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I like writing letters of complaint to companies containing the words "premier league muppetry", if only to give the poor office workers a good laugh on an otherwise dull day. Have you ever complained? Did it work?

(, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 13:16)
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A friend of mine from college
once bought a packet of "Smith's Square Crisps" (do they still make them?). He noticed that they weren't particularly square at all and did a survey of them and found that less than 10% had 3 corners that were close to a right-angle to within an acceptable tolerance.

So he composed a letter detailing this with added geometrical diagrams and information of what makes constitutes a square along with more diagrams.

If you're going to complain in a petulant manner, then at least put some effort into it.

Edit: I'm fairly sure he kept a copy of it so I've emailed him to see if he can dig it out, scan it in and post it.
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 8:29, 4 replies)
to within an acceptible tolerance.
very good
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 9:38, closed)
i believe
+/- 10 degrees or so, which is more than fair I think
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 10:11, closed)
Even better
if it's an acceptable tolerance.
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 11:06, closed)
oops, spelling fail
*ninja edits
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 11:56, closed)
They do indeed still make them
And their ready salted flavour are king of crisps. I have, in fact, just eaten a packet.

No idea how the shape makes them tastier than other crisps, but it does
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:13, closed)
Geometry, that's how.
Courtesy of Science™
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 15:21, closed)

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