105 (now 106) GEC Giveaway - A Counting Game - WINNER ANNOUNCED!

Will Power · Jul 30, 2020

Here's one for the insomniacs amongst us, try counting the sheep

It's 1.44 am here so Owl me needs to roost, been sleeping a lot better now I've been trying melatonin 3mg tabs.

5K Qs · Jul 30, 2020

Recycled photo of an icosahedral die. I claim it has 30 edges, but they can't all be seen in the photo. We can count them this way: the die has 20 triangular faces, and each component triangle has 3 sides for a total of 60 sides on the triangles from which we form our polyhedron; note that each edge of the die is formed by joining a pair of triangles together along a side of each, so we get a total of 60 triangle sides joined in pairs, or 30 edges.

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- GT

Misplaced Hillbilly · Jul 30, 2020

5K Qs said:
Recycled photo of an icosahedral die. I claim it has 30 edges, but they can't all be seen in the photo. We can count them this way: the die has 20 triangular faces, and each component triangle has 3 sides for a total of 60 sides on the triangles from which we form our polyhedron; note that each edge of the die is formed by joining a pair of triangles together along a side of each, so we get a total of 60 triangle sides joined in pairs, or 30 edges.
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- GT

Misplaced Hillbilly · Jul 30, 2020

5K Qs said:
Recycled photo of an icosahedral die. I claim it has 30 edges, but they can't all be seen in the photo. We can count them this way: the die has 20 triangular faces, and each component triangle has 3 sides for a total of 60 sides on the triangles from which we form our polyhedron; note that each edge of the die is formed by joining a pair of triangles together along a side of each, so we get a total of 60 triangle sides joined in pairs, or 30 edges.
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- GT

You hit the troll after he failed his save, roll for damage

redsparrow · Jul 30, 2020

Five sixes scores 30 points in almost any game including Yahtzee.

I believe that's the third entry for 30, am I correct?

kamagong · Jul 30, 2020

31 pieces of salt water taffy.

btb01 · Jul 30, 2020

Rookie82 said:
Barrett just wanted to say I really like this game/thread. I know it will take a bit of time to get to 100+ but it is good idea and engaging for everyone. I check in on it multiple times per day.

Thanks! I’m enjoying it, and we’ll make it to 105… eventually.

kamagong said:
31 pieces of salt water taffy.

Looks good! :thumbsup:

I have to say, I’m surprised we made it through 4, 6, 12, 24 and 30 without any packages/cases of beer.

Prester John · Jul 30, 2020

btb01 said:
I have to say, I’m surprised we made it through 4, 6, 12, 24 and 30 without any packages/cases of beer.

But there's been beer!

btb01 · Jul 30, 2020

Prester John said:
But there's been beer!

I think I posted most of it.

I did forget (even though it was only two pages back) that GT posted a 12-pack and 15-pack of empties for 27. :thumbsup:

5K Qs · Jul 31, 2020

I see 31 "recognizable" people in this cropped photo of album art, not counting Ringo's hat on lower left, or the "hint of skin" where the two knives first touch. You can even see my "counting marks"! (I started writing numbers, but that was taking too much time, so I switched to simply "checking off" each face I counted.)

- GT

JohnDF · Jul 31, 2020

31 Brass Escutcheon Pins

JohnDF · Jul 31, 2020

I think we're on to 32...

redsparrow · Jul 31, 2020

This is a fun thread with it's often creative, sometimes humorous and occasionally technical postings.
I just rounded up 32 batteries.

Prester John · Jul 31, 2020

32 ounces of the Champagne of Beers!

TexasTomcat · Jul 31, 2020

32 ounces of the Champagne of Beers![/QUOTE]

I love Miller! All of 'em! The High Life!

StubbyThumbnail · Jul 31, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to enter your give-a-way. I would love to try the 23 pattern if I were to be the winner.
32 .22 Long Rifle rounds.

JohnDF · Jul 31, 2020

And now 33...

btb01 · Jul 31, 2020

JohnDF said:
31 Brass Escutcheon Pins

Thanks for bringing us back up from page 2, John! :thumbsup:

I was about to go searching for a calendar to take a photo with the month of July, but I’m not certain that we have an actual calendar (i.e., not on a computer or phone) anywhere in the house.

redsparrow said:
This is a fun thread with it's often creative, sometimes humorous and occasionally technical postings.
I just rounded up 32 batteries.

Prester John said:
32 ounces of the Champagne of Beers!

Good stuff, guys. :thumbsup:

StubbyThumbnail said:
Thank you for the opportunity to enter your give-a-way. I would love to try the 23 pattern if I were to be the winner.
32 .22 Long Rifle rounds.

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Thanks for playing! :thumbsup:

I was thinking the other day that 30 rounds of .30-30 would’ve made a great post.

redsparrow · Jul 31, 2020

32 sure went fast!
Did you ever notice one thing leads to another?

5K Qs showed a 20 sided die which got me looking for dice and when I found them I spotted the domino tiles. Now I can do about any number you want but for now how about 33 Marbleized tiles and a 23 Pioneer.

Easy way to verify is to count the black line in the middle of each tile.
Five across by six high plus three along the edges for a total of 33.

Jolipapa · Jul 31, 2020

33rpm (the 1/3 is free bonus from the boss

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5K Qs said:
I see 31 "recognizable" people in this cropped photo of album art, not counting Ringo's hat on lower left, or the "hint of skin" where the two knives first touch. You can even see my "counting marks"! (I started writing numbers, but that was taking too much time, so I switched to simply "checking off" each face I counted.)
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- GT

Checking the faces helped me realize why I'm not so fond of Beatles : no bluesman in their Hall of fame!