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shardian:

If I were him, I'd be very "choosy" when filling out invitations, then subject party goers to random jumping jack tests before leaving to verify they aren't stealing quarters. Yep, just to verify quarters...thats all. ;D

ChadTower:


Heh.  I'm sure arcades, even brand new showpiece arcades, attract the fun to watch jumping jack sort.   :laugh2:

After dropping that much money I seriously doubt he'd even notice if people were stealing quarters unless he was watching the inventory.

shardian:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 06, 2008, 11:29:16 am ---
Heh.  I'm sure arcades, even brand new showpiece arcades, attract the fun to watch jumping jack sort.   :laugh2:

After dropping that much money I seriously doubt he'd even notice if people were stealing quarters unless he was watching the inventory.

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I think the dude is crazy for leaving fully stocked change machines on free dispense. Of course, it is obvious that he has more expendable yearly income than most of us make in a year.

Shoot, I was considering handing out tokens for my daughters B-day party this Saturday, but I know most of them will not end up in the coin bucket. ;D

MaximRecoil:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 06, 2008, 11:22:03 am ---
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 06, 2008, 10:59:59 am ---That's a myth. In the late 90's they changed the official definition of the words "obese" and "overweight" and voilą, instant "obesity epidemic".

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That's actually true to a certain extent.  People are getting heavier, that's certain, but the sudden "epidemic" was because of the changed sliding scale combined with actual comparison charts from the 1950s.

Look at it this way - when I had a 34 inch waist and 13% bodyfat I fell into the obese category.  There was no room in the chart for someone with a larger than average frame or higher than average muscle mass and I had both.  The BMI charts said I should be 180lb - I was a 210lb and in excellent condition.

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Exactly. Using the current BMI standards, muscular people like athletes, manual laborers, naturally rugged folks, etc., and larged framed people are considered "overweight" and "obese" right alongside people with a high body fat percentage.

As an example, Michael Jordan in his prime at 6'6" and 216 lbs. (BMI = 25) would now be considered "overweight" by the U.S. government, and would contribute to the overweight percentage statistics.

So if you excercise and gain muscle mass, you actually make the statistics "worse".

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