Scientific formula for pulling a cracker revealed
Boffins say they have finally cracked the all important Christmas secret of ensuring you win a cracker pull.They say the formula 0=11xC/L+5xQ - which uses info on the length, circumference, and quality
of the cracker - can be used to make sure you end up with the prize.
Using the formula is said to give a two digit figure between 20 and 55 degrees, the ideal angle below the horizontal at which to pull.
While countless people will be sure to use the calculation to work out the angle with which they need to pull the cracker to get the big bit, it's not exactly be in the sprit of Christmas is it?
0=11xC/L+5xQ
0 = optimum downwards angle
C = circumference of the barrel,
L = length of the barrel and
Q = quality of the cracker (1, 2 or 3 for cheap, standard or premium)
0 = optimum downwards angle
C = circumference of the barrel,
L = length of the barrel and
Q = quality of the cracker (1, 2 or 3 for cheap, standard or premium)
A spokesperson for Debenhams, whose team of experts developed the formula said that by pulling backwards and down at the same time, it is possible to concentrate the force across the top face of the opponent’s line of likely failure.
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