Tag: math

If you’re reading this right now, chances are you didn’t win the lottery

Post author By web gangsta
Post date November 29, 2012

So we hear that you may have bought a lottery ticket or two recently, hoping to maybe win big.

Hey – it could happen. It only takes one set of numbers to win, right? And somebody’s going to win the lottery eventually – it can’t keep growing forever without a winner, as that would end up decreasing sales if customers ever figured out that nobody ever wins.

That’s why we still bother to try, because while the chances of winning the lottery drawing are practically nil, it’s still a one in millions chance of hitting… and that’s better odds than not bothering to buy a ticket in the first place.

Tags Gambling, lottery, math, statistics, website

News

Math is hard; let’s go shopping!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date September 15, 2012

There’s a running joke at Web Watch about one’s ability – or inability – to handle math that’s more advanced than the basic multiplication table.

We’ve counted on our fingers in public more often than we care to note, and we are often despised at the blackjack tables — not because we don’t know the rules of the game or make the incorrect strategy decisions, but rather because we slow the game down tremendously while we determine whether we should hit or stay on a 6 of clubs and an 8 of hearts vs a dealer’s up-card of 4.

Yeah, 6+8 shouldn’t be a difficult piece of math to remember, but sometimes things aren’t as easy as they look.

Tags education, fear, math, News, parenting, school

Gambling How To Websites

How to predict winning lottery numbers

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 15, 2012

“How to predict winning lottery numbers?” Let’s be a bit more specific — today we’re going to talk about why it really doesn’t matter what lottery numbers you pick.

Ever.

Look – winning the lottery is one of those one-in-a-billion opportunities. Sure, someone somewhere is going to hit the Powerball or Megamillions jackpots – but they’re definitely not going to be able to tell you how they did it.

But lottery fever is going to take over your family, your office. Everyone is going to want you to pitch in your dollar for a chance at the multi-million dollar prize.

The question is, should you?

Tags Gambling, How To, lottery, math, statistics, website

10 Things Gambling How To

What are the odds of killing yourself when playing Russian Roulette?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 15, 2012

What are the odds of killing yourself while playing Russian Roulette?

Web Watch doesn’t really know why this question was asked on the Internet, but it was – and it’s our duty to share this information with our faithful Web Watch readers.

Because one never knows when one will find themselves in a Russian Roulette game where this may come into play.

Of course, you can always make it Beer Roulette, where you guess as to which one of the beers in the 6-pack has been shaken up. It’s a waste of a good can of beer, but it’s infinitely funnier.

Tags death, Gambling, How To, math

Games How To

Sudoku so hard, it took one team a giant computer and an entire year to solve a single puzzle

Post author By web gangsta
Post date January 8, 2012

Will Shortz Presents Simply Sinister Sudoku: 200 Hard Puzzles

If you enjoy working on Sudoku puzzles as much as Web Watch does, then this may be of interest to you.

First, let’s talk a little bit about what Sudoku is, for those Web Watch readers who may have been living under a rock for the past 10 years:

Sudoku is a puzzle that is rumored to have been created by a puzzle creator living in Indiana, seemingly around 1979. In 1984, it was published in a Japanese newspaper… and the rest, they say, is history. The puzzle typically is a 9×9 square, and the object is to put the numbers 1-9 into the boxes so each row, column and 3×3 sub-block contains all the 1-9 digits.

In other words, it’s a game that’s absolutely perfect of playing on an iPad or phone.

Tags game, How To, math, puzzle, sudoku

How To News Science

How to fold a piece of paper in half, 13 times (2nd attempt, an update)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date December 7, 2011

Giant Roll of Toilet Paper

Remember back in April when Web Watch told you about the class that ATTEMPTED TO FOLD A SINGLE PIECE OF PAPER ONTO ITSELF 13 TIMES in order to set a new World Record… and failed?

Well, Web Watch has an update for you on this.

Tags How To, math, News, science, World Record

Book News

Do the math: Warren Beatty slept with a woman every 1.17 days

Post author By web gangsta
Post date January 4, 2010

In Peter Biskind’s new book about Warren Beatty, STAR: HOW WARREN BEATTY SEDUCED AMERICA, we learn that Warren Beatty has allegedly slept with over 12,000 different women.

Approximately 12,775 – if you believe what the book says.

While there may be some Web Watch readers who will applaud Warren for coming anywhere close to even 1/4 of that number, there will be a large number of folks who will believe that Warren has completed all those conquests… and more… without question.

And that is where Web Watch can step in. Because bedding 12,775 partners seems a bit over-achieving to us.

And apparently, we’re not alone in this thinking.

Tags Blog, Book, Celebrity, Gossip, math, News, Party Talk, Relationships