There's a growing body of evidence suggesting that compounds found in cocoa beans, called polyphenols, may help protect against heart disease. Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images
There's a growing body of evidence suggesting that compounds found in cocoa beans, called polyphenols, may help protect against heart disease. Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images
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Your age by Chocolate Math
Don’t tell me your age;
you’d probably lie anyway,
but the Hershey Man will know!
YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
This is pretty neat.
DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute.
Work this out as you read.
Be sure you don’t read the bottom until you’ve worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things,
it’s fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50 — I’ll wait while you get the calculator
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1765.... If you haven’t, add 1764 .
6... Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number
The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).
The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE.! !
— Oh YES, it is..!! —
yay.........
how’s that cure coming?
diabetes?
cancer?
the common cold?
Cynically,
KYPD
To get the value, eat dark chocolate without a lot of sugar in it. I have been eating Endangered Species 70% dark chimp chocolate, which I get out our local co-op. The price is very reasonable, too.
Here’s an on-line version:
The article conveniently fails to say who funded the university to conduct the study.
Black coffee & chocalate. Good for you.
I can deal with that.
A bean is a vegetable.
Ergo - chocolate is good for you.
QED
I’ll drink to that!
We knew this, but its always enjoyable to have your opinion confirmed!