James Duke Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Here's a quiz for everyone. Give your answer and explain why you would need that number of cans. We'll see who gets it right first Here's the question: If you planned to drink a can of root beer for every hour it's your birthday somewhere on Earth, how many cans would you need to buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Lee Hogg Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 to many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowmufn Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Here's a quiz for everyone. Give your answer and explain why you would need that number of cans. We'll see who gets it right first Here's the question: If you planned to drink a can of root beer for every hour it's your birthday somewhere on Earth, how many cans would you need to buy?That depends on a few things. Are we using only 24 standard time zones or the 40 world time zones? And when do you start drinking? The minute the clock strikes your birthday or an hour in? Also, where are you? If you're in the US, there are several parts of the world where it's already the day after your birthday. Should we just assume you're living in the Pacific Ocean like Samoa or Tonga so you get the longest possible birthday? (You know me, I have to complicate things.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duke Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 lmao the answer is simple. But I'm not revealing it just yet I will give a couple of hints. It does involve the time zones. And you would need to start drinking the first can at midnight. Those are the only hints I'm giving out. You're on your own from here heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Lee Hogg Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duke Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 24Nope, wrong answer :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 ... how many cans would you need to buy?It all depends on whether or not this is a trick question.My serious answer is that the 40 time zones mentioned by Mufn go from UTC+14 to UTC-12, which gives 27 different hours for my birthday to start. Allowing an hour for each of the first 26 plus the full 24-hour day for the 27th I get to a total of 50 hours and therefore 50 cans of root beer.If it's a trick question, then my answer is zero - my reasoning being that if it's my birthday I shouldn't have to buy any of the drinks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duke Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 It all depends on whether or not this is a trick question.My serious answer is that the 40 time zones mentioned by Mufn go from UTC+14 to UTC-12, which gives 27 different hours for my birthday to start. Allowing an hour for each of the first 26 plus the full 24-hour day for the 27th I get to a total of 50 hours and therefore 50 cans of root beer.If it's a trick question, then my answer is zero - my reasoning being that if it's my birthday I shouldn't have to buy any of the drinks .lol you're close, but off just a tad. I'll let everyone keep guessing until you all give up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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