd for north and south.

That was a stretch to come up with. :)
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The numbers also increase west to east, and south to north... I-5 on the west cost, I-95 on the east coast.... etc... State highways run the opposite way...

Oh yeah.. and why are there interstates in Hawaii? (H-1, H-2 and H-3)

Brian
 
Okay, so how about this one... if you put an object in a drawer and close the drawer, is the object still there?:eek:
 
speaking of interstates... DYK that I16 in Ga is the only Interstate that dosent cross a state line.... it runs directly from Macon Ga to Savanah GA .. then stops
 
Cue Freak said:
Okay, so how about this one... if you put an object in a drawer and close the drawer, is the object still there?:eek:
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it depends, if it's money, most probably houdini took it by now! :D
 
rbgarmon said:
this is not pool related, but ive always been real curious about why people park on driveways and drive on parkways?
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kinda like this one ...

ever wonder why goods on a truck are called a shipment but goods on a ship are called cargo
 
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