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But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

"I think Camelot are giving people the wrong impression - the card doesn't say to look for a colder or warmer temperature, it says to look for a higher or lower number. Six is a lower number than 8. Imagine how many people have been misled."
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For the love of God! The frightening thing isn't that there are people that incredibly thick but that there are actually loads of them about. The great British public is getting so stupid that half the population shouldn't be left on their own as they're simply dangerous left without supervision.
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@Nov 5 2007, 10:05 PM
But the concept of comparing negative numbers proved too difficult for some Camelot received dozens of complaints on the first day from players who could not understand how, for example, -5 is higher than -6.

Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.

The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths GCSE, said: "On one of my cards it said I had to find temperatures lower than -8. The numbers I uncovered were -6 and -7 so I thought I had won, and so did the woman in the shop. But when she scanned the card the machine said I hadn't.

"I phoned Camelot and they fobbed me off with some story that -6 is higher - not lower - than -8 but I'm not having it.

"I think Camelot are giving people the wrong impression - the card doesn't say to look for a colder or warmer temperature, it says to look for a higher or lower number. Six is a lower number than 8. Imagine how many people have been misled."
Click to expand...

For the love of God! The frightening thing isn't that there are people that incredibly thick but that there are actually loads of them about. The great British public is getting so stupid that half the population shouldn't be left on their own as they're simply dangerous left without supervision.
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There's nothing wrong with stupid people; it's stupid people who get bolshy about it like Mounty, sorry Tina, that's the worrying thing.

"They tried to fob me off with something called 'logic'....but I'm not having it" :what: :what:
 
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