It's Friday, the markets are slow and everybody is bored.
The bet is that a clerk on the CBOT floor will eat 21 McDonalds single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
There is at least 10K riding so far.
Starts at noon.
This kid easily ate 60 Mcnuggets in 12 minutes last go around.
And then ate a beef sandwich for his lunch.
(http://berniebuttons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/coolhandluke_560.jpg)
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
$10K seems like very significant motivation for some kid on the trading floor, but that's 32 seconds a hamburger for 22 straight...I'm taking "no" on this one.
So, did he do it?
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
6 down in 3:45
9 down in 5 min
11 down in 9 min.
It's not gonna happen!
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/foods-from-mcdonalds/6223/2
1 cheeseburger: 119g
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/9336/2
10-piece McNuggets: 159g
So ~7.48 nuggets to the cheeseburger
22 cheeseburgers = 164.65 nuggets
Final: 11.5
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvxpcoZgIp1qzr23qo1_500.jpg)
So, by my calculations, he ate ~86 nuggets worth of mass. Still pretty impressive.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2011, 12:40:31 PM
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/foods-from-mcdonalds/6223/2
1 cheeseburger: 119g
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/9336/2
10-piece McNuggets: 159g
So ~7.48 nuggets to the cheeseburger
22 cheeseburgers = 164.65 nuggets
I wish I knew this 30 minutes ago.
We would have shorted this trade a lot more than we did.
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:41:03 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvxpcoZgIp1qzr23qo1_500.jpg)
Q: Are We Not Men?
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:46:25 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2011, 12:40:31 PM
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/foods-from-mcdonalds/6223/2
1 cheeseburger: 119g
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/9336/2
10-piece McNuggets: 159g
So ~7.48 nuggets to the cheeseburger
22 cheeseburgers = 164.65 nuggets
I wish I knew this 30 minutes ago.
We would have shorted this trade a lot more than we did.
The information was freely available.
So much for the efficient market, I guess.
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:46:25 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2011, 12:40:31 PM
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/foods-from-mcdonalds/6223/2
1 cheeseburger: 119g
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/9336/2
10-piece McNuggets: 159g
So ~7.48 nuggets to the cheeseburger
22 cheeseburgers = 164.65 nuggets
I wish I knew this 30 minutes ago.
We would have shorted this trade a lot more than we did.
Only site indeed.
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:41:03 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvxpcoZgIp1qzr23qo1_500.jpg)
Actually the kid works in the same pit as DEVO.
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
(http://i.imgur.com/XdJNU.jpg)
Quote from: morpheus on July 22, 2011, 01:58:27 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
(http://i.imgur.com/XdJNU.jpg)
I think I just felt the building shift.
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:50:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:41:03 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvxpcoZgIp1qzr23qo1_500.jpg)
Actually the kid works in the same pit as DEVO.
I'm guessing there's no action on DEVO hammering 22 burgers.
Quote from: morpheus on July 22, 2011, 01:58:27 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 22, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2011, 12:15:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
The bet is now 22 single cheeseburgers in 12 minutes.
Is there a no-puke clause?
No puking allowed.
Start time pushed back till 12:30
The kid doesn't get the 10K. The betting is being done between others.
Our desk has already brokered bets from London, San Francisco and New York.
Wait...does the kid get anything other than 22 cheeseburgers?
One of the large local traders is covering the vast majority (at least 7K) of the bets saying he can do it. The kid will get a piece of that.
(http://i.imgur.com/XdJNU.jpg)
What is this? Is this a FACE? I don't get this Morph post at all.
Edit: I feel shame.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2011, 12:48:12 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2011, 12:46:25 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 22, 2011, 12:40:31 PM
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/foods-from-mcdonalds/6223/2
1 cheeseburger: 119g
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/9336/2
10-piece McNuggets: 159g
So ~7.48 nuggets to the cheeseburger
22 cheeseburgers = 164.65 nuggets
I wish I knew this 30 minutes ago.
We would have shorted this trade a lot more than we did.
The information was freely available.
So much for the efficient market, I guess.
First the tech boom, then the housing bubble, now this. MARKETS RUN AMOK
This was a fun read.