Worth 10 Points!!! - Page 5

SteveDallas · 01-10-2006, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

You know, I thought about opening a brick and mortar store with that as a premise. It would be like a record store except only album covers on display. Kiosks would allow download to Ipods, or CD on demand. With key, songs could be reloaded for a small fee in case of loss.

It reminds me of BB's CDs (warning: lame/nonexistent web site). I don't know how they operate now, but when they first opened in the twilight of the 1980s, all CDs were removed from their cases. The empty cases were on display and you could listen to any disc upon request (only staff actually handled the discs, and I never bought one that was in less than pristine condition). There were several listening stations up at the front. I know this caused me to buy several CDs I didn't really need and probably wouldn't have bought if they had stayed wrapped. (I guess one could argue that I didn't really need ANY CD that I've bought in the last 17, years, but hey.)

LabRat · 01-08-2006, 11:22 AM

In my job, I figure something out once, double check the answer, then WRITE THE WHOLE THING DOWN, so I don't have to figure it out again. SO there.

Happy Monkey · 01-09-2006, 05:15 PM

Especially this sentence.

Undertoad · 01-09-2006, 05:30 PM

It doesn't matter now, because the lack of income from the current plan, combined with the general failure of the Melody Mill idea, means there's only enough money in the business to pay Undertoad to work technical problems, and not business-plan problems.

I've been downgraded from part-time employee to contractor, which bottom-line means about half the money and half the hours.

So much for not hijacking...?

Rock Steady · 01-09-2006, 11:49 PM

Well, it seems that people are still confused. This "math problem" is a marketing scam.

Try this instead:

You buy 100 lbs of cucumbers. Cukes are 1% solids. In a few days they later dry out to 2% solids. How much do they weigh?

Even before all this math bullshit, I've already had aural sex with Brianna. It's really great. I'm totally in love. :faint:

seakdivers · 01-10-2006, 12:46 AM

Carrot...... anal..??

*shivers*

eeeewwww......

Crimson Ghost · 01-10-2006, 03:01 AM

If a train leaves LA doing 125 MPH, and another train leaves NYC doing 130 MPH, how long will it take for Steven Segal to kill the terrorists and get the girl?

BigV · 01-10-2006, 01:13 PM

Just don't be an apt pupil.

grazzers · 01-14-2006, 11:51 AM

Tried the question on my friends, thinking it was quite interesting (me currently at Uni studying Physics and all), they just got confused by it and the conversation deviated onto what a courgette was

.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-14-2006, 12:22 PM

Courgette? How did zucchinis get into it?

footfootfoot · 01-17-2006, 09:31 PM

I am pleased with myself today. I asked a friend this question and he couldn't figure it out. Being math impaired myself, I tried to explain how the answer was 50#. (I just read the answer, never followed the links to the explanation)

here's my work:

Cukes=100#=99% H2O, 1%solid
So, 99%=99#, 1%= 1#
Next day, cukes=98% H2O, 2% solid
Now 1#= 2% and 2% goes into 98% 49 times (49#)
49# plus 1# = 50#

good gawd! jump back! I wanna kiss myself.

Congrats Brianna

plthijinx · 01-17-2006, 11:13 PM

i'm late on this thread, but......ehhcht. i hate being late......

HungLikeJesus · 03-18-2008, 02:16 PM

A nun says to the greengrocer, "Two cucumbers please."

Her friend says, "Get three. We'll eat one."

----
I don't get it either.

01-08-2006, 11:22 AM	#2
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	In my job, I figure something out once, double check the answer, then WRITE THE WHOLE THING DOWN, so I don't have to figure it out again. SO there. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-09-2006, 05:15 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Especially this sentence. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-09-2006, 11:49 PM	#5
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	Well, it seems that people are still confused. This "math problem" is a marketing scam. Try this instead: You buy 100 lbs of cucumbers. Cukes are 1% solids. In a few days they later dry out to 2% solids. How much do they weigh? Even before all this math bullshit, I've already had aural sex with Brianna. It's really great. I'm totally in love. :faint: __________________

01-10-2006, 03:01 AM	#7
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	If a train leaves LA doing 125 MPH, and another train leaves NYC doing 130 MPH, how long will it take for Steven Segal to kill the terrorists and get the girl? __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

01-10-2006, 01:13 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Just don't be an apt pupil. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-09-2006, 05:30 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It doesn't matter now, because the lack of income from the current plan, combined with the general failure of the Melody Mill idea, means there's only enough money in the business to pay Undertoad to work technical problems, and not business-plan problems. I've been downgraded from part-time employee to contractor, which bottom-line means about half the money and half the hours. So much for not hijacking...?

01-10-2006, 12:46 AM	#6
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Carrot...... anal..?? shivers eeeewwww......

01-14-2006, 11:51 AM	#9
grazzers Aim for the Best Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 134	Tried the question on my friends, thinking it was quite interesting (me currently at Uni studying Physics and all), they just got confused by it and the conversation deviated onto what a courgette was . __________________ "Only a person who risks all that he cannot keep, to gain that which he can never lose, is truly free." Anonymous Poet

01-14-2006, 12:22 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Courgette? How did zucchinis get into it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-17-2006, 09:31 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I am pleased with myself today. I asked a friend this question and he couldn't figure it out. Being math impaired myself, I tried to explain how the answer was 50#. (I just read the answer, never followed the links to the explanation) here's my work: Cukes=100#=99% H2O, 1%solid So, 99%=99#, 1%= 1# Next day, cukes=98% H2O, 2% solid Now 1#= 2% and 2% goes into 98% 49 times (49#) 49# plus 1# = 50# good gawd! jump back! I wanna kiss myself. Congrats Brianna __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-17-2006, 11:13 PM	#12
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	i'm late on this thread, but......ehhcht. i hate being late...... __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

03-18-2008, 02:16 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	A nun says to the greengrocer, "Two cucumbers please." Her friend says, "Get three. We'll eat one." ---- I don't get it either. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode