How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are legless?

Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by block_dagger on Monday December 25, 2023 @05:13PM (#38766666)

Here’s the python ChatGPT-4 produced and ran with the title prompt:

# Number of elephants total_elephants = 10

# Elephants with legs elephants_with_legs = total_elephants - 2

# Number of legs for an elephant legs_per_elephant = 4

# Total legs total_legs = elephants_with_legs * legs_per_elephant total_legs

Its actual response was correct.

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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by insanitybit on Monday December 25, 2023 @05:15PM (#38766689)

Yeah, ChatGPT gave me the correct answer without even needing Python in the case of the title.

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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by edanm on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @01:54AM (#38769459)

Interesting, I copied the text into gpt 4 and it did run python as well.

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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by londons_explore on Monday December 25, 2023 @06:20PM (#38767291)

Remembering that the correct answer is 40 because 'legless' is slang for 'drunk'?

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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by TheCleric on Monday December 25, 2023 @06:57PM (#38767518)

Is that regional? I’ve never heard that euphemism.

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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by pvorb on Monday December 25, 2023 @07:58PM (#38767922)

Calling a drunk person legless is hardly an euphemism.

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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by londons_explore on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @05:37AM (#38770549)

It is commonly used in British English. In fact, there is a famous comedy sketch about it that also uses the word 'caravaned'

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