BlueStar Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Christ on a cracker. I've highlighted my favourite bit in bold http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1022757_cool_cash_card_confusion A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it. The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won. To qualify for a prize, users had to scratch away a window to reveal a temperature lower than the figure displayed on each card. As the game had a winter theme, the temperature was usually below freezing. But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6. Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards. The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't. "I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it. "I think Camelot are giving people the wrong impression - the card doesn't say to look for a colder or warmer temperature, it says to look for a higher or lower number. Six is a lower number than 8. Imagine how many people have been misled." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmellow Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 There are those special people in the world. I mean how do you think -6 is lower than -8... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 "I'm not having it." How dumb can you get??? Seriously, though, whatever this is, it's way beyond stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Chris Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 She didn't say what grade she got for GCSE. She could have got a C or higher though. Problem with the education system in this country is that it doesn't actually reward you for understanding anything, just rote learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 GCSE? I'm sure I learned about negative numbers in primary school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 The world needs factory workers, I just wish they weren't so loud or permitted access to anything like telephones or the internet. And it would have to be someone called Tina that they quoted. Other possibly names would likely be Traci, Chelsea, Chardonnay or Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 The world needs factory workers, I just wish they weren't so loud or permitted access to anything like telephones or the internet. Factory workers, even if they aren't very academically knowledgeable , still need to have a decent level of intelligence in terms of logic, problem solving, the ability to learn etc. Someone with this kind of feeble grasp on logic shouldn't be allowed near heavy machinery! My great uncle left school at 14 to work in a steel works and he's more than capable of understanding that -5 is colder than -2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eenuh Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Wow. I thought that was basic knowledge for anyone in primary school? I mean, you just have to look at a thermometer to -see- that -6 is warmer than -8. =O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaggis Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 What a stupid woman. Jesus christ, I didn't think anyone was that thick, plus she insults other people saying how everyone else must have been "misled" by it. What has this country come to, seriously? I mean she still thinks she was robbed? Surely she should have thought after a few seconds "oh! oops!" and laughed it off or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I'll be honest I had one of those and at first thought I had won and then like a minute later was like "Oh yeah..." Still lols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 What an idiot, how can you not understand negative numbers. Learned that in Primary School. Idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fex Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 (edited) Don't you love our education system! How are so many idiots released into the world? ________ Only4Pleasure Edited April 28, 2011 by fex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMat Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Jesus, how thick are these people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 She didn't say what grade she got for GCSE. She could have got a C or higher though. Problem with the education system in this country is that it doesn't actually reward you for understanding anything, just rote learning. I bet she was well pleased. Since C is higher than A. ...Waitaminute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Hehe, people can be silly. Incidentally, if you read the article correctly it says she doesn't have a maths GCSE, but she should still understand negative numbers. On a similar vein, you'd be amazed how many people don't get the concept of zero, and think it must be either positive or negative. Edit: Wow, look what the article itself does when talking about literacy: More than 15m adults in Britain have poor numeracy - the equivalent of a G or below at GCSE maths Almost three times as many UK adults (15.1m) have poor numeracy - the equivalent of a G or below at GCSE maths - than with poor literacy skills, according to the government's Skills for Life survey. Blarg, that should have been proofread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaggis Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 15 million people couldn't pass GCSE maths! Jesus thats alot. Says alot for britains education sytem doesn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I bet she was well pleased. Since C is higher than A. ...Waitaminute. Ha, nice. Isn't there clear instructions on the back saying "Remember folks, higher the minus, lower the number". To be honest anyone that thought this wasn't clear should get bitch slapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 i'm pretty sure i understood the idea of negitive numbers before primary school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 i'm pretty sure i understood the idea of negitive numbers before primary school Now you made them all feel worse about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Even i could understand the scratch card, but after purchasing one and winning a prize on one, it was clear enough to me. But hey, half of Britain are thick as shit anyway thanks to the time they wasted not studying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyfromspark Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Time to bring out my trusty number ladder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zell Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 In my opinion, it's pretty piss easy to get an A* at GCSE let alone pass the damn thing! Seriously though, how retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Sweet Jesus and the baby orphans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Now you made them all feel worse about it. She won't feel worse. Primary school is a higher education than secondary school. I bet she feels sorry for all of those people that got a first at uni. I think it's time for a cull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Fucking hell that is the STUPIDEST thing i've ever heard. Lol i can't stop laughing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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