Questions regarding Peanut Butter M&M's

Vending Machine | 7/29/09 | Me

[the_devils_advocate_666]

I just purchased a package of Peanut Butter M&M's that has led me to ponder three things:

1. Why does the name M&M's contain an apostrophe-s?
2. Why is the package Net weight 1.63 oz.? Maybe related to a metric measure you might suggest. Well they also list that at 46.2g. Why not 1.5 oz. or 50g?
3. Why can't they balance the colors? There's always at least one under represented color. My package has 6 blue, 6 orange, 5 green, 4 brown, 3 yellow, and only 2 red.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

All color M&M's are dumped into a hopper where a certain number are then dropped into the little bag. To have the colors equal they would have to have six hoppers and the bag would have to stop six times. This would be a waste of space, time and money.

So, if this is the case we can assume that one in roughly every 28,430,288,029,929,700,000 bags of peanut butter M&M's will have all the same color. (26 in my bag so the odds would be 1 in 6^25.)

[SoftballMominVA]

Your #1 question should be to find the dominant M&M

Here's how you do it

Take two random M&M's and squeeze them together on the flat sides until one shows signs of cracks. Keep the winner. Now grab two more and repeat until you have only winners. Repeat until the pool is down to 2 M&M's. The winner is the dominant one.

Write your results down and mail them along with the dominant M&M to Mars Candy so that they can breed from the strongest ones.

In return they will send you a package of M&M's and a nice thank you letter.

I've done this over a dozen times and have received a similar letter and package of candy.

I figure I'm doing their research for them I deserve a bit of something back.

[SoftballMominVA]

Your #1 question should be to find the dominant M&M

Here's how you do it

Take two random M&M's and squeeze them together on the flat sides until one shows signs of cracks. Keep the winner. Now grab two more and repeat until you have only winners. Repeat until the pool is down to 2 M&M's. The winner is the dominant one.

Write your results down and mail them along with the dominant M&M to Mars Candy so that they can breed from the strongest ones.

In return they will send you a package of M&M's and a nice thank you letter.

I've done this over a dozen times and have received a similar letter and package of candy.

I figure I'm doing their research for them I deserve a bit of something back.

[Political Junkie Too]

-PJ

[mollynme]

What you would do with a few hundred pounds of M&M's might be a larger problem

Exactly! LOL!

[claymax]

3 silly, did you not see the indoctrination video on T.V. a couple years back?

[the_devils_advocate_666]

See my post #61

[taxtruth]

You are correct.That’s what they do.All you have to do is inquire and receive the free goodies.I still receive free coupons from American Spirit because I call them regularly.

[Gabz]

Jax fell for your little bit of silliness!!!!

Howdy stranger!!!

[kalee]

Oh no, green ones. ;) It’s true what they say about the green ones!

[the_devils_advocate_666]

It’s just candy idiot, if you don’t like their packaging don’t buy it and shut up!

Hey Dale, having a bad day?

[LongElegantLegs]

Green is too popular; everybody likes the green ones.

I like the fresh naivete of the blue...

[housemouse 1]

lol.. that owl counts and eats that sucker down to nothing,
an oldie but goodie ,it sure was funny

[Just A Reader]

Seriously?

Because based on some of the other things getting government money to be studied, I would believe it.

[kalee]

Green ones are best, ask my husband. ;)

[dalereed]

Not until you arrived!

[kalee]

http://www.snopes.com/risque/aphrodisiacs/mandms.asp

There’s a reason. ;)

[CaptRon]

But would anyone devote the time?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Hehe!

[NavyCanDo]

You missed the fact the the 24hr never closes convenience store you bought these at has a lock on the door. Why?