Comedian Ed Byrne spotted an ice-cream pricing anomaly and split the internet
All Hell broke loose.
Oh goodness, I really don’t went to get involved, but the 3rd scoop isn’t 50c, and the 4th scoop isn’t 1€, although I recognise it seems that way. 1 scoop is 1€50, 2 scoops are €1.25 each, and 3 scoops are €1 each, as are 4 scoops, 5 scoops and so on.
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) October 26, 2018
Yes, but if there are two of you and you want 2 scoops each, buy a 4 scoop helping at $4 and split it. Otherwise you’d be paying 2x$2.50 ($5) which is madness.
— Fred MacAulay (@fredmacaulay) October 26, 2018
But if three of you want two scoops each, you should buy 2 three scoop portions at €3 each and all pay €2. Rather than three 2 scoop portions (€2.50 each) or indeed one 4 scoop portion and one two scoop portion. (€2.16 and a bit each) (Assuming none of you has cooties…)
— Rhian Tooley (@RhianGsy) October 26, 2018
1 scoop is 1.50. 2 scoops are 1.25 each. 3 or more are 1.00 each. Totally logical. Go check with your friend with the brains, @daraobriain
— Liam Whelan (@liam_whelan) October 26, 2018
Was it all just a Maths problem?
I feel a GCSE Maths question coming out of this. "If Ed, Richard and Fred are in an icecream parlour…."
— Phil Harrison (@phil_hedgehog) October 26, 2018
Or an elaborate joke set-up?
An Englishman, Irishman and a Scotsman walk into an ice cream parlour… https://t.co/ANFSftb8or
— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) October 28, 2018
There was a poll, which was a lot more decisive than the EU referendum.
This debate continues to rage.
Either you look at the average price per scoop, in which case it’s 1 € per scoop for 3 or more, or, like me, you look at the incremental increase per scoop in which case it’s 1€ for the 2nd, 50c for the 3rd and 1€ for the 4th (crazy)— Ed Byrne (@MrEdByrne) October 27, 2018
It didn’t look like there could be a right or a wrong answer, apart from Ed’s original point, which was clearly correct …
I fear this could be the blue/gold dress of ice cream pricing schemes. https://t.co/zXiA1Nm7uB
— Ed Byrne (@MrEdByrne) October 26, 2018
We think someone might have explained the conundrum properly …
I think this is my favourite response. Maybe because I only barely understand it. https://t.co/yzgMKx8FtK
— Ed Byrne (@MrEdByrne) October 27, 2018
But we’re not sure. Where’s Dara O’Briain, when you need him?
