Who is blonde's Greatest Mind? - The Ultimate Quiz

[scotty2hatty]

5. The number of stops on the Transport for London's bus routes?

mulhuzz - 14,357
TightEnd - 15,000

Answer - 19,000

Final Scores:

TightEnd - 27,403
mulhuzz - 43,042




There we have it.....

TightEnd is the winner and claims the title of blonde's Greatest Mind!

[scotty2hatty]

Final Placings:

1st - TightEnd
2nd - mulhuzz
3rd - sharplea

[scotty2hatty]

Thanks to everyone who took part, been lots of fun, and a huge congratulations to TightEnd on an immensely impressive performance.

Commiserations to mulhuzz and sharplea, amazing performance.

[celtic]

Well done.

In for another one, even though I only scored 4 in my round.

Cheers scotty.

[tikay]

I'm so impressed with those 2 guys.

If you asked me how many bus stops in London, or the population of some town in the north east, I could only make a pure guess.

[mulhuzz]

I'm so impressed with those 2 guys.

If you asked me how many bus stops in London, or the population of some town in the north east, I could only make a pure guess.

That's actually what they are, guesses. Or, if you like, Fermi estimatations:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem

First step (at least for me!) is work out what it definitely can't be more than. And then what it definitely can't be less than.

For example in Middlesbrough question, I knew it had to be more than Durham which has about 50k and definitely less than Newcastle which has about 200k. So then you picture the cities and try and place Boro somewhere on a bounded number line.

[mulhuzz]

Absolutely huge congrats to Tighty and commiserations to Sharplea.

Thanks for running Scotty. I look forward to round 2 and having a tilt at the title again!

[bromley04]

Amazing final round and the tie break answers were scarily good.

Thanks for all the hard work you have put into this Scotty.  It's been emotional.

In for the next one.  

[Woodsey]

Did you guys seriously not Google half this shit? Should have an eggheads team if not....

[cambridgealex]

I'm so impressed with those 2 guys.

If you asked me how many bus stops in London, or the population of some town in the north east, I could only make a pure guess.

That's actually what they are, guesses. Or, if you like, Fermi estimatations:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem

First step (at least for me!) is work out what it definitely can't be more than. And then what it definitely can't be less than.

For example in Middlesbrough question, I knew it had to be more than Durham which has about 50k and definitely less than Newcastle which has about 200k. So then you picture the cities and try and place Boro somewhere on a bounded number line.

Don't tap the tank

[tikay]

I'm so impressed with those 2 guys.

If you asked me how many bus stops in London, or the population of some town in the north east, I could only make a pure guess.

That's actually what they are, guesses. Or, if you like, Fermi estimatations:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem

First step (at least for me!) is work out what it definitely can't be more than. And then what it definitely can't be less than.

For example in Middlesbrough question, I knew it had to be more than Durham which has about 50k and definitely less than Newcastle which has about 200k. So then you picture the cities and try and place Boro somewhere on a bounded number line.

Great Wiki page, that, as was "Fermi paradox" which it links to. All new to me, this stuff. I now also know how many piano tuners there are in Chicago.

[mulhuzz]

Did you guys seriously not Google half this shit? Should have an eggheads team if not....

Paging Mssrs exstream and buzzharvey....

[buzzharvey22]

Did you guys seriously not Google half this shit? Should have an eggheads team if not....

Paging Mssrs exstream and buzzharvey....

Think there were blonde members on before us retards IIRC

Click to see full-size image.

[buzzharvey22]

Well done Scotty for organising, defo back in for the next one.

Well done Huzz, Sharplea and especially Tighty.

But seriously, get out the house more.

[mulhuzz]

Did you guys seriously not Google half this shit? Should have an eggheads team if not....

Paging Mssrs exstream and buzzharvey....

Think there were blonde members on before us retards IIRC

Click to see full-size image.

Maybe so but watching that remains one of my favourite things ever <3