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Описание: The problem presented by Mr Jones and his associates in The Clash is a dilemma over the best way to avoid a difficult situation, or 'trouble'. The Clash have done well at identifying two courses of action-staying or going-and have reflected on the level of trouble each would cause, but repeatedly fail to decide on either over the three minutes ten seconds they allow themselves to make a decision. Thankfully, a simple mathematical model helps us solve the trouble they're facing. Setting after all. out their issue, The Clash state that there will be trouble if they go, but if they stay it will occur at twice that rate. Defining trouble as t, we know that for any given value of trouble: t(go) = x, but, t(stay) = 2x. After this, it's simple maths to say that for any level of trouble above zero-in which situation The Clash could do whatever they liked - they should clearly go, for a maximum of half as much trouble versus the alternative. We have also demonstrated that paying attention to algebra in school can prove useful in adult life However, we should stress the above analysis is all done under the hypothesis that Mr Jones and co. wish to minimize the trouble they face, which may not be the case. They are, after all, named The Clash. t(go) = x but t(stay) = 2x en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Should_I_Stay_or_Should_I_Go WHEN WILL I, WILL I BE FAMOUS? Bros, however, treat fame as a certainty; it is after all 'when will I be famous?' not simply 'will I be famous?', which possibly refers to Andy Warhol's assertion that everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes. However, this gets difficult: if everyone is to be famous for fifteen minutes, we would need 199,771 years just to get through everyone alive right now. Or, to allow each person on the planet their allotted fifteen minutes in their lifetime, each person would have to share their fifteen minutes of fame with 2,496 others. That may not make you feel all that famous. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Will_I_Be_Famous James Ball is a British journalist and author. He has worked for The Grocer, The Guardian, WikiLeaks, BuzzFeed, The New European and The Washington Post and is the author of several books. He is the recipient of several awards for journalism and was a member of The Guardian team that won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ball_(journalist)

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