What is the purpose of counting?

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Andy Neil
03/17/12 11:42
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#186755 - What is the purpose of counting?
Responding to: ???'s previous message

Damir Tadic said:

Objects are inserted manually, one at the time by free fall through tube by gravity.
Tube is a part of some kind of garbage collecting machine so objects can be made of all kinds of material and their mixtures.

Containers are emptied manually from time to time.

What is the purpose of counting the "objects"?

If you're trying to tell when the container is full, a simple count won't help much - will it?

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs....html#goal

List of 23 messages in thread

Topic Author Date
counting objects inserted in tube       Damir Tadic       03/17/12 02:28
   Cheaper?       Per Westermark       03/17/12 06:44
      counting objects inserted in tube       Damir Tadic       03/17/12 11:31
         What is the purpose of counting?       Andy Neil       03/17/12 11:42
         Mirrors or multiple beams - still extremely cheap       Per Westermark       03/17/12 14:31
         I guess there is a language problem here       Erik Malund       03/17/12 17:52
            Specification Inadequate - Language Barrier?       Andy Neil       03/18/12 01:45
               determine when receptacle at end of tube is full - Deja Vu?       Andy Neil       03/18/12 01:47
            Language Barrier       Damir Tadic       03/18/12 13:54
               "Simple and cheap" or dead reliable?         Kai Klaas       03/18/12 15:47
               Not a solution?       Andy Neil       03/19/12 01:02
               simple and cheap       Erik Malund       03/19/12 06:56
   Do you know...       Kai Klaas       03/17/12 07:07
   I hope       Erik Malund       03/17/12 08:45
      eh?       Andy Neil       03/17/12 11:31
         eh?       Erik Malund       03/17/12 17:42
            Possible       Andy Neil       03/18/12 01:33
               All This Pontificating....       Michael Karas       03/18/12 03:00
                  Is a answer more important than the "correct" answer?       Per Westermark       03/18/12 04:17
                     Sprung door with microswitch.       David Prentice       03/18/12 04:53
                        Maybe but the bigger question was: what was tram destination       Per Westermark       03/18/12 06:17
                        Already been suggested!       Andy Neil       03/18/12 08:10
                  That information was not initially available       Andy Neil       03/18/12 08:07

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Topic	Author	Date
counting objects inserted in tube	Damir Tadic	03/17/12 02:28
Cheaper?	Per Westermark	03/17/12 06:44
counting objects inserted in tube	Damir Tadic	03/17/12 11:31
*What is the purpose of counting?*	Andy Neil	03/17/12 11:42
Mirrors or multiple beams - still extremely cheap	Per Westermark	03/17/12 14:31
I guess there is a language problem here	Erik Malund	03/17/12 17:52
Specification Inadequate - Language Barrier?	Andy Neil	03/18/12 01:45
determine when receptacle at end of tube is full - Deja Vu?	Andy Neil	03/18/12 01:47
Language Barrier	Damir Tadic	03/18/12 13:54
"Simple and cheap" or dead reliable?	Kai Klaas	03/18/12 15:47
Not a solution?	Andy Neil	03/19/12 01:02
simple and cheap	Erik Malund	03/19/12 06:56
Do you know...	Kai Klaas	03/17/12 07:07
I hope	Erik Malund	03/17/12 08:45
eh?	Andy Neil	03/17/12 11:31
eh?	Erik Malund	03/17/12 17:42
Possible	Andy Neil	03/18/12 01:33
All This Pontificating....	Michael Karas	03/18/12 03:00
Is a answer more important than the "correct" answer?	Per Westermark	03/18/12 04:17
Sprung door with microswitch.	David Prentice	03/18/12 04:53
Maybe but the bigger question was: what was tram destination	Per Westermark	03/18/12 06:17
Already been suggested!	Andy Neil	03/18/12 08:10
That information was not initially available	Andy Neil	03/18/12 08:07