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TV Bender, A Definition

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TV Bender: (slang) Extended periods of heavy television watching.

A more informal definition: Last spring break, over a period of 9 days, I watched 5 seasons of The Sopranos.

From Chicago to Boston: 250 minutes
From Boston to Montreal: 465 minutes
Season 1: 680 minutes
Season 2: 780 minutes
Season 3: 780 minutes
Season 4: 800 minutes
Season 5: 780 minutes
From Montreal to Boston: 465 minutes
From Boston to Chicago: 250 minutes

Assume an average of 9 hours of sleep everyday (this is on the low end).

Doing some quick math here, 9 days X 24 hours in a day = 12,960 minutes
Subtract from that the total traveling time, 12,960 - 1,430 = 11,530 minutes
Subtract from that the total time spent sleeping 11,530 - 4,860 = 6,670 minutes

Total time spent watching tv: 3,820 minutes
Total time awake: 6,670

Percentage of time spent watching tv: 3,280 / 6,670 = 49.17%

That was a tv bender!

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Posted in About on November 15th, 2006

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10 Responses to “TV Bender, A Definition”

  1. Delphine Says:
    November 15th, 2006 at 11:01 pm

    I love this! what a fun idea! I am going to use your idea for a new concept I’m working on! I will link back to this, you are awesome tv bender!!

  2. Aaron Says:
    November 16th, 2006 at 2:30 am

    Welcome to the fold. I’m Aaron, I write for 451Press also, and am also a fellow TV critic. I’m doing the Watching The Office, 24, Prison Break, and Family Guy blogs. It’s a lot to handle, but like you I do spend quite a bit of time watching TV too.

    But, wow! TV and Math together, that post kinda blew my brain. But, if you’re a Prison Break 24 fan I expect to see you over on my sites :)

    Also, make sure to come and talk in the forums with the other writers! It’s invaluable.

    Aaron.

  3. KeithR Says:
    November 16th, 2006 at 11:09 am

    Awesome intro Muhammad! I have to say, I’m humbled by your bender. The best I’ve done is watching a full season of Friends in one sitting.. You are the master.

  4. DaveP Says:
    November 16th, 2006 at 12:06 pm

    Hi Muhammed, Nice intro, I’ll definitely be a regular reader. I’m also a 451 Presser doing the UK Pop Culture blog.

    What’s weird is I read an interview with you on some site about social bookmarking a few days ago. It’s a small world. :)

  5. Muhammad Saleem Says:
    November 16th, 2006 at 7:05 pm

    Hey everyone,

    Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for stopping bye.

  6. Elisa Says:
    November 16th, 2006 at 11:19 pm

    Wow! And I thought that watching a season of MacGyver in a week was impressive. (Well, it did mess with my head, so, maybe that’s why.)

  7. Farley Says:
    November 19th, 2006 at 12:04 am

    Yeah, I thought I was crazy when I watched season 2 of Veronica Mars in less than 2 days so I could view the season finale when it aired. And that I watched all 7 seasons of Buffy over the course of a year. Now i don’t feel so bad.

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