This New York deli offers customers free food if they can solve simple math problems

[steve2470]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/us/new-york-deli-five-seconds-free-food-math-trnd/index.html

A sandwich, a soda or maybe even a chocolate bar to satisfy a midnight craving: These are some of the many things you'd expect to find at a New York deli and convenience store.

But customers at Lucky Candy in the Bronx get an entirely different experience, and it's all thanks to cashier Ahmed Alwan.

To his customers, the 20-year-old college student is easily recognizable, and it's not just because of his bright smile and cheerful energy. Two weeks ago, Alwan decided to start playing a game with shoppers -- and it's since gone viral.

The rules are simple: If you can solve a math equation, you get five seconds to grab anything you want off store shelves and have it for free.

The one thing you're not allowed to grab? His cat. (Yes, someone tried.)



What a great guy, Mr. Alwan pays for all this out of his own pocket.


eta: His Gofundme https://www.gofundme.com/f/1w74cvq3uo (up to $1735 out of $2000 goal)

[Brother Buzz]

1. OT, not my cat

[2naSalit]

2. Priorities!

Money can only buy so much, but cat love... priceless.

[Brother Buzz]

3. I suspect the shop cat is a highly revered fixture of the store...

and OT has a very special relationship with it, visiting it daily.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

4. A simple math problem?

So if your last name is Trump, don't forget your wallet. Or, be prepared to take off your shoes and socks

[Midnightwalk]

5. If fractions are involved

He’d have to drop his drawers

[Lucky Luciano]

6. Quick! How many diffeomorphism classes are there for 7 dimensional spheres?!

http://www.math.toronto.edu/tiozzo/docs/exotic.pdf

[Dr. Strange]

8. Um, it was my understanding that there would be no differential geometry.

[hughee99]

7. So he discriminates against people who are bad at math?

People who received a proper education have yet another advantage in life?