A little maths puzzle for you ...

[ColinJ]

A man, his sister, and her Border Terrier are sitting together in a room. There is a packet of 25 Caramel Shortcake Bites ('Millionaire's Shortbread' segments) on a table in front of them.

4 minutes and 37 seconds pass. The woman has eaten 4 Shortcake Bites. A rather miffed terrier has eaten 0 Shortcake Bites (chocolate is not good for dogs). The packet now contains 3 Shortcake Bites. How many ...







... minutes does it take for the man to regret eating his Shortcake Bites?



Bonus question: Will the man eat the remaining Shortcake Bites anyway?

 

[vernon]

Bonus question: Will the man eat the remaining Shortcake Bites anyway?

It would be rude not to. You are an integral part of your sister's calorie controlled diet.

 

[ColinJ]

It would be rude not to. You are an integral part of your sister's calorie controlled diet.

She has gone to bed and the hound is asleep next to me. I actually think that I have OD'd on the Shortcake Bites, but the childish side of me makes me want to eat the rest of the snacks to see what happens!

 

[vernon]

She has gone to bed and the hound is asleep next to me. I actually think that I have OD'd on the Shortcake Bites, but the childish side of me makes me want to eat the rest of the snacks to see what happens!

There's only one way to find out....

 

[PeteXXX]

Well, it is 'science week' isn't it!!

Just post the results (in a leakproof jiffy bag) to a deserving recipient.

 

[ColinJ]

I chickened out!

Now I have 5 hours to sleep off the sugar rush before getting up for my forum ride ...

 

[raleighnut]

You let your sister eat 4.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Humans are cruel...i could have done the lot in 4.5 seconds..

 

[ColinJ]

Aaargh!

She has just reminded me that the Shortcake Bites were part of a 2-for-£3 special offer at Morrisons - I had earlier done the same thing to a 25-pack of Caramel Bites ...!

 

[raleighnut]

Aaargh!

She has just reminded me that the Shortcake Bites were part of a 2-for-£3 special offer at Morrisons - I had earlier done the same thing to a 25-pack of Caramel Bites ...!

 

[Katherine]

You were just carbing up for the ride. No problem.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

You were just carbing up for the ride. No problem.

Yep - no excuses now @ColinJ. Extra miles at extra warp speed for you today.

 

[ColinJ]

You were just carbing up for the ride. No problem.

Yep - no excuses now @ColinJ. Extra miles at extra warp speed for you today.

Just back and showered after today's forum ride - 51 very lumpy miles. I found the remaining three Shortcake Bites and ate one while making my post-ride coffee - wow, how good does this kind of stuff taste after you have really exerted yourself! I will eat the other two now I am sat down and relaxing.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Just back and showered after today's forum ride - 51 very lumpy miles. I found the remaining three Shortcake Bites and ate one while making my post-ride coffee - wow, how good does this kind of stuff taste after you have really exerted yourself! I will eat the other two now I am sat down and relaxing.

That's the post ride recovery snack sorted now Super ride too 51 smiles with lumps

 

[ColinJ]

That's the post ride recovery snack sorted now Super ride too 51 smiles with lumps

I bought a Bitsa Wispa bag to share with my sister this evening but she seems to have eaten half of them while I was in the kitchen making mugs of tea. Perhaps she is trying to save me from myself!