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(Message started by: Grimbal on Jun 22^nd, 2009, 6:28am)

Title: Research paper
Post by Grimbal on Jun 22^nd, 2009, 6:28am

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?

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by towr on Jun 22^nd, 2009, 6:30am

[hide]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.[/hide]

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by MathsForFun on Jun 22^nd, 2009, 7:03am

Stopped radioactive leakage into the canteen? ;D

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by gotit on Jun 22^nd, 2009, 10:46am

[hide]Is the title of the riddle a hint to the solution?[/hide]

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by BenVitale on Jun 22^nd, 2009, 11:03am

I heard about that.

A new product line : advanced toilet seat from Brondell (http://www.brondell.com/index.php)

Swash Products: Swash 800 (http://www.brondell.com/products/SwashIntro.php)

But do you have a riddle in mind?

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by 0.999... on Jun 22^nd, 2009, 12:17pm

[hide]One roll per package[/hide]

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by Grimbal on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 4:29am

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.

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by chronodekar on Jun 24^th, 2009, 1:42am

[hide]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.[/hide]

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by Noke Lieu on Jun 24^th, 2009, 2:55am

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.

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by Grimbal on Jun 24^th, 2009, 3:18am

on 06/24/09 at 02:55:33, Noke Lieu wrote:

Or make it single ply. Noone wants that stuff at home.

You got it.

It seems people were stealing whole packs for reselling them. The solution was to switch to a lower quality paper.

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by chronodekar on Jun 24^th, 2009, 9:22am

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)

-chronodekar

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by Grimbal on Jun 24^th, 2009, 5:06pm

It was stolen from the storeroom.

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by chronodekar on Jun 25^th, 2009, 3:49am

on 06/22/09 at 06:28:34, Grimbal wrote:

the usage of toilet paper had increased

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.

-chronodekar

Title: Re: Research paper
Post by Grimbal on Jun 25^th, 2009, 9:04am

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.