Fively #001

If you’d rather play this day first, don’t look yet.

1. Count · How many?

   How many balloons were there?

   Answer 45

   Up to about four, we see how many at a glance, without counting; beyond that, the brain switches to estimating.

2. Tilt · What angle?

   At what angle do most escalators climb?

   Answer 30.0°

   Usually 30°, a compromise between comfort, safety and length. A steeper 35° is allowed only for short rises at low speed.

   Sources: KONE · Escalator planning guide, California Code of Regulations · Title 8, §3089, Escalators

3. Shade · What color?

   What blue is the flag of Europe?

   Answer #003399

   The EU's rules define it as PANTONE Reflex Blue, or #003399 on screen; the twelve stars are yellow, #FFCC00.

   Sources: legislation.gov.uk · Regulation (EU) No 821/2014, Annex II, Wikipedia · Flag of Europe

4. Hold · How long?

   Hold for as long as YouTube makes you watch an ad before you can skip it.

   Answer 5.00 s

   5 seconds, ever since YouTube introduced skippable ads in 2010.

   Sources: YouTube Help · About video ad formats, Marketing Week · YouTube launches skippable pre-roll ads (2010)

5. Fill · How much?

   How much of an adult's body is water?

   Answer 60%

   Up to 60%: about 60% in men and 55% in women on average, because fat holds less water than lean tissue.

   Sources: USGS · The water in you: water and the human body, Wikipedia · Body water