What on Earth is going on in the world today? It's gone mad

[britbox]

for those of you going stir crazy being cooped up at home. Here are some puzzles and games to keep you entertained.

First one...

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30

 

[britbox]

and then....

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109

 

[Federberg]

30

Incorrect sir. I'll PM you the right answer if you wish Give it another shot, but look carefully

 

[Federberg]

109

Again, look carefully. Some annoying little tricks

 

[britbox]

Incorrect sir. I'll PM you the right answer if you wish Give it another shot, but look carefully

Ah, OK... I see, but what math function does holding the cones represent?

 

[britbox]

Again, look carefully. Some annoying little tricks

Ha ha, cool. That's where I lack attention to detail. Is not holding the broom representing a subtraction?

 

[Federberg]

Ah, OK... I see, but what math function does holding the cones represent?

lol! Don't give it all away for other folk. But you need to add or subtract depending...

 

[britbox]

And finally... (and here's a clue, try to memorise the numbers before making your attempt. Obviously you can do this as many times as you want). Perhaps screen shot your time to prove how good you are! I haven't been able to do better than 56 seconds , but one of my friends a head of trading at a major investment bank has 32secs! Don't know how the b*stard managed that....

1to50

1to50 : Just touch the numbers 1 to 50 in order.

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50.65 with a bottle of wine digested. I reckon I'll beat your mate tomorrow.

 

[Federberg]

50.65 with a bottle of wine digested. I reckon I'll beat your mate tomorrow.

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Lol! Not bad. My best is 47secs with over 10 tries. I.ll try to rip,I ate with proof

 

[britbox]

Incorrect sir. I'll PM you the right answer if you wish Give it another shot, but look carefully

OK, assuming holding the cones represents an addition in parenthesis. Then 62.

If holding the cones represents addition.
10 + (5+4+4) x 4 = 62

 

[Federberg]

OK, assuming holding the cones represents an addition in parenthesis. Then 62.

If holding the cones represents addition.
10 + (5+4+4) x 4 = 62

Incorrecto

 

[Federberg]

OK, assuming holding the cones represents an addition in parenthesis. Then 62.

If holding the cones represents addition.
10 + (5+4+4) x 4 = 62

let me know if you want me the PM the answer.

 

[britbox]

Incorrecto

23?

 

[Federberg]

23?

nein

 

[Federberg]

50.65 with a bottle of wine digested. I reckon I'll beat your mate tomorrow.

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[britbox]

43?

 

[Federberg]

43?

correct

 

[calitennis127]

This is why the bail out directed to corporates was colossally stupid in my view. And I've had huge arguments with some of my colleagues in the financial sector about this. The bail out should have been focused on small business and landlords in my view. Giving bailouts to corporates who wilfully cleared their reserves to pay money to the rich deserve nothing but contempt in my view. Shareholders should have been on the hook for such capital misallocation. Please note I'm not saying the companies should have been allowed to fail. By all means some of those businesses could have been allowed to go to the wall and existing shareholders wiped out. Others could then come in and purchase the businesses. Only at that point would I be willing to support financial assistance for those businesses and even then it should be a matter of law banning share buybacks, executive pay increases etc. Just my view...

Federberg you may be interested to see the clip below. Last night Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (who campaigned for Hillary against Trump) went on Laura Ingraham's show and credited the Trump administration for the stimulus bill's provision to cover payroll for businesses with under 500 employees for 3 months. He called it "the best deal in the history of business." I'm not sure his overall optimism is warranted but hopefully the stimulus can keep most business afloat until this nonsense ends:

 

[britbox]

correct

All about attention to visual detail. Interesting stuff. I'll never make the CIA.

 

[Federberg]

Federberg you may be interested to see the clip below. Last night Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (who campaigned for Hillary against Trump) went on Laura Ingraham's show and credited the Trump administration for the stimulus bill's provision to cover payroll for businesses with under 500 employees for 3 months. He called it "the best deal in the history of business." I'm not sure his overall optimism is warranted but hopefully the stimulus can keep most business afloat until this nonsense ends:

That's one of the few parts of the bill I actually like. For the record I don't credit the stimulus bill to the Trump Administration. I say that because there's some spectacularly bad stuff in there in my view. So I'm not going to come back later and blame him if it comes to it. At the end of the day, the buck stops with McConnell and Pelosi. I don't agree with bailouts for airliners, cruiser lines, and a multitude of other big companies that refused to keep a buffer on their balance sheets. As far as I'm concerned those shareholders should be wiped out. This is the bank bailout of 09 all over again. It's total BS. What are your thoughts on that?