The universe according to MMM

[roadman65]

The 99 is an age old tactic to trick you into thinking you're paying $1 less. Instead of $10 they use $9.99 to trick ur mind.

[hotdogPi]

But with sevens, if it costs $20, you're going to need two sevens and two threes. That's harder than taking out a $20 bill.

You'll see threes and sevens all the time, but twos are still rare enough that you won't see them often.

[roadman65]

We really need to use our $2 bill like Canada uses it's Tunie or Toonie or however it's spelled ( I don't need a preaching from the two MIT users today on spelling correctness).

[hotdogPi]

Let's go back to the old system.

US minimum wage per hour = 2s5d
MA minimum wage per hour = 5s
Local Uber ride = 3s4d
Fixed price point stores (currently dollar stores) = 6d
Steak at Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse, etc. = 5s
TF2/Dota 2/CS:GO key = 10d
Flickr Pro = £1 4s yearly or 2s9d monthly
Minecraft purchase = 10s
Vehicle inspection = 13s4d

[roadman65]

The 99 is an age old tactic to trick you into thinking you’re paying $1 less. Instead of $10 they use $9.99 to trick ur mind.

To me its the opposite, it's seems more expensive like $3.99 is alot more than 3 dollars even though it's the same as 4, whereas $4.00 even sounds like ONLY 4.

Not to the heads at Harvard who have been the Authors of sales tactics for generations. It’s their MO that introduces assessment tests to employers to weed out those on the spectrum in potential employee hiring.

They’ve figured out the system from tests on the human mind. That’s how they know who you’re going to vote for next election.

[MultiMillionMiler]

I got premium gas yesterday because it was easier to work with $3.999 ($4) than $3.19.9

[roadman65]

You don't like $0.99 cause it's 99.  Why propose a 33 cent coin then?

[Scott5114]

Prices should end in $0.90 to commemorate that I-90 is a better interstate than I-80.

[roadman65]

MTO in Ontario should change all the Maximum 100 signs to Maximum 99 signs.

[hotdogPi]

Prices should end in $0.90 to commemorate that I-90 is a better interstate than I-80.

In Paris, everything was rounded to the nearest 0,10€, but ,90 didn't really seem to be a thing. Prices tended to be integers or half integers.

[MultiMillionMiler]

Prices should end in $0.90 to commemorate that I-90 is a better interstate than I-80.

I will consider that opinion once I-90 becomes a continuous interstate. Right now it only exists in 2 separate stretches (west of Indiana and East of Ohio). Once that gap is complete I promise I will have no bias in ranking I-80 and I-90!

[roadman65]

 

I'm not afraid of I-99. It's interstate 99 that has the suspicious cult like nature to it. Other numbers that happen to end in 99 don't bother me. I mean when you consider adding up the 2 stretches of I-99 the total distance is 99 miles, and the fact that one of the stretches is 86 miles by itself, and the other stretch happens to end at I-86, it should be obvious to the average person how weird and suspicious this is..

What


99 a cult number? I think u got it upside down. It's 666.

[roadman65]

Prices should end in $0.90 to commemorate that I-90 is a better interstate than I-80.

I will consider that opinion once I-90 becomes a continuous interstate. Right now it only exists in 2 separate stretches (west of Indiana and East of Ohio). Once that gap is complete I promise I will have no bias in ranking I-80 and I-90!

Ugh both the Indiana Toll Road and Ohio Turnpike are I-90.

[Scott5114]

Prices should end in $0.90 to commemorate that I-90 is a better interstate than I-80.

I will consider that opinion once I-90 becomes a continuous interstate. Right now it only exists in 2 separate stretches (west of Indiana and East of Ohio). Once that gap is complete I promise I will have no bias in ranking I-80 and I-90!

Prices should end in $0.90 to commemorate that I-90 is a more continuous interstate than I-80 (which only exists in 2 separate stretches, west of I-294 in Illinois and east of Ohio).

[roadman65]

I believe MMM ideas belong on a Check Out Stand tabloid.  He might as well say he saw a UFO than admit choppers and grappling hooks are the answer to runaway trucks.

This would even be more interesting to know that MMM even exists.

[Bruce]

A little tip for Costco shoppers. Prices that end in certain numbers usually indicate savings:

$*.97 = Clearance across multiple stores
$*.79 = Manufacturer discount
$*.00 = One-store clearance, last chance

[Max Rockatansky]

Imagine what ole MMM would say about I-80 if he had to contend with chain controls along the curves of the Truckee River Canyon. 

[roadman65]

You got it backward man! I-80 is the continuous one that the I-90 bootlegs off of. I-90 is the one that drops down to violate I-80, I-80 maintains the same latitude so it has the right-of-way (literally). Also, I-90 temporarily joins a triple concurrency in Wisconsin which disqualifies it even more. Also, more of I-90 is a toll road (in NY and MA) whereas I-80 in PA and NJ is free. So nope, I-80 remains undefeated.

Oh so Washington is wrong with allowing I-90 to concur with I-80?  So those signs are useless even with  AASHTO saying they're not.

[MultiMillionMiler]

I-80
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1ch28QMS8pY1EFy37

Beautiful! And besides I-80 in Stroudsburg is much more of a death trap than this.

[Scott5114]

You got it backward man! I-80 is the continuous one that the I-90 bootlegs off of. I-90 is the one that drops down to violate I-80, I-80 maintains the same latitude so it has the right-of-way (literally). Also, I-90 temporarily joins a triple concurrency in Wisconsin which disqualifies it even more. Also, more of I-90 is a toll road (in NY and MA) whereas I-80 in PA and NJ is free. So nope, I-80 remains undefeated.

I got it forward. I-90 is the continuous one that the I-80 bootlegs off of. I-80 also has to bootleg off of I-294 and I-94. How pathetic.

[roadman65]

Or I-80 has to use a substandard old US 611 areterial through the Delaware Water Gap.

[Max Rockatansky]

I-80
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1ch28QMS8pY1EFy37

Beautiful! And besides I-80 in Stroudsburg is much more of a death trap than this.

Try the whole thing in the Sierra Nevadas on for size:

https://www.gribblenation.org/2022/01/interstate-80-in-sierra-nevada-mountains.html?m=1

[J N Winkler]

Try the whole thing in the Sierra Nevadas on for size:

https://www.gribblenation.org/2022/01/interstate-80-in-sierra-nevada-mountains.html?m=1

Were the "Let 'er drift" signs still on I-80 when you did the field research and photography?

[Max Rockatansky]

Try the whole thing in the Sierra Nevadas on for size:

https://www.gribblenation.org/2022/01/interstate-80-in-sierra-nevada-mountains.html?m=1

Were the "Let 'er drift" signs still on I-80 when you did the field research and photography?

Don't recall seeing them.  Might be buried in the Flickr version of my photos:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/151828809@N08/dtTwQ75i70

[kkt]

Prices should end in $0.90 to commemorate that I-90 is a better interstate than I-80.