Stress Stinks

Being considerate towards my opponents as I was gearing up for a rejuvenating game of Squash, I noticed that my antiperspirant applicator was running low on content, and made a note to myself to stop by a drug store at my earliest convenience. The last time I invested in this humanitarian commodity, the package was labeled as having a ‘BONUS! 20% MORE’. So this time, after working out the margins, I figured that I should continue with the same provider. To my surprise, this time the product was labeled as only having a 15% gain in capital, even though to the naked eye it was the exact same size as the previous version. Observe:

After close examination, it can be noticed that the first container is labeled ‘NET WT 3.2 OZ’, while the second is labeled ‘NET WT 2.7 OZ 3.1 OZ’ Crunching the numbers it turns out that 3.2 is an 18.5% increase from 2.7, and 3.1 is a 14.8% increase.

Did the gentlemen at Church and Dwight Co. realize that rounding up by such large amounts is only appropriate when tipping a waitress at Morton’s Steakhouse, or bragging about the size of a Marlin caught on this year’s annual fishing trip in The Keys? Regardless, they decided to decrease the contents by one tenth of an ounce and let the marketing department have a well deserved night of rest, not having to worry about a potential false advertisement lawsuit.

As for the avid Squash players, that tenth of an ounce could mean life or death when it comes to dominating the T on the court.