sparky88 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Who'd want a chess board full of rice? Curry Kasparov? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, jagfox99 said: ....or one grain of rice on the first square of a chess board then doubling each square.... That would be handy at the present time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, GordonS said: Sure, but in the real world exponential growth is impossible because you eventually run out of possibilities. This is why pyramid schemes all fail - at some point you just run out of susceptible people with whom there is a chain of contact. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Romeo said: I have ordered sealant for the bathroom and spare line for my strimmer. Garden will look amazing this year. Euphemism? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I had my car booked in for a service this week (yeah, I know). Just been told by the dealers that they are closing tonight for the foreseeable future, and apparently all the other chains are doing the same. Not complaining as such, but I can't imagine there'll be much left open by the end of the week other than food shops, chemists, and hospitals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, craigkillie said: People struggle with just how quickly exponential growth gets out of hand. It's like the famous (in maths at least) question about whether you'd like to be given £1m for a whole month, or 1p on the first day of the month, 2p on the second day, 4p on the third and so on, with the amount doubling each day. Most people would take the first option, but in fact the second option would be worth roughly £21.5m in a month with 31 days. I love this. Yet I don't understand it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Step daughter got us a few bits and pieces. She was also buying for herself (and her 3 bairns) and her sister (she's in lockdown with 2 of her children)., so she's had a day of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Busta Nut said: I love this. Yet I don't understand it. I got it. I wrote it down. Amazing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 That’s the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, Romeo said: I have ordered sealant for the bathroom and spare line for my strimmer I thought I'd stumbled into the Auto-asphyxiation thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Euphemism? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 That’s the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021.And UEFA have realised they were howling at the moon, and have postponed the Champion's and Europa League finals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Apparently the Queen Anne, just off City Road in Dundee is open serving punters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, Busta Nut said: I love this. Yet I don't understand it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Will newsagents/wee shops be open in a lockdown? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, bernardblack said: Will newsagents/wee shops be open in a lockdown? I say aye. Sandy's near me isn't shutting during a nuclear war 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, craigkillie said: People struggle with just how quickly exponential growth gets out of hand. It's like the famous (in maths at least) question about whether you'd like to be given £1m for a whole month, or 1p on the first day of the month, 2p on the second day, 4p on the third and so on, with the amount doubling each day. Most people would take the first option, but in fact the second option would be worth roughly £21.5m in a month with 31 days. What happens if you die on day sixteen from COVID 19; you wouldn’t be so cocky then. 36 minutes ago, The Real Saints said: I just walked past a woman in a Tesco aisle, whilst making sure I was as far away from her as I could possibly be (probably a metre or so), and she shouted ''SOCIAL AWARENESS!'' at me. It was quite disconcerting. I don't know what exactly she expected to happen during her afternoon shopping trip in London. I am surprised that no one has started a pop group with the name ‘Social Distancing’. Great free publicity at this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Johnson to address the nation at 8.30 p.m. It’s happening folks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Snafu said: Did my father's and my own shopping in a oner today at ASDA and the shop looks like its starting to recover, still low on some items. Very quiet as well and I noticed the music played was very much in the mood of the times. I've read that one of the shops in England as the human locusts were cleaning out the place someone with a nasty sense of humour was playing Europe's classic rock song 'The Final Countdown' over the speakers. Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine's 'A Perfect Day to Drop the Bomb' would have also been apt. Wore gloves while in the shop, even with the virus doing its rounds I've always been aware how minging shopping trolley handles are just as bad as cash. You might as well be handing over a turd to the assistant if you still pay by cash. The gloves also reminded me to not touch my face as I'm terrible for that and always get an incredibly itchy nose if I think about it. Didn't go into the city center today but heard it was very quiet as well. Didn't see any campervans in the ASDA carpark. Barry McGuire - "We're On The Eve Of Destruction". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: What happens if you die on day sixteen from COVID 19; you wouldn’t be so cocky then. I am surprised that no one has started a pop group with the name ‘Social Distancing’. Great free publicity at this time. Support act for Noah and the Whale 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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