Bad Math

[Happy Panther]

Some semi-famous mathematician/economist/professor posted a seemingly innocuous question on his blog.

http://www.thebigquestions.com/2010/12/22/a-big-answer-2/

The answer by any calculation is pretty easy to figure out if you are any good at math or statistics. I did it in excel just to be sure.

This guy however insists that the answer is something else completely and refuses to give it up. He is now betting anyone $15,000 that he is right.

the comments are pretty good.

if i had any cash i would take him up on this in a second.

Can anyone defend his position?

[boo7382]

Im really bad at math, so you figure out the answer, and then you let me know.

[Happy Panther]

Im really bad at math, so you figure out the answer, and then you let me know.

I did and its not important. What's important is the guy is an idiot

[pstall]

i usually come to the huddle to avoid thinking and adding. however spelling and grammar....

[Happy Panther]

i figure as long as you understand wut i writ grammer is immaterial;;;

[Zcustom]

all the sudden I have headache

[boo7382]

i figure as long as you understand wut i writ grammer is immaterial;;;

Its getting worse. I applied for a credit card with Wachovia a couple weeks ago and the guy sent me an email. Used to the word "do" where the appropriate word was "due". That's not bad, but its the most recent example I can think of.

Sometimes I really wonder about people and how they managed to get where they are now with such a lack of education.

[Zcustom]

That's ok, a guy I work with said on Monday that the roads were fine once he got on the main thoroughbred.

[pstall]

That's ok, a guy I work with said on Monday that the roads were fine once he got on the main thoroughbred.

haha.

Reminds me of another one. Sales dude was emailing a co worker and was upset a set up was taking so long and he didn't want his team to look bad.

He goes, I feel like you guys are trying to make me the escape goat. WHA?

Another time, had a mgr send me this mega spreadsheet of my errors etc. It was an accuracy report and he of course misspells the word accuracy in the subject line and comes down on me for not paying attention to details.

I ping him and said can you come to my desk. He walks over and I just point to that word. I go, so about those details. He gets red faced and walks away.

[CLTPanther]

There are at least 10 people I work with that cannot figure out the difference between to and too

[Squirrel]

His reasoning is all wrong. But there are more girls born than boys for every boy there is 2 girls.

[Happy Panther]

misuse of the reflexive is my pet peeve ("feel free to contact john or myself")

but i'm no grammartarian

[Jangler]

China kills girls so it's low.

[pstall]

His reasoning is all wrong. But there are more girls born than boys for every boy there is 2 girls.

the Beach Boys knew this over 40 yrs ago.