'Cool Cash' card confusion

[Barman]

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it.

The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

 

What a complete wanker! 

[Shy Talk]

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it.

The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

 

What a complete wanker! 

Agree what a complete and utter tosser but just answer this Mr Barman ,or anybody---- If the temperture was 0 degrees C today and it will be twice as cold tomorrow what will the temperature be ???

[Barman]

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it.

The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

 

What a complete wanker! 

Agree what a complete and utter tosser but just answer this Mr Barman ,or anybody---- If the temperture was 0 degrees C today and it will be twice as cold tomorrow what will the temperature be ???

Well... 

0ºC is 273.15ºKelvin…

So, if by ‘twice as cold’ you mean 136.575ºKelvin that would be…

-136.575ºC 

[Shy Talk]

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it.

The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

 

What a complete wanker! 

Agree what a complete and utter tosser but just answer this Mr Barman ,or anybody---- If the temperture was 0 degrees C today and it will be twice as cold tomorrow what will the temperature be ???

Well... 

0ºC is 273.15ºKelvin…

So, if by ‘twice as cold’ you mean 136.575ºKelvin that would be…

-136.575ºC 

In Centigrade please  (clever bar sreward)

[Barman]

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it.

The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

 

What a complete wanker! 

Agree what a complete and utter tosser but just answer this Mr Barman ,or anybody---- If the temperture was 0 degrees C today and it will be twice as cold tomorrow what will the temperature be ???

Well... 

0ºC is 273.15ºKelvin…

So, if by ‘twice as cold’ you mean 136.575ºKelvin that would be…

-136.575ºC 

In Centigrade please  (clever bar sreward)

-136.575ºC

[GROWLER]

WTF you ramblin' on about, oh fishy one.
You've given me a eye bleedin' 'eadache now.

You pissed...AGAIN. You need to try a better brand of meths. 

[Shy Talk]

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it.

The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

 

What a complete wanker! 

Agree what a complete and utter tosser but just answer this Mr Barman ,or anybody---- If the temperture was 0 degrees C today and it will be twice as cold tomorrow what will the temperature be ???

Well... 

0ºC is 273.15ºKelvin…

So, if by ‘twice as cold’ you mean 136.575ºKelvin that would be…

-136.575ºC 

In Centigrade please  (clever bar sreward)

-136.575ºC

Mathamatically double 0 is still fac all

[Shy Talk]

WTF you ramblin' on about, oh fishy one.
You've given me a eye bleedin' 'eadache now.

You pissed...AGAIN. You need to try a better brand of meths. 

Well you come up with an answer bear . Bet you thought the stupid chav had won too

[Barman]

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it.

The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing.

But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

 

What a complete wanker! 

Agree what a complete and utter tosser but just answer this Mr Barman ,or anybody---- If the temperture was 0 degrees C today and it will be twice as cold tomorrow what will the temperature be ???

Well... 

0ºC is 273.15ºKelvin…

So, if by ‘twice as cold’ you mean 136.575ºKelvin that would be…

-136.575ºC 

In Centigrade please  (clever bar sreward)

-136.575ºC

Mathamatically double 0 is still fac all

True. But you didn't ask that did you?  

[GROWLER]

WTF you ramblin' on about, oh fishy one.
You've given me a eye bleedin' 'eadache now.

You pissed...AGAIN. You need to try a better brand of meths. 

Well you come up with an answer bear . Bet you thought the stupid chav had won too

Who, what, where , when?
WHAT stupid chav ffs?

You going to the electricians to have your solenoids looked at soon?
I'd have a FULL head re-wire while yer there you dodgy old trout.

[Snoopy]

Mrs S has a clutch of O and A levels as well as an Hons degree + various other diploomas etc. She has, because new labour say so, now to obtain a Post Graduate Certificate in Education to teach (something she has been doing for years anyway but now they insist!) So she is doing a two year part time course to teach her how to do what she does anyway. This is her second year and she is now informed that the "rules" (Nu Labour again) say that she has to have an NVQ level 2 in Literacy and numeracy in order to complete her PGCE. Why? Because her A levels (Which include Maths & English) and Degree were gained too many years ago to count!!!!!! BUT not so long ago as to disbar her from taking a Post Graduate course or PHD.
OK she has more patience than me and instead of telling them to stuff it she has enrolled on the course of eight two hour sessions (at her cost and in her time) to gain the NVQ. Last night she attended the first session along with 7 potential class room assistants. None of the others knew what negative numbers were or how to calculate them making the "complaining" non winner no exception. The next thing the tutor asked the class was "How many degrees are there in a straight line?" Once again she was the only one who knew the answer. The other 7 argued that there could not be any degrees in a straight line (for those here who don't know the answer is 180).
At this point and having explained to the rest where they were wrong the tutor asked Mrs S for a "quiet word". Told her that she was "demotivating the others" because she knew all the answers, agreed that it was a bloody insult that she should be expected to attend the lessons and told her he would mark her as present at the remaining 7 sessions and issue her the pass certificate if she would just not bother to attend again. Education standards in this country are now so low that anyone with an old fashioned education is an embarrassment it seems. She puts up with this farce because she has to have the Certificate at the end of it to be able to continue to teach.
The whole thing is a joke. 

[Misunderstood]

Whilst agreeing that people need to have their heads examined if they cannot cope with negative numbers, I have to take into account the fact that these people are one and the same as those that tend to buy scratch cards.

So the numeracy levels of the target population should have been taken into account, I can't help but think that a similar level of ignorance exists within the highly paid ranks of people whose job it is to think up these wheezes that will only appeal to dullards.

Either that or they are employing questionable tactics or dubious motives.

There are indeed many levels of stupidity.

[Darwins Selection]

You going to the electricians to have your solenoids looked at soon?

I can recommend 'Preparation S' for that.

[Shy Talk]

WTF you ramblin' on about, oh fishy one.
You've given me a eye bleedin' 'eadache now.

You pissed...AGAIN. You need to try a better brand of meths. 

Well you come up with an answer bear . Bet you thought the stupid chav had won too

Who, what, where , when?
WHAT stupid chav ffs?

You going to the electricians to have your solenoids looked at soon?
I'd have a FULL head re-wire while yer there you dodgy old trout.

READ THE OP BEAR FFS I know scousers are not know for their brilliance but FFS you let the city down .

Have you been sniffing summin you shouldn't ?? And I dont mean yer fingers after wiping yer arse 

[GROWLER]

WTF you ramblin' on about, oh fishy one.
You've given me a eye bleedin' 'eadache now.

You pissed...AGAIN. You need to try a better brand of meths. 

Well you come up with an answer bear . Bet you thought the stupid chav had won too

Who, what, where , when?
WHAT stupid chav ffs?

You going to the electricians to have your solenoids looked at soon?
I'd have a FULL head re-wire while yer there you dodgy old trout.

READ THE OP BEAR FFS I know scousers are not know for their brilliance but FFS you let the city down .

Have you been sniffing summin you shouldn't ?? And I dont mean yer fingers after wiping yer arse 

Northern trait trouty.
Ask Berek. He like me skips anything that's got more than 2 lines of text in it like, as most of it's shite.