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Grimbal
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Research paper
« on: Jun 22nd, 2009, 6:28am » |
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I heard that story, I am not 100% sure it is true.
The European Center for Nuclear Research is a huge research center that employs thousands of people.
One time the supplies department calculated that the usage of toilet paper had increased to improbable levels, like multiple rolls per person and per day.
They did a simple change in the supply and the usage returned to more normal level.
What did they do?
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #1 on: Jun 22nd, 2009, 6:30am » |
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They made it impossible for people to take the rolls home? Maybe by using very large ones, or a special type that won't fit int he holders people have at home.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #2 on: Jun 22nd, 2009, 7:03am » |
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Stopped radioactive leakage into the canteen? 
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #3 on: Jun 22nd, 2009, 10:46am » |
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Is the title of the riddle a hint to the solution?
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« Reply #4 on: Jun 22nd, 2009, 11:03am » |
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I heard about that.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #5 on: Jun 22nd, 2009, 12:17pm » |
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One roll per package
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #6 on: Jun 23rd, 2009, 4:29am » |
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The title is not a hint, only a contraction of "research center" and "toilet paper".
No right answer so far. The solution si not hi-tech.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #7 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 1:42am » |
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They changed the toilet-paper ejection machine?  I refer to the ones where no matter how hard you pull, you only get 1 toilet paper. Whereas there are some others where you can just pull the whole roll out in one go.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #8 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 2:55am » |
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I'd make each section/research group pay for their own paper.
And display that part oftheir budget across the intranet.
Or make it single ply. Noone wants that stuff at home.
Or sharpen the supply department's accounting skills.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #9 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 3:18am » |
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on Jun 24th, 2009, 2:55am, Noke Lieu wrote:| Or make it single ply. Noone wants that stuff at home. |
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You got it.
It seems people were stealing whole packs for reselling them. The solution was to switch to a lower quality paper.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #10 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 9:22am » |
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Grimbal,
if you took out a WHOLE roll of toilet paper from a bathroom, I'm sure SOMEONE would notice you. I mean, toilet paper is not something you can put in your pocket now is it?
(I refer to the roll of paper, not 1 single piece)
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #11 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 5:06pm » |
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It was stolen from the storeroom.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #12 on: Jun 25th, 2009, 3:49am » |
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on Jun 22nd, 2009, 6:28am, Grimbal wrote:| the usage of toilet paper had increased |
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This makes me feel that the toiler paper was USED as opposed to be stolen.
But, in your defense Grimbal, I can't think of any alternative ways to phrase the question.
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Re: Research paper
« Reply #13 on: Jun 25th, 2009, 9:04am » |
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Maybe consumption would be better.
Anyway, it is clear that the supplies department counts the number of rolls they have to purchase month after month to refill the stock, not the number of sheet actually used on the ... well ... place of consumption.
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