How many good friends do you have?

[Tim.Wright]

This is a technical site, please be more specific:

Are we counting real AND imaginary friends? I don't want to look like a knob here.

[mnmracer]

Well, we should include everything, otherwise it's just sampling bias of course

[Juzh]

Well, we should include everything, otherwise it's just sampling bias of course

hahahahahahh good one =D>

[Tim.Wright]

Well, we should include everything, otherwise it's just sampling bias of course

Ok, I suggest we represent our situation on the complex plane then. For example with my 3 real and 2 imaginary friends:



I think then the higher the complex argument, the stranger the person. Mine is 0.588 radians

[Blanchimont]

Is it possible to have negative (imaginary) friends?
If i think about it, the answer should be yes. Negative friends could be called enemies!

[krisfx]

Well, we should include everything, otherwise it's just sampling bias of course

Ok, I suggest we represent our situation on the complex plane then. For example with my 3 real and 2 imaginary friends:

http://0.tqn.com/d/math/1/0/p/H/complexplane1.jpg

I think then the higher the complex argument, the stranger the person. Mine is 0.588 radians

That is absolutely fantastic!

[Greg Locock]

I have exactly ten good friends. If i acquire an extra one then I have to either grow an extra finger to count them on, or kill one of the existing ones.

The first course of action is impossible.

[Belatti]

Is it possible to have negative (imaginary) friends?
If i think about it, the answer should be yes. Negative friends could be called enemies!

Ok, but then having imaginary enemies would make you less strange, according to Tim...

BTW, I have 4 good friends

[Tim.Wright]

I hear a lot of talking, but I don't see many complex planes.

I have the feeling that you guys aren't really taking this seriously

[krisfx]

I have 10 real friends and 3 imaginary friends.

That takes me to 10+3i giving me a radius of 10.44 and θ of 16.7degrees or 0.29rads asuming θ as the smallest angle between the horizontal axis and my radius.

(I think)

P.S Even though I study engineering and am doing quite well, my core math sucks and this ^ was all without my calculator .

It looks completely wrong!

[GrizzleBoy]

I have about 200.

At least that's what Facebook says.

[CBeck113]

I have about 200.

At least that's what Facebook says.

"How many good friends do you have?"

Don't listen to Facebook, those are family and acquantences. Now answer the question!

I have a few good friends (let's say five) and two imaginary friends, minus my multiple personalities which tend to drive them away makes......0. Can someone please check my math - thanks!

[turbof1]

I have exactly ten good friends. If i acquire an extra one then I have to either grow an extra finger to count them on, or kill one of the existing ones.

The first course of action is impossible.

We could also chop one finger off from each additional friend and saw it back on your hand. Attach some nerves on it and voila, the first 100 fingered piano player is born.

[LionKing]

"Good friends"?
Well who I am to judge who is good or not....

[gibells]

Could you please ask the mods to re-phrase the title... This is outrageous. I mean, have you never heard of bad friends.

I mean like ones that go off but your really still friends with them. Think Lewey and Adrian sitting in a tree...

I'm thinking:

+ve x. good real friends
-ve x. bad real friends
+ve y. good imaginary friends (i)
-ve y. bad imaginary friends -(i)

Question. Can I count multiple personalities?