Non-IT News Thread
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French Riviera floods: Death toll rises to 19
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Back to the Future Part II: Pepsi to Release Limited Edition Bottle Featured in Film, Report Says
The bottle of "Pepsi Perfect" is designed to look like the one Marty McFly is given during the second film, USA Today reports. The 6,5000 bottles will be released Oct. 21 and sold for $20.15 each.
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It was USA Today that got the odd 6,5000 wrong. No idea what number they meant to say.
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@scottalanmiller said:
It was USA Today that got the odd 6,5000 wrong. No idea what number they meant to say.
Interesting side note: Japan delimits numbers in groups of 4 like that.
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@mlnews said:
Back to the Future Part II: Pepsi to Release Limited Edition Bottle Featured in Film, Report Says
The bottle of "Pepsi Perfect" is designed to look like the one Marty McFly is given during the second film, USA Today reports. The 6,5000 bottles will be released Oct. 21 and sold for $20.15 each.
I'll buy one if possible!
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@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
It was USA Today that got the odd 6,5000 wrong. No idea what number they meant to say.
Interesting side note: Japan delimits numbers in groups of 4 like that.
Do they use commas?
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@Dashrender said:
@mlnews said:
Back to the Future Part II: Pepsi to Release Limited Edition Bottle Featured in Film, Report Says
The bottle of "Pepsi Perfect" is designed to look like the one Marty McFly is given during the second film, USA Today reports. The 6,5000 bottles will be released Oct. 21 and sold for $20.15 each.
I'll buy one if possible!
At that price I am guessing that it will be pretty possible.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@mlnews said:
Back to the Future Part II: Pepsi to Release Limited Edition Bottle Featured in Film, Report Says
The bottle of "Pepsi Perfect" is designed to look like the one Marty McFly is given during the second film, USA Today reports. The 6,5000 bottles will be released Oct. 21 and sold for $20.15 each.
I'll buy one if possible!
At that price I am guessing that it will be pretty possible.
65,000 bottles - I'm thinking they will be sold out in under 5 mins.
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Pepsi will make over a million dollars just on letting people buy a quirky bottle!
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@scottalanmiller said:
@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
It was USA Today that got the odd 6,5000 wrong. No idea what number they meant to say.
Interesting side note: Japan delimits numbers in groups of 4 like that.
Do they use commas?
When using western 3 digit grouping, yes.
When using Japanese grouping, it is not wrote with commas, but with a kanji character for the grouping. -
I found an article that said 6500 bottles, not 65 thousand bottles..These will be sold out in under 1 min.
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That is not very many bottles at all. That's not enough even for managers, let alone employees, of Pepsi!
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@mlnews said:
That is not very many bottles at all. That's not enough even for managers, let alone employees, of Pepsi!
Yeah, this stunt seems almost worst than the shoe stunt they pulled 4 years ago. 6500 bottles.. HA! At least with the shoes, they money (at least some part of it) went to charity, and because it was an open auction type thing.. there wasn't a lot of worry about them being bought just to be resold again later - presumably they would be purchased by whomever wanted them at the highest price at that time.
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Coquimbo, Chile just had a 6.0 quake.
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Facebook data transfers threatened by Safe Harbour ruling
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Guatemala Landslide: At Least 161 Dead After Disaster in Santa Catarina Pinula Suburb, Officials Say
Rescue workers brought in heavy machinery Sunday to accelerate the search following the disaster that left many homes buried. Guatemalan authorities said more than 300 people remain missing.
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They are having a really tough time down there. The whole area is not even inhabitable anymore.
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Ants: Video Shows Insects Forming Island to Survive South Carolina Flood
Journalist Adrian Acosta captured a video of the ant island floating in Greenville County, Fox Carolina reports. Fire ants are able to link up to form a life raft, according to National Geographic.
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American Airlines: Phoenix-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Dies Mid-Flight
The plane, carrying 147 passengers, was flying from Boston to Phoenix when the 57-year-old pilot fell ill, CNN reports. The co-pilot took over and landed the flight safely in Syracuse, N.Y.
