Wendy's Biggie Fries Container

Here is one to try on your next fast food date.  My husband and I were in the airport Wendy's enjoying our fries with ranch dressing and noticed the statement on the container read, "We figured out that there are 256 ways to personalize a Wendy's hamburger.  Luckily someone was paying attention in math class."  So naturally, we asked each other how many condiments does Wendy's offer to result in 256 combinations of burgers? 

I immediately answered 8 condiments, using the notion of power sets.  2 to the what equals 256?  Meanwhile, my husband attempted to solve the equation nC0 + nC1 + ... + nCn = 256 and also got 8 (after what seemed like hours after I gave my answer).  Alternatively, I suppose, you can just take a walk over to the fixings bar and count them.  Thanks Wendy's for making our layover so entertaining!

Corona Commercial

I can get used to watching NBA playoffs for a lifetime with my husband given the advertisments are Super Bowl caliber as they were during the Magic/Celtics game last night. In a commercial for Corona beer, a wiseguy orders his Coronas at the bar and he notices a sign that states, "Happy Hour: 5-8". He rotates the "8" in the sign by 90 degress so it is to appear as the infinity symbol and then rejoins his friends for the now never ending happy hour!