Title: Sudoku addicts halt drugs trial
Paula - June 11, 2008 05:42 PM (GMT)
I thought this was kind of hilarious...
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An Australian drugs trial lasting more than three months and costing taxpayers over A$1 million ($947,000) has been aborted after a number of jurors were found to have spent up to half the time playing Sudoku puzzles.
Sydney District Court Judge Peter Zahra cancelled the trial of two men on drugs conspiracy charges after the jury foreperson admitted that four to five jurors had been playing the addictive number sequence game, local media reported. The judge was alerted after some of the jurors were observed writing their notes vertically, rather than horizontally. The game involves completing a grid of numbers in the correct sequence.
One juror said the game helped them to pay more attention by keeping their mind busy.
"Some of the evidence is rather drawn out and I find it difficult to maintain my attention the whole time," the juror was quoted saying by the Australian Associated Press.
A new trial is expected to begin in a few weeks once a new jury has been called.
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnough...oddlyEnoughNews
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How embarrassing. haha
I don't have the patience for Sudoku, myself. Or anything with numbers, really. I don't get the people who sit there doing Sudoku for hours on planes or whatever. I'd end up flying into a frustrated rage and being ejected from the plane. lol - I just stick to books and magazines. :P
cactus_oth - June 12, 2008 05:53 PM (GMT)
LMAO! How hilarious! :lol:
HAHA. I tried those darn Sudoku thingies and couldn't figure it out. :/
Since then we are on hating terms <_<
Paula - June 12, 2008 06:00 PM (GMT)
Seriously. Those things make me feel like such an idiot because I really don't understand them. Math/numbers are not my thing. lol
sawyerscott - June 12, 2008 06:20 PM (GMT)
I hate math! Don't understand any of it =/ And Sudoko just makes me think of school, can't believe people actually does it for fun :wacko:
twinzz-dorien - June 12, 2008 06:20 PM (GMT)
well..we understand sudokus a little bit ..our brother is one of those wackos that can't seem to stop doing them LOL..he explained to us how they work
evelien was extremely proud of ehrself when it turned out that she was able to complete 1 complete sudoku (medium difficulty) without any assistance, it only took her like one and a half hour or somehting
gah..we hate those things! LOL
Paula - June 12, 2008 08:17 PM (GMT)
My brothers are into Sudoku, too. Maybe it's a guy thing. They seem to have more math-oriented brains and therefore just understand these things like they're nothing. I, on the other hand, want nothing to do with them! lol
twinzz-dorien - June 12, 2008 09:10 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Paula @ Jun 12 2008, 09:17 PM) |
| My brothers are into Sudoku, too. Maybe it's a guy thing. They seem to have more math-oriented brains and therefore just understand these things like they're nothing. I, on the other hand, want nothing to do with them! lol |
it's supposedly scientifically proven that guys are more into precise math and girls into analythical things... haha...
sudokus suck :angry:
twinzz-dorien - June 19, 2008 05:48 PM (GMT)
anyone aware if there has been a retrial already? LOL... can't get ove this story