solo4652 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) Yesterday, Dood asked: [color=#5A5A5A][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Is there a formula that calculates the likelihood of a huge bill arising after saving up cash for a new bass gear purchase?[/size][/font][/color] [color=#5A5A5A][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]A quick back-of-envelope calculation produces this crude starting point:[/size][/font][/color] [u]Tss X Tsl X C [/u] 2MB X Tng Where Tss = Time spent saving Tsl = Time spent looking C = Cost of bass MB = Money in bank Tng = Time to next gig Lots more factors to add, I think... Edited April 16, 2017 by solo4652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 AoC or AoB should be added to the denominator - Age of Car or Age of Boiler being possibly the most likely cause of an unexpected large bill. Oh, and for the self employed, TTTB - Time to tax bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Factor wA in too. Where wA = Wife aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Don't forget to take into account: BKB - Bloody kids' birthdays OFC - Other family commitments JAAU - Just about Anything Unexpected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agwin Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 You might need to factor in the law of Symmetrically Opposed Developments which states that desired outcome is inversely proportional to actual outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Factor in UR for unexpected redundancy and WTF??? for other previously unforeseen disagreeable eventualities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Surely this whole thing breaks down to a combination of Sod's Law and sh*t just happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 love this! Thank you Solo', my inner geek is spending too much time thinking about this. Which is great, because that means I'm not having to think about the purchase I had planned (and sold a favourite cabinet to fund) slipping through my fingers. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 It's a million-to-one chance, so it's bound to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 [quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1492423994' post='3280064'] It's a million-to-one chance, so it's bound to happen. [/quote] Like the chances of anything coming from Mars! #WarOfTheWorldsThread #YesIJustHashTaggedInBasschat #CompletelyPointless #RandomlyRememberingVBScriptCoding #LooksLikeWeAreInGMajor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) OK, Taking into account the extra factors suggested above, here's a development of Dood's Inevitability Proposition. This is open source material, so anybody can make any alterations they think are appropriate... [center][color=#222222][font=sans-serif][size=4]Ψ[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=4]{([/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=4][u]Tss X Tsl X 5C) + AoHG + (12 - MOT)}[/u][/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=4]2MB X Tng [/size][/font][/color][/center] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]Where [/color][/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]Tss = Time spent saving[/color] [color=#282828]Tsl = Time spent looking[/color] [color=#282828]C = Cost of bass[/color] [color=#282828]MB = Money in bank[/color] [color=#282828]Tng = Time to next gig[/color][/font][/size] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Ψ[/size][/font][color=#282828][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3] = Psychological constant = expectation of bad things + awareness of partner + [/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]h[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]ow much you've convinced yourself that you [/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][i][b]need[/b][/i][/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3] the bass[/size][/font][/color] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]Mot = Length of remaining MOT on car[/color] [color=#282828]Aohg = Average age of all household electrical goods[/color][/font][/size] Edited April 17, 2017 by solo4652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 That's it internet! Take the rest of the day off, you've earned it! Solo', that's just brilliant The answer is a very reassuring yes, there is indeed a formula! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Well according to quantum principles ... if SWMBO 'observes' then it may turn from a wave into a particle. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 If the Many worlds theory is correct, there will be a universe somewhere in which Dood wins £80 million quid on the lottery and this thread doesn't exist.😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamWoodBass Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 [quote name='dood' timestamp='1492430751' post='3280150'] Like the chances of anything coming from Mars! #WarOfTheWorldsThread #YesIJustHashTaggedInBasschat #CompletelyPointless #RandomlyRememberingVBScriptCoding #LooksLikeWeAreInGMajor [/quote] Found this a lot funnier than I probably should have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 [quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1492473970' post='3280597'] Found this a lot funnier than I probably should have! [/quote] He he! Thank you, it's not often people laugh at my jokes!! Looking back though, I should have said B Major. But then, that's probably why people don't laugh at my jokes; watch me kill the punchline ha ha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamWoodBass Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 [quote name='dood' timestamp='1492503756' post='3280673'] He he! Thank you, it's not often people laugh at my jokes!! Looking back though, I should have said B Major. But then, that's probably why people don't laugh at my jokes; watch me kill the punchline ha ha!! [/quote] Was it E.B White that said "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you learn a lot but the frog dies." You were right with G Major though (or E minor)..... unless of course you were eluding to the fact that there were 5 sharps in total in the original post in which case I say well played sir, excellent wit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 [quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1492514740' post='3280805'] You were right with G Major though (or E minor)..... unless of course you were eluding to the fact that there were 5 sharps in total in the original post in which case I say well played sir, excellent wit! [/quote] Yes, indeed I started with the one sharp then went for the five. Shame it wasn't C Major we were talking about as relatively speaking it would have been... wait for it... [i] A Minor[/i] error... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 IBiE=I buy it eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamWoodBass Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 [quote name='dood' timestamp='1492523103' post='3280907'] Yes, indeed I started with the one sharp then went for the five. Shame it wasn't C Major we were talking about as relatively speaking it would have been... wait for it... [i] A Minor[/i] error... [/quote] Gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I'm sure there's another joke in here somewhere about that joke falling 'flat' but I can't be bothered to work it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 I'm lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Foot Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 [quote name='Agwin' timestamp='1492383081' post='3279857'] You might need to factor in the law of Symmetrically Opposed Developments which states that desired outcome is inversely proportional to actual outcome. [/quote] dude, whats that mean? If Im really looking forward to something, it'll be really bad... and visa versa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 [quote name='Left Foot' timestamp='1492684835' post='3282256'] dude, whats that mean? If Im really looking forward to something, it'll be really bad... and visa versa? [/quote] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]"law of [size=5][b]S[/b][/size]ymmetrically [b][size=5]O[/size][/b]pposed [b][size=5]D[/size][/b]evelopments"[/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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