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Percentage Fail...
2nd September 2011, 19:36
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Percentage Fail...
My friend spotted this in a London paper:

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I assume that previously there was only 2/3 of a bar in each pack...
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3rd September 2011, 17:35
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RE: Percentage Fail...
I have to admit that I have also fallen prey to the same error sometimes.
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3rd September 2011, 17:48
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RE: Percentage Fail...
It always used to annoy me as a kid whenever playing Duke Nukem 3D or DOOM that my character's health could jump up from 100% to 200%, so what my maximum isn't 100 percentage? I'm actually only at half my full health after all? Facepalm I'll probably never know who the hell is responsible for this nonsensical trend.
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3rd September 2011, 17:52
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4th September 2011, 10:45
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Hahahaha!
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