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Frank

I have a high "ape factor" and only have caplets (whatever) to run through
the micrometer (perhaps the width to length problem gave me the headache)
but even then a tangent tells me you have won the bar bet.  Which relieves
me, as I tire of being pistol whipped with a roll of Susan B. Anthony silver
dollars by a NOW member for winning.

My big money winner in a bar is, "How many teaspoons in a tablespoon?"  I
may go home alone, but my muffins don't blow door off the oven.

Bill



> How to win bar bets with that same aspirin: ask people which US coin when held
> at arm's length is the same apparent size as the Full Moon (you can throw in
> "when rising" if you want to mess with people). Is it as big as a penny, a
> nickel, a quarter, a dime? Many people will guess a penny. Some will guess a
> dime because they smell a trick question. A few will gues a quarter because
> they only pay attention to the Moon when it's an effect in a movie...
>
> In fact, they're all too big. An average child's aspirin tablet held at arm's
> length is about 30' of arc in diameter (put it on the ground and it's roughly
> 12 minutes). If you prefer, Lincoln's head on a penny is about the same 30'
> diameter at arm's length.

   

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