12 favourite funny responses to this mathematical formula to beat the ‘How many sweets in the jar?’ game
TikTok user Stephan – @laplacemoncher – loves maths, and has found a mathematical formula to help people who join in with that school fair staple – ‘Guess how many sweets are in the jar’.
He shared the ‘simple’ trick to give you an advantage over other contestants. Pay close attention – there may be questions afterwards.
@laplacemoncher have you guys ever won this? #math #halloween #school ♬ Blade Runner 2049 – Synthwave Goose
“We divide the volume of the jar by the volume of the candy and multiply it by the packing efficiency.”
“Using this strategy you should be able to win any prize you want.”
Not sure we want any jar of sweets enough to be bothered with all that, to be honest.
The reactions were so funny, we couldn’t resist sharing our favourites.
1.
Never mind, I don’t wanna win no more.
Matt Vincent
2.
You lost me at MATH.
xGHOSTFIR3x
3.
The only thing I won is a headache.
JK
4.
I watched this entire video and have no memory of what it’s about.
Lyndsey Lou
5.
“You only need two things”…then proceeds to tell us we need to google a third measurement.
kyla
6.
Sir, we can do none of this!
Ms. Hollywood
7.
60 percent of the time it works every time.
Carl Sitton
8.
So, basically if you have all the measurements you can measure it.
psnrirj864466
9.
I’ll just buy my own candy.
Deedmariee
10.
I played this in 1st grade and won a troll. I’ve never come across this game again since. I’m now 37.
Drew House
11.
What if you can’t math?
Kathy Ann
12.
Nah brother, I’ve got my degree. I’m not doing homework anymore.
SundayMondayCrappyDays
cmarie90232 pointed out another problem with Stephan’s video.
Those are obviously Reese’s Pieces! You lose.
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