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TAR15 EP1506 " Do It for the Hood! Do It for the Suburbs" (Dubai)
Neobie:
Just wondering, did the calculation of weight require the conversion of grams into ounces? There was a line in smaller text on the big screen showing that conversion...
'Cause dividing $500 000 by $x/oz is really... erm... pretty easy with a calculator.
From Puddin:
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Neobie:
I went back to the telecast of episode 6, Dubai II. It clearly shows that the calculation is from dollars into troy ounces and fractions of troy ounces. The bottom line is that no further arithmetic into grams or anything else is needed, just prompt manipulation of the correct amount of gold pieces onto the scale.
To see that this set of calculations makes sense, one of the numbers used in the telecast was 934.2 $/ounce. To carry the calculation one step further, using the 934.2 $/tr.oz. that would have given 535.2173 troy ounces. That is how much they needed to place on the scale quickly before the price changed each minute.
The 31.1034768 is the correct grams per troy ounce, but it is a red herring as far as the DETOUR was concerned.
theschnauzers:
Phil's Tilley hat was the exact same kind of hat that Rob and Brennan worn in season one, or at least to me it seems to be.
georgiapeach:
Does the term "hating hat" mean anything to y'all?? :lol3:
theschnauzers:
It does to me. :jumpy: :hearts:
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