Transcript 10/27/2017 - Liz Farley (carryover)

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Transcript 10/27/2017 - Liz Farley (carryover)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:20 am

Liz Farley
Sunnyside, CA


Liz is known as "the otter lady". She's going for $250,000 with no lifelines remaining.

$250,000: While the nations are neighbors, which of these countries' capitals lie the farthest apart, with over 2000 miles separating them?
A - Norway and Russia
B - Mexico and the United States
C - Brazil and Colombia
D - India and Pakistan

Liz can't come up with an answer so she decides to walk away with $100,000.
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Answer: C (Brazil and Colombia)

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#2 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:37 am

250K: Not Mexico & US. Not India & Pakistan. +1 if have it, 50/50 if have it & still need it.

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#3 Post by earendel » Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:08 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Liz Farley
Sunnyside, CA


Liz is known as "the otter lady". She's going for $250,000 with no lifelines remaining.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000: While the nations are neighbors, which of these countries' capitals lie the farthest apart, with over 2000 miles separating them?
A - Norway and Russia
B - Mexico and the United States
C - Brazil and Colombia
D - India and Pakistan

Liz can't come up with an answer so she decides to walk away with $100,000.
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Answer: C (Brazil and Colombia)
Not B or D and would gamble on C.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#4 Post by Estonut » Fri Nov 03, 2017 4:35 pm

ghostjmf wrote:250K: Not Mexico & US. Not India & Pakistan. +1 if have it, 50/50 if have it & still need it.
How do you confidently rule out "B - Mexico and the United States," yet consider "A - Norway and Russia?"
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#5 Post by Estonut » Fri Nov 03, 2017 4:37 pm

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000: While the nations are neighbors, which of these countries' capitals lie the farthest apart, with over 2000 miles separating them?
A - Norway and Russia
B - Mexico and the United States
C - Brazil and Colombia
D - India and Pakistan

Liz can't come up with an answer so she decides to walk away with $100,000.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Brazil and Colombia)
Not B or D and would gamble on C.
How do you confidently rule out "B - Mexico and the United States," yet consider "A - Norway and Russia?"
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
Groucho Marx

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#6 Post by jarnon » Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:43 am

Estonut wrote:
earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000: While the nations are neighbors, which of these countries' capitals lie the farthest apart, with over 2000 miles separating them?
A - Norway and Russia
B - Mexico and the United States
C - Brazil and Colombia
D - India and Pakistan

Liz can't come up with an answer so she decides to walk away with $100,000.
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Answer: C (Brazil and Colombia)
Not B or D and would gamble on C.
How do you confidently rule out "B - Mexico and the United States," yet consider "A - Norway and Russia?"
On a Mercator map A, B & C are about the same.
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#7 Post by Estonut » Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:13 am

jarnon wrote:
Estonut wrote:
earendel wrote:Not B or D and would gamble on C.
How do you confidently rule out "B - Mexico and the United States," yet consider "A - Norway and Russia?"
On a Mercator map A, B & C are about the same.
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OK, but Mercator projections, by design, distort distances. Since the actual distances are A = 1,021 miles, B = 1,883 miles and C = 2,277 miles, I was wondering why 2 people confidently ruled out B, but still considered A, which is about half the distance represented by B.
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#8 Post by ghostjmf » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:45 am

Estonut:

I know exactly where DC is & approximately where Mexico City is. I've driven cross-country in the US, though never into Mexico further than just across the border. But I could deduce how much farther Mexico City was.

I didn't have this kind of info on Oslo & Moscow.

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#9 Post by earendel » Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:17 pm

Estonut wrote:
earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000: While the nations are neighbors, which of these countries' capitals lie the farthest apart, with over 2000 miles separating them?
A - Norway and Russia
B - Mexico and the United States
C - Brazil and Colombia
D - India and Pakistan

Liz can't come up with an answer so she decides to walk away with $100,000.
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Answer: C (Brazil and Colombia)
Not B or D and would gamble on C.
How do you confidently rule out "B - Mexico and the United States," yet consider "A - Norway and Russia?"
Call me a map geek. I have a pretty good ability to visualize a map or globe in my head.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#10 Post by Estonut » Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:11 pm

earendel wrote:
Estonut wrote:
earendel wrote:Not B or D and would gamble on C.
How do you confidently rule out "B - Mexico and the United States," yet consider "A - Norway and Russia?"
Call me a map geek. I have a pretty good ability to visualize a map or globe in my head.
Well, except for the distance between Norway and Russia...
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