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Life Cereal vs The Game of Life
Posted on 22 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Comparisons | 189 views
| Life Cereal
A breakfast cereal made of whole grain oats, distributed by the Quaker Oats Company. It was introduced in 1961. The cereal’s advertisements currently sport the slogan “Life is full of surprises”. |
The Game of Life
A board game created in 1860 by Milton Bradley that simulates a person’s travels through his or her life, from college to retirement, with jobs, marriages and children (or not) along the way. |
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| Price:
$2 – $5 |
Price:
$15 – $25
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| Time it takes to enjoy:
Usually about 10 minutes for a bowl in the morning. |
Time it takes to enjoy:
Usually about 30 minutes to an hour depending on how many players.
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| What is has to do with real life:
In real life you need energy to survive. With it’s whole grain goodness, Life cereal provides you with that energy. |
What it has to do with real life:
While you work your way through the board game, you encounter real issues that you may go through in real life, preparing yourself. |
| Fun factor (1-10 scale):
7. The cereal tastes great but the box is usually a boring read. |
Fun factor (1-10 scale):
8 but only because of the awesome spinner that comes with the game. |
| Average time to clean up:
5 minutes. 3 minutes if you have a dishwasher |
Average time to clean up: 3 minutes. |
| Winner:
Life cereal.
Ask me this question 15 years ago and I might have said The game of life but because I don’t play board games very often anymore, I’ll take a bowl of Life cereal over the game of life these days. |
Electric Shaver vs Disposable Razor
Posted on 24 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Comparisons | 2,179 views
| Electric Shaver I recently bought a electric razor. People would tell me that they’re faster and more accurate to use. |
Disposable Razor I’ve been using disposable razors on and off for a while. Their cheap price is the main reason I keep buying them. |
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| Price: $20 – $100 |
Price: $.50 – $1/razor |
| Time to complete a full shave: About 6 minutes |
Time to complete a full shave: About 4.5 minutes |
| Average number of cuts after shave: 0 |
Average number of cuts after shave: 2.5 |
| Clean shave (1-10 scale): 9 |
Clean shave (1-10 scale): 8 |
| Accuracy (1-10 scale): 7 |
Accuracy (1-10 scale): 9 |
| Average time to clean up: 30 sec |
Average time to clean up: 1 min |
| Winner:
Disposable razor I appreciate how an electric shaver tries to save time but it really doesn’t. I find the disposable razor to be sharper and more accurate. |
