my brother works three and half times harder on weekends than on weekdays.\nAlthough after each day of non stop working my brother works at half capacity than he would done due to his tiredness.\n\nIt takes my brother and 2 of his friends that have exactly the same characteristics as him, 19 hours starting at 2am sunday morning to dig a hole with a volume of 12 metres cubed. Using shovels.\n\nHow long does it take my brother working on his own to dig a hole of volume 17 inches cubed starting on saturday at 5pm using a table spoon that is 1/5 the size of his shovel?
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Let e = a standard unit of 1 man-hour per weekday effort\n3.5 e = effort made during 1 man-hour during the weekend\n\nSunday 2am +19 hours = Sunday 9pm\neffort = 3 men, 19 hours, weekend effort only = 3*19*3.5e = 199.5e\nto dig 12 m^3 = 12*(100/2.54)^3 cu.in. (about 700k)\n\ne (using shovel) in 1 man-hour (week-day) = (12*(100/2.54)^3 / 199.5) cu.in.\nwhich is roughly 4000 cu.in. (I'll do the exact math shortly)\n\nStarting at Saturday 5pm to dig 17 in. cubed with a tablespoon (1/5 the size)\n\n17 in. cubed is 17^3 cu.in. (somewhere less than 8000 cu.in.)\n\nNow, a standard tablespoon is maybe 9" long (so that puts the shovel just under 4 feet... so reality check on the shovel \n\nchecks out at least)... the question is, is the tablespoon (1/5)^3 the volume lifting capacity of the shovel?  let's assume \n\nyes... not as long, not as wide, not as deep... so let's use (1/5)^3 for the shoveling volume.\n\nthat means it takes 5^3 as much effort to dig the same cubic volume with a tablespoon as with the shovel.\n\nso this should put us somewhere at (8000/4000)*5^3 times the effort made to dig the first hole, in order to dig the second \n\nhole...or roughly 2*125 = man-hours... coronary time for the man\n\nIf the first 24 hours is at 3.5e efficiency, that's 84 man-hours done...\nthen he drops to half-efficiency on Sunday 5pm. 1.75e from 5pm-12am (7hours) = 12.25 man-hours done\nnow he's still at half-efficiency for the week... 24*5/2=60 per set of 5 weekdays\n\nuntil he's set for a coronary at ((17^3)/(12*(100/2.54)^3)/199.5))*(5^3) = 167.30911 man-hours\n\n84+12.25+60=156.25, so he needs another 11 or so man-hours at 3.5/2 efficiency on next Saturday, or 6.3194914 hours or\n\n1 week later Saturday 6:19:10am, just in time for the morning shift of the ER at the local hospital.
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I turned my daughter's clock forward today. She was not impressed with me when she eventually realised that she had got up at 5am instead of 6 to go to work. Ha.\n\nAlso have a look at the response OneRunningMan gave to The Kimster  on the same subject.
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why dont you have time for a job? are you too busy playing your video games? there is 24hrs in a day. what are you doing w/ your time?
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You need to figure out how much of the job a man does in a day.\n\n3 men take 2 days to finish a job.  So 1 man would take 6 days.  Stated another way, a man finishes 1/6 of the job each day.\n\nIf you have 2 men, then they would finish 2 * 1/6 = 1/3 of the job in a day.\n\nThe answer is 1/3 of the box.
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Well that ford thing is close to the answewr. It did start in Detroit. But for a Very strange reason. Before any simple term like having a 40 hour wek was around. during the early 1900's people started to run out of work. Due to the large flow of people coming to America. They typically worked for 16 hours a day. 6 days a week. A Factory owner noticed if a person had a short day at work he still managed to produce all most as much as he would have any way. It occured to the owners that they could create a round the clock work ethic well giving the workers less hours to work in a day. They asked the workers if you give up a few hours of your job your friends will be able to have a Job as well. And 24 hours just simply will make thre shifts. the factory organazation kneww they would be more productive and at the same time promoted themselves as being community minded and helping the people out of work.
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It is difficult to get it all in one go. The days you are working, and weekends are free for you but not for him. Does he need to devote his time to his students evety Saturday? Could he not swap say twice a month so that he can spend time with you and the children?\n\nIm sure there are ways around it, be it him only doing it once or twice a month. If its money, could you not try working a little extra to compensate?Im probably getting this all wrong but without being in your shoes I can only put ideas there.\n\nThere are winners here, the question is are you both prepared to sit down and work it out? In a mothers eyes, we dont see where the problem lies with sacrificing one day a month to go on a family outing.  But this is a man who is obviously devoted to his career and he enjoys what he does.\n\nIt doesn't mean that he doesn't get to see his family in the process.
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I am a school kid and i know exactly how your son feels, i have no motivation towards my work whatsoever. The only way i can focus on my work is to have everything taken from me. It's not that i doon't want to learn it's just i can't be bothered. So what i would do is ask him if he is actually bothered about his future. If he says he is then tell him that you will take everyhting that he thinks might distract him because then you will be on "his side" but if he says that he isn't bothered about his future then take everyhting away from him anyway so then he will do his work from pure boredom. Dopn't forget to stick to what you say otherwise he won't pay any attention to what you say in the future. I'd also use the technique of restricting the days which he can go out with his friends on, maybe to days at the weekend as usually during the week nobody wants to go out anyway so restricting to weekend wont really affect him but he will think it will and then he will want to work so he can have the rest of the week off.
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I have, but I wouldn't see it over 20 times in the past week.  :&#92;  Tell your little brother to go do something productive!
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My husband leaves me at home 7 days a week. He is a work alcoholic. He says he is not, but I disagree totally. The only time he will take a day off is when I finally blow up. But you can tell he wants to be at work. He LIVES for work only. He works nights which means he sleeps most the day and evening, gets up, eats and leaves for work again. It's not necessary for him to work all these hours, he chooses too. It's destroying our marriage. I tried to tell him, but he just doesn't see it. I too was brought to another city, no car, no job, no friends. And now, not even him. I give up. He just doesn't see that spending quality time together is important. I've talked until I can't talk anymore. Right now, I don't even care if I see him anymore. He has made me bitter. So, I would say, spend some quality time with the love of your life.
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- Are we slaves of spoons and forks,  trains, etc ?\n\n- Was stone age man slave of stone-made hammer and other  tools?\n\n-Still, your question is not without logyc. But it would take too much space to discuss it.\n\n-If you are not afraid of being slave to your employer, as some popple see it, then tehcnology will be ok...
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Nah stay out of it. Your brother is a grown man and he is in charge of where he dips his own wick even if it is with friends of yours. Maybe this will help you with your next question which is how long should i Mourn. How about doing one of your brothers friends. I am sure he would approve of it seeing that he is trying to get your approval for his dirty endeavored. Never get mad about things you can't control. It is a waste of time and puts wrinkles in between your eyes.
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The key here is that he usually tells you when he is going to work past his shift and this time he didn't call you. So, he's already established a pattern/habit of calling you when he's not coming home right away. Not calling you wasn't a "slip of the mind" but a "choice" on his part.\n\nHunting... for what?\n\nDoes he usually "hunt" after working eight hours through the night? Does he carry his rifle/shotgun in his vehicle, along with ammunition, license, bag/box for game. etc? Does he have hunting clothes/shoes in his vehicle? Is it hunting season in your area?\n\nHow long did it take him to get home from that "hunting" session and did you check to see if his explanation was plausible? Mud on shoes? Game? Used shells? Grass, weeds, stickers on pants?\n\nSuspicions arise because something is different. Go with your gut. \n\nQuietly investigate your instincts. Check phone cell records, email, mileage to and from work, etc. \n\nYou deserve peace of mind. Good luck!
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I have to agree with Ivy...mostly for the same reasons.  I work Monday through Friday, my son goes to school Monday through Friday, and my wife works Sunday through Thursday.  So Saturday is our Family Day and we try to take advantage of it as best we can...trips to Virginia Beach, cook-outs in the backyard, etc...  Good Times!
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Whew!! I'm tired just from reading what you accomplish in a days time. I would say your definitely not lazy. I also am a "domestic goddess" (work at home but dont get paid ). People are constantly saying "it must nice to not have to work". It used to bother me alot what other people thought, now I simply smile and reply "it is". Afterall, if we arent getting paid for what work we do, we cant lie around and watch soaps all day and eat bon bons. Cause we cant afford the bon bons.
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The height of laziness Fidgety! The man is not really lazy he is energetically declined!\nReminds me of the farmer who had ten employees on his farm,and all were notoriously lazy.One morning,he decided to try and cure them of their laziness once and for all.\n"Men." he said,"I have a nice easy job for the laziest man on the farm.Will the laziest man step forward?"\nImmediately nine of them stepped forward.\nThe farmer looked at the one man left behind and said:"Why didn't you step forward along with the others?"\n"Too much trouble."
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I COULD SIT HERE AND ASK YOU WHY THERE ARE 7 DAYS IN A WEEK, WHY 24 HOURS IN A DAY, WHY WE DON'T WORK 2 OR 3 DAYS AND HAVE 4 OR 5 DAYS OFF. TELL YOU THE TRUTH I COULDN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU WHY WE DO THE THINGS WE DO.
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better management of your time. and work faster. actually.. you just have to  move faster... you probably get sidetracked most of the time