Okay, discussion time!
http://lgsafetyservices.webs.com/6Ft...der%5B1%5D.jpg
So, what is this thing called?
Is it a ladder, or a stepladder?
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Okay, discussion time!
http://lgsafetyservices.webs.com/6Ft...der%5B1%5D.jpg
So, what is this thing called?
Is it a ladder, or a stepladder?
http://25.media.tumblr.com/d37a0d83e...ucyjo1_500.jpg
A Laddy.
It's a ladder if it's one of those long ones.
It's a stepladder if it's those very short ones.
It's a ladder.
A stepladder has only two or three steps.
I think technically you're right, pr00t, but like Formy &TB I distinguish them by height. :x A stepladder is only a few steps at most.
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Agent Proto: 75% wrong.
Formalhaut and TB are correct.
It is a stepladder.
A ladder is something that is leaned against a wall, house, or other solid object. A stepladder is something, like this, that can support itself.
Everyone in this thread has been wrong so far. Congratulations guys!
Taller than I: ladder
Not as: step ladder.
Bunny got it. Stepladders stand up of their own accord.
That's a stepladder.
Occasionally I will get real mad and yell that my stepladder isn't my real ladder.
The debates that rouse us, ladies and gents.
What Bunny said.
It's a ladder. I consider stepladders to only have a few steps.
And because this is an EoFF debate, I suppose I should add that everyone who disagrees with me is a terrible person who wants the terrorists to win and probably even agrees with NeoCracker's gaming opinions.
It's a ladder. It only becomes a stepladder if its parents get remarried.
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It's too late for that.
If I were to refer to such an item in person, I'd just call it a ladder. However, I do realise that it is actually a stepladder. The extra word is too much hassle to actually say.
It's both. This is like asking if a cat is a mammal or an animal.
Sephex beat you to it. I think it went right over most people's heads, though.Quote:
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it's a stairway
It's a banana.
To Heaven?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lockharted
To be a ladder is must have rungs, not steps. If there are steps, then it is a stepladder.
Sometimes the answer is so obvious that you overlook it. :p
Let's compromise and call it an epladder.
Let's call it a Seppladder.
Actually legitimately misread this as Laddie or Stepladder.
Please update the poll accordingly. :bigsmile:
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Have my babies?
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Damn it! I was going to say trout like this but now it's unoriginal. Oh well. My friend hates his stepladder. He says they never spend any time together and he always is made to feel like trout. He wants his real ladder back. "_"Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Murder
I still can't really figure out where Bunny and qwerty are getting their information that they're stating as fact. A step ladder is still a ladder. Try looking up 'stepladder' or 'step ladder' in a dictionary. ;) Ladder on Wikipedia also details the A-frame and the step ladder, while stepladder itself redirects to ladder.
I call it a ladder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
So then, do I not agree with myself? :confused:
Great, Raistlin. Way to open up a paradox. Now the world has to explode.
Well, sure. A ladder is a ladder, but this particular ladder is called a "stepladder," because it can support itself.
Exactly. Therefore, it's both. :monster:
A square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square.
etc
A square is a rectangle, but not all rectangles are squares. Some are, though.
A stepladder is a ladder, but not all ladders are stepladders. Some are, though. Like the one in the picture. :D
EDIT: Did anyone else have to go through these kind of logic puzzles as part of an IQ test for high school, where they try to figure out which class you go in? xD
I work in construction, and if you called that a step ladder on site you would get laughed at. Step ladders are small, ladders are tall, whether they lean against a wall or stand up as an A-frame. Also, proper A-frame ladders can be opened out straight and leaned up against a wall for extra height.
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Phil has declared it so.Quote:
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I call it my bitch.
Boobs: Good to know I wasn't the only one. :D Also, yes. :D
Yeah, absolutely, you would get laughed at over it! It doesn't make it any more or less correct, though. ;) If I was standing next to someone and wanted someone to get that for me, I would say "Can you bring that ladder over here?", but if asked "Is this a ladder... or a stepladder?" then I would still reply "Technically? Both."Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Noodle Boy
I should have been more clear, I'm saying that before loading up for a job or something, if someone asked you to get 'the stepladder' and you came back with a tall A-frame ladder like the one in the picture then you would have grabbed the wrong thing. That is not what construction workers mean when they say step ladder, they want a small, probably 3 or 4 rung max, ladder. Whether it is defined on Wikipedia as such really holds no bearing to how it is used in real life.
All step-parents are parents, but not all parents are step-parents. Some are, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
All step-children are children, but not all children are step-children. Some are, though.
All rectangles are polygons, but not all polygons are rectangles. Some are, though.
All prime numbers are real numbers, but not all real number are prime numbers. Some are, though.
All dvds are disks, but not all disks are dvds. Some are, though.
There is no end to this.
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OOC: Also, my ladder left me. Now I have a stepladder. I miss my ladder.
Why are there over 40 posts about this? Wtf brought up this discussion?
I've seen ladder too many times now that I don't think it's a real word any more and you're all crazy.
also stepladderhttp://www.photo-dictionary.com/phot...stepladder.jpg
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Step ladder | Define Step ladder at Dictionary.com
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We've already established both of these things.Quote:
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