| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5962 Registered: 4-2010 |
A man who I met only once explained to me the "Theory of Pizza Relativity." What is the theory? True story, man = HAM, I = me (Balin) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 428 Registered: 9-2010 |
Something about the amount of slices in pizzas of varying sizes? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5965 Registered: 4-2010 |
Something about the amount of slices in pizzas of varying sizes? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1358 Registered: 11-2003 |
Anything to do with the joke about how many slices the customer wants the pizza cut into? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 430 Registered: 9-2010 |
"Six...I don't think I can eat eight." LOL!!! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5970 Registered: 4-2010 |
Anything to do with the joke about how many slices the customer wants the pizza cut into? No "Six...I don't think I can eat eight." LOL!!! LOL indeed.... =) | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1361 Registered: 11-2003 |
Does it have anything to do with the pizza base? filling? how long time it takes to make it? how long it takes to deliver? how many people working there? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5977 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it have anything to do with the pizza base? filling? how long time it takes to make it? how long it takes to deliver? how many people working there? No to all | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1068 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the consequence of this theory experienced by those who order pizza? eat pizza? bake pizza? serve pizza? Or is it a FA that this theory "explains" something that people experience in their everyday lives? Aside: I heard a bunch of "theories" like this (or rather, like I'm assuming this to be) on a radio program about three weeks ago. Maybe I'll make mini-puzzles out of some of them. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5982 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the consequence of this theory experienced by those who order pizza? Yope... eat pizza? ...and Yes - No to rest. And a slight FA. bake pizza? serve pizza? Or is it a FA that this theory "explains" something that people experience in their everyday lives? Yope, I think, and the FA mentioned above is a different one. Aside: I heard a bunch of "theories" like this (or rather, like I'm assuming this to be) on a radio program about three weeks ago. Maybe I'll make mini-puzzles out of some of them. That would be cool, although I'm fairly certain that this theory is nothing like you're assuming. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1365 Registered: 11-2003 |
The consequence of this theory, does it kick in as the pizza is ordered? delivered? while eating? after finishing? The ones experiencing this, are they people in general? or a spesific group? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5990 Registered: 4-2010 |
The consequence of this theory, does it kick in as the pizza is ordered? Before this, FA delivered? FA while eating? Before this after finishing? Before this The ones experiencing this, are they people in general? or a spesific group? This | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1368 Registered: 11-2003 |
This spesific group, does it matter from where they order the pizzas? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5994 Registered: 4-2010 |
This spesific group, does it matter from where they order the pizzas? Not really, FA | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1371 Registered: 11-2003 |
Has it anything to do with pizzas at all? Let's say they wanted Chinese, would the same apply then? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6007 Registered: 4-2010 |
Has it anything to do with pizzas at all? Yes Let's say they wanted Chinese, would the same apply then? Maybe, but not as likely | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1376 Registered: 11-2003 |
Does it have to be delivered to apply? Would the same theory apply if someone called and collected? If they walked to the pizza store and ordered at the counter? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 600 Registered: 9-2008 |
Oh..not ordering and before eating - Is making pizza from scratch relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6013 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it have to be delivered to apply? No - in fact, it CANNOT apply if delivered! Would the same theory apply if someone called and collected? The theory works for this... If they walked to the pizza store and ordered at the counter? ...and this. Oh..not ordering and before eating - Is making pizza from scratch relevant? No | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1069 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does the theory have do do with how much you pay? the state the pizza is in when you receive it (hot, cold, fresh-tasting, etc.)? Whether you get the correct order (as opposed to someone else's)? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3372 Registered: 9-2009 |
Can one person, buying one pizza and eating it alone, experience this? Or is sharing pizza relevant? Or a group of people buying more than one? Is the time between ordering the pizza and it being made relevant? Size of the order relevant? Money involved? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1379 Registered: 11-2003 |
Since it doesn't apply when delivered, is it relevant how the customer gets to the pizza shop? how long it takes? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6031 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the theory have do do with how much you pay? Yes the state the pizza is in when you receive it (hot, cold, fresh-tasting, etc.)? No Whether you get the correct order (as opposed to someone else's)? No Can one person, buying one pizza and eating it alone, experience this? Yes Or is sharing pizza relevant? No, but... Or a group of people buying more than one? ...this could be yope-experienced in a group. Is the time between ordering the pizza and it being made relevant? Not really Size of the order relevant? No Money involved? Yes Since it doesn't apply when delivered, is it relevant how the customer gets to the pizza shop? YES how long it takes? Not really | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3381 Registered: 9-2009 |
Can you experience this when going to a pizza place once, and buying one pizza? Or is a difference between prices at different times relevant? Or different locations? Is it that the cheapest pizza place is always the farthest away? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6036 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can you experience this when going to a pizza place once, and buying one pizza? Possibly Or is a difference between prices at different times relevant? No Or different locations? No Is it that the cheapest pizza place is always the farthest away? No HINT: There's relevant information about the man who told me this theory. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3386 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does he: sell pizza? Make pizza? Eat lots of pizza? Hate pizza? Is the cost of pizza relevant? The tastiness? The amount of food in it? The quality of ingredients? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6040 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he: sell pizza? Make pizza? Eat lots of pizza? Hate pizza? None of these are relevant Is the cost of pizza relevant? Yes The tastiness? The amount of food in it? The quality of ingredients? No to rest | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3388 Registered: 9-2009 |
Paying relevant? Payment method? Change? Exact prices? Price differences between different pizzas? Drinks being included (or not) relevant? Special prices, such as lunch prices, relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6042 Registered: 4-2010 |
Paying relevant? Payment method? Change? Exact prices? Yope to this, No to rest Price differences between different pizzas? Drinks being included (or not) relevant? Special prices, such as lunch prices, relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3390 Registered: 9-2009 |
Prices int he form of something.99? Or .49? Or other tricks making it seem less expensive? Or is a lack of tricks like this relevant? Or inconsistent use? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6046 Registered: 4-2010 |
Prices int he form of something.99? Or .49? Or other tricks making it seem less expensive? Or is a lack of tricks like this relevant? Or inconsistent use? None of this. The theory involves an average price for a pizza - about $10. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 473 Registered: 9-2010 |
Hang on, what size pizza are we talking about? Or where are you getting this pizza? Unless it's a personal size, that seems cheap... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6055 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hang on, what size pizza are we talking about? Not relevant to the theory Or where are you getting this pizza? Ditto - the only thing relevant about where one is getting the pizza is that it requires that one drive to get there. Unless it's a personal size, that seems cheap... There's a place back home that has pretty good prices on pizza...it's not a national chain, so that may be why. HINT: Remember the man...there's still a lot to find out about him. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2786 Registered: 1-2001 |
Are any of these related to the theory: amount of toppings put on the pizza specific toppings used on the pizza the type of crust used the amount of cheese on the pizza how hot or cold the pizza is when served | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3394 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is his job relevant? Any hobbies? Age? Income? Looks? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6058 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are any of these related to the theory: amount of toppings put on the pizza specific toppings used on the pizza the type of crust used the amount of cheese on the pizza how hot or cold the pizza is when served All irrel Is his job relevant? Very Any hobbies? Age? Income? Looks? No to rest, with an "ish" on "age". | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2789 Registered: 1-2001 |
Does the man work for the pizza place? Does his job require the use of a vehicle? Is the location of the pizza place and the location of the man's workplace relevant (assuming he doesn't work at the pizza place)? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6063 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the man work for the pizza place? No Does his job require the use of a vehicle? YES... (beware FA) Is the location of the pizza place and the location of the man's workplace relevant (assuming he doesn't work at the pizza place)? No, FA | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2791 Registered: 1-2001 |
Does the man work from home? Is it relevant to know the time of day when he gets pizza? Lunch/dinner? Some other time? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 479 Registered: 9-2010 |
Vehicle = Bicycle? Motorcycle? Other-cycle? Train? Airplane? Hang glider? Helicopter? Space shuttle? (Since you said "beware FA", I'm going for all the not-usual vehicles used when delivering pizza that I can :-D) | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3398 Registered: 9-2009 |
Fuel relevant? Fuel usage? Energy usage? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2110 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is he a taxi driver? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6065 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the man work from home? No Is it relevant to know the time of day when he gets pizza? Lunch/dinner? Some other time? FA Vehicle = Bicycle? Motorcycle? Other-cycle? Train? Airplane? Hang glider? Helicopter? Space shuttle? None of these (Since you said "beware FA", I'm going for all the not-usual vehicles used when delivering pizza that I can :-D) FA, but a different one that I warned you about. Fuel relevant? Fuel usage? Energy usage? No to all Is he a taxi driver? No, but this is the closest guess so far. And the vehicle is a car. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3408 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is he some kind of driver? Or delivery man? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6070 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he some kind of driver? Yope Or delivery man? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3410 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the vehicle a normal car? Or is there something special to it? Does he drive people from one point to another? Or from one point, around the place and back to the same point? Does he carry a weapon? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6076 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the vehicle a normal car? Yes, FA Or is there something special to it? No, FA Does he drive people from one point to another? No Or from one point, around the place and back to the same point? No, but... Does he carry a weapon? No | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2797 Registered: 1-2001 |
Does he drive several cars? Or is he a passenger in a car, or more than one car? Does another person ride in the car(s) with him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6084 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he drive several cars? Yope/Noish Or is he a passenger in a car, or more than one car? More than one, yes. Does another person ride in the car(s) with him? Yes...in this case, the "other person" was me. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2801 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is he a hitchhiker? Is he able to drive a car? Or must he be a passenger? Does his job require him to be a passenger in cars? Do you give him a ride to work? Do you give him a ride to his house? To another place? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6089 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he a hitchhiker? No Is he able to drive a car? Yes Or must he be a passenger? See next Does his job require him to be a passenger in cars? YES Do you give him a ride to work? Do you give him a ride to his house? To another place? No to all - remember, I drove around for a while, but ended up at the same place I started. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2802 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is he a Driving instructor? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6091 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he a Driving instructor? Yes - he was the instructor for my driving test. Now how does his job relate to the theory? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2804 Registered: 1-2001 |
Well, maybe...the theory is that anyone who takes a driving test from him knows where the pizza place is? So if he begins the test by saying "Let's drive to 'Pizza World', the students know how to get there without being told? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6096 Registered: 4-2010 |
Well, maybe...the theory is that anyone who takes a driving test from him knows where the pizza place is? So if he begins the test by saying "Let's drive to 'Pizza World', the students know how to get there without being told? No - remember, this could apply to pretty much any pizza place, and it applies to a specific group of people. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2806 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is the specific group teenagers? people who have driver's licenses? people who take driver's instruction? Does he give the test that allows people to earn a license? Or just more like a driver's ed(ucation) class? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6099 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the specific group teenagers? No, but close... people who have driver's licenses? They do, but this is not the main characteristic of the group. people who take driver's instruction? No Does he give the test that allows people to earn a license? This Or just more like a driver's ed(ucation) class? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2808 Registered: 1-2001 |
People who are in college? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6105 Registered: 4-2010 |
People who are in college? Yes!! RECAP: The guy who supervised my driver's test told me his "Theory of Pizza Relativity" during the test. It involves college students who are driving to get pizza, and the average cost of pizza (about $10) is relevant. What's left: why are the college students going to get pizza? Why must the students be driving? And what's the significance of the cost? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2814 Registered: 1-2001 |
Does the theory include how many students travel there to get pizza? The distance from the pizza store to where the students live? Is the pizza shop in the same town as the college the students attend? Does this matter? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6109 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the theory include how many students travel there to get pizza? NoThe distance from the pizza store to where the students live? No Is the pizza shop in the same town as the college the students attend? Irrel Does this matter? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2816 Registered: 1-2001 |
$10 seems like a good price for a pizza, according to a college student? More worthwhile to pick it up than pay extra (or tip) for delivery? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6111 Registered: 4-2010 |
$10 seems like a good price for a pizza, according to a college student? Probably, but irrel More worthwhile to pick it up than pay extra (or tip) for delivery? Irrel | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2818 Registered: 1-2001 |
Do the pizzas cost $10 every day? Or just certain days? Is this the "lowest priced pizza in town"? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6114 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the pizzas cost $10 every day? Or just certain days? Irrel Is this the "lowest priced pizza in town"? No - remember, my instructor used that as the average pizza price. Focus more on the "driving" aspect, and remember that he's an instructor. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2113 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was your instructor some sort of cynical, wisecracking Larry David figure? Was he using stereotypes of typical students? Anything to do with the cost of lessons? The fee for the test? Might your examiner say this about other groups of people? Or just students? Is he implying that students tend to drive less well when needing a pizza fix? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6115 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was your instructor some sort of cynical, wisecracking Larry David figure? Actually, no. Was he using stereotypes of typical students? Not of students, but... Anything to do with the cost of lessons? The fee for the test? No, but a fee (ish) is relevant. Might your examiner say this about other groups of people? Or just students? Just students Is he implying that students tend to drive less well when needing a pizza fix? No, but not driving well is relevant. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 509 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did he make you buy him pizza because you were a college student? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6118 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he make you buy him pizza because you were a college student? No - I was in high school at the time of the test. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1380 Registered: 11-2003 |
Does it apply to the ones taking driving lessons? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6126 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it apply to the ones taking driving lessons? No - it applies to students who have their licenses already. | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 365 Registered: 8-2010 |
Upon reading the puzzle statement, I thought it was that the volume of a cylindrical pizza with radius z and height a is pi*z*z*a. :P | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1073 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is it about the cost of a pizza vs. the cost spent on gas when driving to get it? Does the theory have anything to do with whether it makes economic sense to drive to get a pizza? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1074 Registered: 6-2008 |
And that's a good one, Whirligig. Someone should make one of those silly math t-shirts with it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6136 Registered: 4-2010 |
Upon reading the puzzle statement, I thought it was that the volume of a cylindrical pizza with radius z and height a is pi*z*z*a. :P The geek in me can't resist an LOL =) Is it about the cost of a pizza vs. the cost spent on gas when driving to get it? No Does the theory have anything to do with whether it makes economic sense to drive to get a pizza? No And that's a good one, Whirligig. Someone should make one of those silly math t-shirts with it. I have one of those silly math t-shirts - it says "Fibonacci: It's as easy as 1, 1, 2, 3." Amazing how many people don't get it. Although my Global professor loved it. HINT: A driving instructor wants to make sure that people drive... | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1076 Registered: 6-2008 |
HINT: A driving instructor wants to make sure that people drive... Good thing you said that. I would have kind of thought the opposite, that a driving instructor would see all the stupid mistakes people make when learning how to drive, and would discourage young adults from being too eager to get their licenses before they are ready. Though I guess that would apply more to one who conducts driving tests. Anyway, so does the theory specifically encourage people to drive to pick up pizzas? or to drive in general? Does the connection to "relativity" have to do with driving speed? Does it imply that a pizza that is being transported at high speeds undergoes a favorable change relative to one that is at rest? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6156 Registered: 4-2010 |
Good thing you said that. I would have kind of thought the opposite, that a driving instructor would see all the stupid mistakes people make when learning how to drive, and would discourage young adults from being too eager to get their licenses before they are ready. Though I guess that would apply more to one who conducts driving tests. HINT REPHRASED: Finish the sentence - A driving instructor wants people to drive... Anyway, so does the theory specifically encourage people to drive to pick up pizzas? or to drive in general? Neither - it only applies when people drive, though. Does the connection to "relativity" have to do with driving speed? Does it imply that a pizza that is being transported at high speeds undergoes a favorable change relative to one that is at rest? No - it's just what he called the theory, and I don't think it technically involves relativity. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1079 Registered: 6-2008 |
HINT REPHRASED: Finish the sentence - A driving instructor wants people to drive... slowly? carefully? courteously? or is it something more specific, like avoiding others' blind spots or waiting after a turn to switch off the signal? No - it's just what he called the theory, and I don't think it technically involves relativity. Well, even if it did involve a pizza changing depending on the speed, it wouldn't be a serious application of relativity, as it doesn't take into account that you would change too in the same way, and that any effects would be far too small to justify any human action as a result. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6167 Registered: 4-2010 |
HINT REPHRASED: Finish the sentence - A driving instructor wants people to drive... slowly? carefully? This, so his theory would hence involve.... courteously? or is it something more specific, like avoiding others' blind spots or waiting after a turn to switch off the signal? No specifics are involved. No - it's just what he called the theory, and I don't think it technically involves relativity. Well, even if it did involve a pizza changing depending on the speed, it wouldn't be a serious application of relativity, as it doesn't take into account that you would change too in the same way, and that any effects would be far too small to justify any human action as a result. That would make a very interesting theory. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1083 Registered: 6-2008 |
so his theory would hence involve.... keeping one's eyes on the road? avoiding distractions (e.g. cell phones)? stopping at stop signs? looking all ways at every intersection? being aware of the brakes' stopping distance? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3422 Registered: 9-2009 |
Driving carefully as to not spill the load of pizzas in the front seat? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6191 Registered: 4-2010 |
so his theory would hence involve.... keeping one's eyes on the road? avoiding distractions (e.g. cell phones)? stopping at stop signs? looking all ways at every intersection? being aware of the brakes' stopping distance? Well...I suppose Yope to all; it's a lot more general than that - see below. Driving carefully as to not spill the load of pizzas in the front seat? No. HINT: The theory is about why one should drive safely, and the cost is involved. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3425 Registered: 9-2009 |
Cost of fuel? cost of accidents? Is the cost visualized in number of pizzas? As in "if you dent the car, it's going to cost you a hundred pizzas"? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2820 Registered: 1-2001 |
Cheap pizza = reckless driving? Does the price of a speeding ticket factor in to the theory? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6196 Registered: 4-2010 |
Cost of fuel? No cost of accidents? No, but close Is the cost visualized in number of pizzas? Yes!! As in "if you dent the car, it's going to cost you a hundred pizzas"? Yes!! Cheap pizza = reckless driving? No Does the price of a speeding ticket factor in to the theory? That, and then some. The rest is just toppings, so **********SPOILER********** While I was taking my driving test, my instructor told me his "Theory of Pizza Relativity." I will recite it as best I can: "You're in high school, right? And the pizza's bad, right? Well, in college, the pizza's worse. So say about once a week, you go out for pizza in order to get away from the college food. Say that one time, you're in a rush to get there, and you run a red light, don't stop at a stop sign, or something else, and you get pulled over. In Connecticut, the ticket alone will cost you about 500 dollars. But your insurance will also go up, by a minimum of 500 dollars. "Now, the average cost of pizza is what? About 10 dollars. Multiply that over the course of a year - 52 weeks - and that's what? 500 dollars or so. So whenever you're out driving, and you're tempted to speed, run a stop sign, et cetera, think of all the pizza you're saving by driving safe. Nice job to everyone who worked on this, especially Galfisk and Ixoye, who had enough between them to finish off the last slice. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2825 Registered: 1-2001 |
Great puzzle, and you owe it to Instructor Einstein! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6201 Registered: 4-2010 |
Oh, I know, I know. Although the pizza here is actually really good. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3427 Registered: 9-2009 |
Fun puzzle! Money can seem abstract sometimes, so a visualization like this will drive the point home in a whole different way. I find myself visualizing money in number of skydives, and unless it's something I must have, I don't buy it if I'll get more enjoyment from the equivalent skydives. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6202 Registered: 4-2010 |
...not to mention I don't even have a car on campus. Although I'm sure if I did have my car here, I would be using it. |
