re: What is the simplest thing you have ever had to explain to a competent adult?

I told her that when she hears me typing [types] or whether she doesn't hear me typing, or whatever the frick, when I'm in here, it means that I am working. That means don't come in!

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Was this the class that Dr. Bruce King taught in the late 90's and early 2000's?

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Sure was. I took it in the late '80s. I made the "Superstars of Sex" list, so I was exempt from the final exam. Slang Day was epic - did that continue in the later years?

Maybe it's just my thermostat but in the winter if you kick it up more than a few degrees above the current temperature, it will engage the elements, which will obviously make the temp rise faster.

One of my coworkers asked me today how do you spell "were" as in we were in L.A. this weekend. Does it have an apostrophe?

I have explained at great length that multiplying by 1.33 will not create a 33% profit margin. They cannot grasp gross profit not being synonymous with markup.
Cost $10x1.33= $13.30 so 3.30/13.30= 24.8% profit on the sale.
Cost $10/.67= $14.93 so 4.93/14.93= 33%
Even with this example there are a few fellow employees calling it fuzzy math. They say I'm lying to customers when I say I'm only making __% profit if I use this method.

That wrestling is fake.

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That wrestling is fake.

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I was literally the only kid in my school who did not buy it hook, line and sinker.

The kids were bad enough, but I (age 13) and a friend's dad (age 50+; father of 10 kids) got in a heated argument about it once. He pretty much said I was an idiot for doubting the legitimacy of Junkyard Dog, Skandar Akbar, etc.

Those dumbfricks would never admit it today, but they totally bought the whole damned thing.

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I have explained at great length that multiplying by 1.33 will not create a 33% profit margin. They cannot grasp gross profit not being synonymous with markup.
Cost $10x1.33= $13.30 so 3.30/13.30= 24.8% profit on the sale.
Cost $10/.67= $14.93 so 4.93/14.93= 33%
Even with this example there are a few fellow employees calling it fuzzy math. They say I'm lying to customers when I say I'm only making __% profit if I use this method.

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Understandable, as you're not doing anything to explain the difference. Here's a good web page on the subject:

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Yeah, that's not necessarily the "simplest" thing to explain though. They know how basic percentages work. They just don't know the definition between markup and margins. That's all about reporting Financials and really not something I would think everyone knows. I know I've got to run through my brain catalogue of formulas every time my boss asks for that stuff. Not because I don't know, but because I came up through engineering and that's not second nature to me. I have to think back to what each definition actually is.

For me, the fan being on doesn't cool a room took a while to get the wife on board with.

Also had a customer ask if a guy and his sister were identical twins.

Had someone explain to a moron that the night sky wasn't like a wall with the Stars on it or something. That space just kept going. This guy was an older high school drop out, no book smarts, no street smarts type of guy. He honestly could not grasp the concept of space.

That going outside barefoot when its cold and wet will make you sick.



You just get cold feet