Posted on 10/28/2021 10:19:26 AM PDT by mylife
You don't want to end up with bags upon bags of extra candy this Halloween, especially considering our current economy of shortages; experts say costumes, decorations, and yes, candy, are all stuck at U.S. ports, as there aren't enough truck drivers to transport the goods.
Luckily, there's a new online calculator that uses a simple equation to determine exactly how much Halloween candy you should buy to satisfy all of your trick-or-treaters (without wasting a morsel).
đ You love math. So do we. Let's solve some problems together. The calculatorâjointly developed by Birmingham, Alabama-based delivery company Shipt and Mars Wrigley, a self-proclaimed "leading manufacturer of chocolate, chewing gum, mints, and fruity confections"âis pretty fun, with two sections that have different mathematical goals.
How Much Candy Should You Buy For Halloween? The first section calculates the gross (no offense, this just means the total) amount of candy you'll need for your trick-or-treaters. To figure that out, you'll multiply time Ă kids Ă generosity. In the second part, you'll figure out how much extra candy you need to purchase now if you want to make sure there's still enough left by the time October 31 rolls around. For that, you'll multiply the number of days ahead of Halloween it is when you buy the candy Ă your household size Ă your sneakiness level.
(Excerpt) Read more at popularmechanics.com ...
“Strange article. Most people can figure that out on their own. They donât need to do math.”
The calculator has a few variables which you might think of.
We took the good stuff and saved the rest to pass out.
This is what they mean about "The Good ole days".
We had zero kids last year.
It is a good thing that math is racist—multiplying by zero is way too complicated.
;-)
What is so dumb is that the only number that matters is the estimated number of kids total and how much you want to give them. The article also doesn’t take into account the increasing generosity rate as it gets later, and I am trying to divest myself of the candy. Some kids get handfuls of 8 things near the end.
Remind me never to party with you. “Stick in the mud” comes to my mind for some reason.
Yep, I calculate: zero. Just don’t answer the door.
“Don’t get stuck with dreaded mounds of extra Hershey bars this year”
Why not?
Chocolate is almost as good as Bacon in keeping people happy, keeping and this grand ole world a’spinnin’.
Chocolate covered Bacon is even better ... .
Maybe Bacon Bit covered chocolate?
hmmmmmm .............
That may have been the funniest Seinfeld ever.
You sound very generous I may visit you. At what hour do you really start dishing out the goodies en masse?
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Ps: the article doesnât give a workable way to know in advance how many cute little rug rats will l on your door. Without this vital datum, the remainder of the article is patently useless
Just buy stuff that doesnât rot or go staleâ and that you personally like anyway. Problem solved.
I’m pretty sure that I like all the candy.
When I was an overweight teenager, I would take candy and a book to my room, while my younger, thinner sister would be in the bathroom, forcing herself to vomit. She also had anorexia.
To this day, she is a control freak.
The key has always been, buy what you like, not what you think others will like.
Anyone showing up at my house dressed as a box of Ivermectin gets EXTRA CANDY!!
LOL!
I’m still trying to figure out why a magazine that caters to people who like cars would even publish an article about candy.
I’ve kept a tally for decades. Includes start/stop times, weather conditions, number of kids, most popular/creative costumes...
It’s a decent predictor and pretty cyclical.
We’re usually not off by more than 1 bag.
I’m anal. đ
We just buy a couple of bags and see where the night takes us! LOL!
And if we run out, or the teenagers come with their pillowcases, we just turn off the lights, as others here have said.
And anyone who dresses up as Fauci will get the proverbial apple. ;)
Please, guys, after Halloween, we should meet back here and tell us about a Fauci or Kamala or Biden mask!
They are all certainly into masks.
HAHA!
maybe you might put it up as a website dIY tool?
smile smile
HA!
maybe the editor had this in mind?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/c8/00/87c800e15cdee3d355b88781753c9b30.jpg
This is sort of like "left over wine" or "excess cheese" or "too much ammo".
I know the words are English but the way they are arranged confuses me.
This is sort of like "left over wine" or "excess cheese" or "too much ammo".
I know the words are English but the way they are arranged confuses me.
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