378 Things!
Hello Nerdfighters!
If any of you are avid listeners of the pod, you'll be aware of the circumstances surrounding Dear Hank and John and "378 Things". If you, however, are not familiar with this phenomena, here's a little history:
Back in the early pod days (Episode 056: Is It Going to Throw Up?), John Green revealed that the Mars Company him a package containing 478 Snickers. This package was sent to him after a conversation he had with the then-sponsors of VidCon (a YouTube convention created by John and Hank themselves).
John then invited other companies to ship him 478 of their products to enjoy, seeing as the Mars Company had set such an amazing precedent. This spurred a conversation about what other products the brothers' would like to get 478 of. Contenders included Hartford Whalers Hats, Chevrolet Volts, Pidgeys and Vaporeons on PokemonGo, sweatpants, FunDip, hundred dollar bills.... you get the point.
This then became a running joke on Dear Hank and John. Now, there's one quick caveat: Although John claimed to originally have received 478 Snickers bars, the next time it was brought up on the pod, the number changed to 378... Why, you ask? Maybe confusion, maybe a mistake, maybe a long-drawn social experiment...I have no clue. Regardless, now it's 378.
Since then, John and Hank have received a few more bulk packages, including but not limited to 378 Dear Hank and John keychains from a fan (Episode 084: Live from NerdCon: Nerdfighteria!) and 378 Tumblr Stickers from Tumblr (Episode 90: Glitter Soul).
This got me to thinking... just how much is 378? Do we really have a concept about the number 378? I set out to look at sets of 378 things I could get my hands on as a money-saving college student and here's what I found.
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1. 378 378's
To get a quick idea of the visuals of the number 378, what better way than to type 378 378's? Here's what it looks like in an 18 x 21 rectangle. I am very delighted that this ended up as a perfect rectangle. 378 truly is a beautiful number.
2. 378 Dollars (theoretically...)
Seeing as I am not currently in the position to be spending $378 on anything other than rent or tuition right now, I thought it would be fun to just browse around the internet and find what I could buy with $378 USD. I found 2 pretty amazing results:
3. 378 Steps
I ran an experiment to see if I could walk from my school's cafeteria to my apartment in 378 steps. In a not-so-surprising turn of events, that failed and it actually took me 499 steps and I went 0.36 miles. But, based on my calculations, 378 steps would have gotten me 0.27 miles. So, I did some Google Map sleuthing to find what else I could have done in 0.27 miles and 378 steps. So far the contenders are:
4. 378 Seconds
378 seconds translates to 6 minutes and 18 seconds. So I set a timer, sat in front of my computer with the intention of doing nothing to see how long 378 seconds of silence really felt. That didn't work, so here's a list of everything that ended up happening during my 378 seconds.
If any of you are avid listeners of the pod, you'll be aware of the circumstances surrounding Dear Hank and John and "378 Things". If you, however, are not familiar with this phenomena, here's a little history:
Back in the early pod days (Episode 056: Is It Going to Throw Up?), John Green revealed that the Mars Company him a package containing 478 Snickers. This package was sent to him after a conversation he had with the then-sponsors of VidCon (a YouTube convention created by John and Hank themselves).
John then invited other companies to ship him 478 of their products to enjoy, seeing as the Mars Company had set such an amazing precedent. This spurred a conversation about what other products the brothers' would like to get 478 of. Contenders included Hartford Whalers Hats, Chevrolet Volts, Pidgeys and Vaporeons on PokemonGo, sweatpants, FunDip, hundred dollar bills.... you get the point.
This then became a running joke on Dear Hank and John. Now, there's one quick caveat: Although John claimed to originally have received 478 Snickers bars, the next time it was brought up on the pod, the number changed to 378... Why, you ask? Maybe confusion, maybe a mistake, maybe a long-drawn social experiment...I have no clue. Regardless, now it's 378.
Since then, John and Hank have received a few more bulk packages, including but not limited to 378 Dear Hank and John keychains from a fan (Episode 084: Live from NerdCon: Nerdfighteria!) and 378 Tumblr Stickers from Tumblr (Episode 90: Glitter Soul).
This got me to thinking... just how much is 378? Do we really have a concept about the number 378? I set out to look at sets of 378 things I could get my hands on as a money-saving college student and here's what I found.
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1. 378 378's
To get a quick idea of the visuals of the number 378, what better way than to type 378 378's? Here's what it looks like in an 18 x 21 rectangle. I am very delighted that this ended up as a perfect rectangle. 378 truly is a beautiful number.
2. 378 Dollars (theoretically...)
Seeing as I am not currently in the position to be spending $378 on anything other than rent or tuition right now, I thought it would be fun to just browse around the internet and find what I could buy with $378 USD. I found 2 pretty amazing results:
- A really cool/weird and unnecessary ceiling lamp from Warehouse Direct USA
- An extremely dubious and unnecessarily expensive and long one-way flight on a propeller plane from London to Berlin, complete with a 22 hour layover in Bern (...why? how? I have so many questions.)
3. 378 Steps
I ran an experiment to see if I could walk from my school's cafeteria to my apartment in 378 steps. In a not-so-surprising turn of events, that failed and it actually took me 499 steps and I went 0.36 miles. But, based on my calculations, 378 steps would have gotten me 0.27 miles. So, I did some Google Map sleuthing to find what else I could have done in 0.27 miles and 378 steps. So far the contenders are:
- Gone slightly under one block on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Los Angeles USA)
- Walked most of the way down the Santa Monica Pier (Los Angeles, USA)
- Gotten from the Empire State Building to a nearby Starbucks (New York, USA)
4. 378 Seconds
378 seconds translates to 6 minutes and 18 seconds. So I set a timer, sat in front of my computer with the intention of doing nothing to see how long 378 seconds of silence really felt. That didn't work, so here's a list of everything that ended up happening during my 378 seconds.- Played with a ring
- Emailed myself that screenshot of my phone timer over there...
- Contemplated what other things I can experience in sets of 378 (minutes? hours? cookies?.... all bad ideas)
- Wondered how much time had gone by
- Put tags on this post
- Slowly watched the last 20 seconds of the timer while wondering how loud the sound would be when it was finished... (Spoiler Alert: There was no sound... it was slightly disappointing.)
So, in conclusion, 378 really is both a large and small number depending on how you think of it. 378 steps won't get you very far, $378 can get you some weird and strange things, but 378 Snickers would be absolutely delightful.
What would you do in 378 seconds? Where would you go in 378 steps? How would you spend $378? Are there any other things you think I should experience in sets of 378? Let me know in the comments below!
And as always, let me know if there's any other dubious advice from Dear Hank and John you'd like me to research or try out.
DFTBA,
Liana
This entry is delightful! I was just thinking that 378 minutes is too long for a nap but not enough for a nights sleep.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what I was thinking. Both options aren't very conducive to my busy schedule so I had to opt for the seconds. Oh well.... :)
DeleteI just caught up with your entries because of the shout-out on the pod. I have to say, your blog is delightful! I can't wait to see what other dubious advice you put to the test. ��
ReplyDeleteWelcome! Thanks for checking it out, I'm glad you're enjoying it! Are there any other pieces of dubious advice you'd like me to try out?
DeleteNeed to dig into this flight. Sounds suspiciously like drug smuggling...
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely something going on there.... But hey, if you happen do be in London on March 11 and have $378 available, it may be worth a shot.
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