Rob Eastaway

beating the odds

Tell us what your breakthrough means in layman’s terms.

K – 42 /7 \P.4 L/5T

To stop people avoiding you at parties.

7 tactics

TACTIC ONE

Use an interesting conversation starter!

Do you know how long it takes to cook a chicken?

“777 Mathematical conversation starters”

Number 64:

Weak form of the Banach-Tarski paradox.

TACTIC TWO

LIE !

TACTIC THREE

Use Jokes

First official: We’re going to need 1022 Watts for this to work

Star wars technology

Second official: How much can we get now?

First official: About 1011 Watts

Second official: OK, so we’re about half way.

TACTIC FOUR

Arouse their curiosity

7 X 8

Add up the greens (= 5)

Multiply the reds (3 x 2 = 6)

SO THE ANSWER IS 56 !

Can I now see:

(a)Less of myself

(b)The same amount

(c) More of myself

TACTIC FIVE

Use maths to help you

DR I NK

FOOD

WINE

BEER

Unstable System

The Gooseberry Factor

Round tables (large N)

1 person in 7 will be a gooseberry

TACTIC SIX

Exploit the ignorance of your fellow guests

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TACTIC SEVEN

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