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Glaring errors in fan favourite movies

You have to be a real cinema buff or at least excelled in high school English class to notice some glaring errors in popular movies. TikTok user <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@donfarellii/video/7065051870250732806?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2F&referer_video_id=7065051870250732806&refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don Farelli</a> has done all the work and pointed out the mistakes left in fan favourites such as Pretty Woman, Gladiator, the 1985 flick Teen Wolf, and the 1995 movie Braveheart. Up first is the 1990s blockbuster Pretty Woman starring Julia Roberts and Richard Geere. In the scene, Julia’s character Vivian Ward is seen nibbling on a croissant as she tells Richard’s Edward Lewis that she didn’t go past 11th grade. Suddenly, the croissant disappears and in its place is a pancake. The swap in foods has been spotted a few times before and there are even unconfirmed reports from the director for the change. "Director Garry Marshall said he liked the performance she gave in the latter part of the scene better, so the croissant magically becomes a pancake, which she began to eat as they did more takes,’ it reads on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/goofs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IMDB</a>. "While this may be the case, there is still a continuity issue. In the first scene with the pancake, she takes a second bite. In the next scene with the pancake in her hand, there is only one bite missing. "Not only that, but the pancake with one bite missing has a different bite pattern and is clearly a different pancake." Next up is Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, who is seen speaking to a fellow actor in a scene. Upon closer inspection, a man in the background is seen wearing a baseball cap - which very obviously has no place in the film. Similar to Gladiator starring Russel Crowe, which features two modern items which are very clearly not meant to be there. In one scene, a man is seen wearing jeans which is not the wardrobe for the movie and another scene shows another extra moving a water bottle out of the way. The final movie is Teen Wolf starring Michael J. Fox, which hilariously shows a man realising his zipper is undone and tries to cover it during a basketball game. Don’s TikTok video received a whopping 1.7million likes and has been viewed more than 15million times. Image: TikTok

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Meditating could make you less error prone

Meditation has been shown to have a slew of benefits, and researchers from Michigan University have added another to the list: fixing mistakes. The team took more than 200 participants, who had never meditated before, through a 20-minute open monitoring meditation exercise while their brain activity was being measured. “Some forms of meditation have you focus on a single object, commonly your breath, but open monitoring meditation is different, '' said Jeff Lin, the study’s co-author. “It has you tune inward and pay attention to everything going on in your mind and body. The goal is to sit quietly and pay close attention to where the mind travels without getting too caught up in the scenery.” Then, the participants completed a distraction test, and were found to have an enhanced ability to notice mistakes in comparison to the group who didn’t meditate. “The EEG (electroencephalography) can measure brain activity at the millisecond level, so we got precise measures of neural activity right after mistakes compared to correct responses,” Lin said. “A certain neural signal occurs about half a second after an error called the error positivity, which is linked to conscious error recognition. “We found that the strength of this signal is increased in the meditators relative to controls.” Though meditating didn’t immediately improve actual task performance, these findings suggest that sustained meditation could have beneficial effects on performance. “People’s interest in meditation and mindfulness is outpacing what science can prove in terms of effects and benefits,” Lin said. “But it’s amazing to me that we were able to see how one session of a guided meditation can produce changes to brain activity in non-meditators.” Lin said it was encouraging to see public enthusiasm for mindfulness and meditation, but there was still a lot more to do to understand its benefits and how it works. “It’s time we start looking at it through a more rigorous lens.” The study was published in <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/9/226" target="_blank">Brain Science</a>. Image: Getty Images

Mind

Human error to blame for COVID airport breach

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> Human error allowed two passengers to accidentally enter a "green zone" at the Brisbane International Airport after arriving on a flight from Papua New Guinea. The pair were in the area for an hour-and-a-half, shopping and using public toilets, before being retrieved by airport staff. Initial test results from one passenger for COVID-19 came back negative and the second passenger's test was inconclusive – but more samples sent to Queensland Health's Forensic and Scientific Services laboratory have since confirmed that he is COVID-positive. While the pair were in the green zone, three New Zealand flights took off with around 390 passengers – these were Air New Zealand NZ202 from Brisbane to Christchurch, Air New Zealand NZ146 from Brisbane to Auckland, and Qantas QF135 from Brisbane to Christchurch. Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said the pair posed a low risk to others. “While at the airport, they wore masks and socially distanced and neither has reported symptoms," she said. “They were in the wrong zone through no fault of their own and we appreciate their patience and cooperation while we rule them out as cases. “We’re also grateful for the prompt action by Brisbane airport staff once the mistake was identified.” In a statement from Brisbane Airport Corporation, the airline has "unreservedly apologised". "At approximately 9:30am, two transit passengers arrived on a 'red' flight from Port Moresby and proceeded through screening to transit as per normal process," a BAC statement said. "Initial review of CCTV indicates that at approximately 9:55am, these passengers were incorrectly allowed into the 'green zone'. "The breach is due to human error, and BAC is currently working with all relevant authorities including Queensland Health to investigate the circumstances of the breach." "BAC is conducting a thorough investigation and unreservedly apologises for this human error," the statement <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/brisbane-airport-apologises-international-arrivals-covid-breach/100105700" target="_blank">said</a>. </div> </div> </div>

News

Kmart shopper spots error on new laundry hamper

A Kmart shopper spotted a hilarious mistake she spotted on a brand-new item she purchased. “Hmm, think there’s something wrong here,” the woman wrote, sharing an image of her new ‘Lights and Darks’ laundry hamper in a Kmart Facebook group. “Think I’ll have to take it back to Kmart. I haven’t quite finished putting it together but will have to pull it apart again,” she said. According to the shopper, the cloth baskets are not attached the wrong way, as it appears that the words on the "dark" side have been printed upside down. <img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7837064/kmart-body.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ec9aaa6668a441e6aa8f938cfe28ce44" /> <div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> “I did pick up one box and had the end of the box open and everything come out whilst I was walking through the shop with it,” she said. “Had a very nice Kmart lady nearby who saw what happened and helped me collect the bits only to realise one piece was missing. The shop assistant ended up opening the box of the item she now has set up at home to check all the pieces were there. “She was so helpful and lovely. Pity we didn’t check the words were the right way up,” the woman quipped. The mix-up was a hit on the Facebook group. “I would just keep it, it’s funny,” one person wrote, with many agreeing it was now an ‘original’ item. “I love it. Upside down and all,” another agreed. A Kmart spokesperson has said it is believed to be an isolated incident but the store is investigating the example. “At Kmart, the quality of our products are our number one priority,” the spokesperson told <a rel="noopener" href="https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/kmart-shopper-mistake-light-dark-laundry-sorting-hamper-033604569.html" target="_blank" class="_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtflink">7News</a>. “We are currently investigating this with our quality team and believe this may be an isolated incident as we have not been made aware of this sort of printing error before. “We welcome the opportunity to resolve this directly with the customer and encourage the customer to reach out to our friendly customer service team.” Photo credits: Facebook </div> </div> </div>

Caring

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg admits $60 billion JobKeeper error is “regrettable”

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has taken responsibility for a “regrettable” $60 billion JobKeeper reporting error. In an opinion piece published on The Australian Monday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Treasury massively overestimated the number of people who would need the JobKeeper wage subsidy because it assumed in March the COVID-19 health crisis would be much worse. The Federal Government had previously said more than 6 million workers would receive $1,500 fortnightly wage subsidy, but on Friday admitted that the scheme would only cover about half that number. It also revised the program’s estimated cost from $130 billion to $70 billion. “Ultimately, I have to take responsibilities for those things,” Morrison said on Sunday. “So sure, the estimate was overstated. “But what it means is Australians won’t have to borrow as much money. This is not money that is sitting in the bank somewhere, this $60 billion, that is all money that would have otherwise had to be borrowed.” On Friday, Frydenberg said the mistake was “good news” and had been picked up before it impacted the payments that the government had already released. “It is welcome news that the impact on the public purse from the program will not be as great as initially estimated,” he said. Labor has called for Frydenberg to explain the miscalculation to a Senate inquiry. Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong told the ABC’s Insiders the mistake was a “$60 billion black hole in the economic credibility” of the government. “When you’ve got a budget blunder of this size, I reckon it’s about time you fronted up and explained it,” Wong said. Wong previously said the $60 billion should be used to expand the JobKeeper program to include more casuals. Frydenberg said he would not answer calls from Labor to front a senate committee. “This is just a political stunt from the Labor Party,” he told the ABC on Monday.

Money & Banking

Simply the worst? Backlash over error-riddled and "divisive" NRL ad

South Sydney NRL player Latrell Mitchell has made a dig at Karl Stefanovic after he criticised the star’s role in the NRL’s controversial new campaign. The new advertisement campaign which was revealed on Monday, unveiled a throwback to Tina Turner’s iconic hit Simply The Best. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Thirty years on, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NRL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NRL</a> is still simply the best. See the revival of Tina Turner's famous 1990 campaign, featuring some of the biggest moments in footy from the past three decades 🏉 <a href="https://t.co/2wU39u6sMk">pic.twitter.com/2wU39u6sMk</a> — Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) <a href="https://twitter.com/telegraph_sport/status/1234387970259652608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2020</a></blockquote> However, what originally was made to bring attention to the NRL and pay homage to a number of prominent, remarkable figures has been labelled as too “politically correct”. The critics slammed the ad which featured a shot of Latrell Mitchell draped in an Aboriginal flag, singer Macklemore’s famous performance from 2017 where he made a tribute for same-sex marriage and a famous kiss between Karina Brown and Vanessa Foliaki after the partners played against each other in a State of Origin match. Today host Karl Stefanovic was among some of those who slammed the advertisement and singled out the NRL player who wore an aboriginal flag. He insisted the move did not promote inclusion for the game. “How do you unite the game when you have a picture of Latrell Mitchell on his own with the Aboriginal flag around him?” Stefanovic said on Tuesday. “That’s not unifying, that’s divisive. “It’s putting him on his own. “Rugby league is about indigenous (people) and everyone else coming together for the sport, not putting anyone on their own.” <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8K2ppfg7UH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8K2ppfg7UH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by L a t r e l l M i t c h e l l™ (@iam_lm01)</a> on Feb 4, 2020 at 7:09pm PST </div> </blockquote> Mitchell was quick to share some of the comments on his personal Instagram account. “This ad shows (Charnze) Nicoll-Klokstad by himself, shows (Tyson) Frizell by himself. Yet Karl picks out Latrell standing by himself with the Aboriginal flag as ‘divisive’,” read one post that Mitchell shared. “Once again blackfullas can’t be proud of our culture without a whiter person’s approval. “Once again people must shut up and play footy, so that we can avoid offending the racists of our country.”

“Gross error in judgement”: Michelle Bridges pleads guilty to drink driving charge

An emotional Michelle Bridges has issued an apology outside of a Sydney court for her “gross error in judgement” after the personal trainer and TV personality was caught drink-driving with a child in the back seat. The 49-year-old blew 0.089 after she after she took part in a random breath test on New South Head Road in Bellevue Hill on Australia Day. Magistrate Allison Hawkins on Tuesday convicted Bridges and handed her a $750 fine, saying the incident was “humiliating” for the former reality TV star. Bridges’ licence was disqualified for three months and she’ll be forced to drive with an alcohol interlock for one year from April 26. Standing out Sydney court, Bridges apologised for her “gross error in judgement”. “I would like to apologise to my family, my friends and my community for this gross error in judgement,” she told reporters. “The consequences of these actions will haunt me forever. “I ask for your forgiveness and I thank you for your support.” It was revealed that Bridges slammed the brakes and changed lanes when approaching the random breath test around 11:30 on January 26. Bridges told police she had used mouthwash five minutes earlier and that she had drunk alcohol the previous night. “Police noted (she) appeared nervous, her hands were shaking and her voice was trembling,” said police facts. After giving a positive alcohol reading, she admitted to drinking a glass of wine and four vodka sodas from 8 pm the night before.

Travel Trouble

Government makes changes to error-prone robo-debt collection

The government has overhauled its much-criticised robo-debt scheme which has seen many welfare recipients asked to repay money they do not owe. A Tuesday email to staff in the Human Services department’s customer compliance division said “additional proof” would now be required when using income averaging to identify overpayment and raise a debt. “This means the department will no longer raise a debt where the only information we are relying on is our own averaging of ATO [Australian Taxation Office] income data,” the email said. “In the past we have asked people to explain discrepancies to us. In the future, even if someone does not respond to these requests, we will seek more information to help us determine if there is a debt.” There will also be a freeze on some existing debts while they are re-examined. The email said the department would focus on those where the person had not replied to requests for clarification. An assessment would then be made about whether further information was available to clarify what debt there was. The Minister for Government Services Stuart Robert played down the changes and did not apologise for past errors under the system. “The government makes no apologies for fulfilling our legal obligation to collect debts with income from clients and of course, with wider debt collection.” He said the present income averaging system would continue to be used in assessing debt. The key “refinement” would be the addition of “proof points”. Robert said he had asked for the review of the “small” cohort “who have a debt raised solely on the basis of income averaging so we can commence discussions with them and seek further points of proof”. People did not need to contact the department – it would contact them. A robo-debt class action lawsuit is investigating whether the more than 400,000 debt notices issued since mid 2016 were lawful. The claim is that “averaging” an individual’s fortnightly earnings based on a “simplistic application of an imperfect computer algorithm”, does not appear to be lawful. Opposition spokesman Bill Shorten said for years the government claimed there was “nothing wrong with its revenue raising monster.” “But now under immense pressure from Labor and with a looming class action [Robert] has hit the emergency brakes on this scheme. "They’re junking the reverse onus of proof where victims have to prove they don’t owe the debts. That means robo-debt is being taken to the wreckers yard. "Other changes signify the regime going forward will not be robo-debt as we know it.” But Shorten said questions remained, particularly what happened to those who had been wrongly assessed and to the money wrongly collected. Written by Michelle Grattan. Republished with permission of <a href="https://theconversation.com/government-makes-changes-to-error-prone-robo-debt-collection-127324">The Conversation.</a>

Legal

Highly anticipated Naomi Wolf book cancelled after error was discovered

Acclaimed US author Naomi Wolf was left red-faced after a major factual error was discovered on BBC radio. The book, Outrages: Sex, Censorship and the Criminalisation of Love has been pulled from publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt after the interview. The publisher announced that they and Wolf have “mutually and amicably agreed to part company”. The book centres on the treatment of gay people in Victorian England and previously offered examples Wolf had discovered of “several dozen executions” of men convicted of sodomy in Britain. The last example of this was back in 1930. <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzzmbaxp11-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzzmbaxp11-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">‪Major UK based Feminist News and Opinion site, The F Word, calls Naomi Wolf’s Outrages, “a valuable piece that exposes the foundations for the outrages that still exist today when it comes to gay love.” https://thefword.org.uk/2019/07/gay-love-in-victorian-britain/ #feminist #LGBTQ #naomiwolf #naomiwolfbook‬</a> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/naomirwolf/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Naomi Wolf</a> (@naomirwolf) on Jul 11, 2019 at 11:14pm PDT </div> </blockquote> During a promotional tour for the book in the UK, BBC interviewer Matthew Sweet pointed out to Wolf that she had misinterpreted the legal term “death recorded”. The term, which is found in historical documents, left Wolf interpreting it as men who were executed for being gay. Sweet mentioned that it actually means that the judge abstained from pronouncing the death sentence and that the prisoner was pardoned. “I don’t think any of the executions you’ve identified here actually happened,” Sweet told a stunned Wolf. Wolf took the incident in her stride, saying that she didn’t “feel humiliated”. “I had read death recorded as meaning death recorded. The death penalty was the law of the land until 1861, [but] I misunderstood the phrase,” according to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/21/naomi-wolf-book-outrages-new-york" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>. “The bottom line is that [Sweet] did me a favour by identifying a misreading that I corrected. “I don’t feel humiliated but I’m grateful for the correction. I feel great responsibility and humility about this history.”

Books

Motorist cops parking ticket – but can you spot the errors?

A motorist who received a parking ticket for leaving his car too close to a police officer’s vehicle has shared a copy of the fine online. The man’s friend shared the photo to Reddit, however, users were quick to point out a number of inconsistences with the fine, questioning whether it was legitimate or not. Can you spot the errors on this parking ticket? <img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="/nothing.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/45bd108b53174f2682d51a923bf920ad" /><img style="width: 483.2317073170732px; height: 500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820350/1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/45bd108b53174f2682d51a923bf920ad" /> On the top left corner of the infringement notice, the word ‘district’ is spelt incorrectly, with the fine reading: ‘Monaro Police Dsitrict’. The suspicious fine also leaves the ‘officer’ field blank, as well as the ‘COPS Event No’ and time and date of the report. The postcode of Jindabyne is also incorrect as it is 2627, not 2726. Commenters were questioning the legitimacy of the fine because of the errors, with one person suggesting that someone had “bodgied up some fake cards”. One user said it was unusual for infringement notices to not be completely filled out as “police must fill in paperwork correctly”. Constable Naomi Nemec from Jindabyne police station told the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk">Daily Mail Australia</a> that the notice was likely fake as it did not contain a vehicle registration number. However, motorists should still be careful not to park too close to another car as it is an offence to park within one metre of another vehicle, according to NSW Transport’s Road and Maritime Services.

Legal

Retailer mocked for T-shirt mistake

A supermarket giant has been criticised after a customer spotted a grammatical error on the retailer’s Father’s Day T-shirt. The angry shopper took to <a href="https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3275585-To-think-Asda-need-a-kick-up-the-arse-for-this?pg=1" target="_blank">Mumsnet</a>, to rant about the misplaced apostrophe on the $7 shirt. The shopper explained that they were annoyed over the “errant apostrophe” in the word “Dad’s”, which should’ve read “Dads”. <img width="425" height="568" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7819192/1.jpg" alt="1 (154)"/> “I do think large retail chains ought to have someone checking their products for spelling, punctuation and grammar,” the user wrote. “I’m sure most parents would prefer it if their children were not exposed to such errors, given that they’ll be tested on them all the way up to A level …” Another user revealed her plans to show the photo of the shirt to her Year 5 English class. “I’m 95% sure they will know what’s wrong with it straight away.” One Mumsnet user suggested Asda should employ a proofreader, while another posted on their social media accounts to call the supermarket out on their mistake. "I've posted x2 on their FB page and tweeted them, I'll revisit and keep at it when I've got a minute and report back if I get responses," the user wrote. "Join in anyone?" An Asda spokesperson told Fabulous, “We dropped the ball here, and not the apostrophe, which was a mistake.”

Beauty & Style

Woolworths customer left red-faced after making a crucial error in complaint

A Woolworths customer was left red-faced after making an online complaint to Woolworths, only to find that he had made a crucial error. The customer posted a picture of himself weighing his 500g pork brisket on the Woolworths Facebook page. <img width="389" height="212" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7819153/image_.jpg" alt="Image_ (65)"/> The pork is seen in the photo weighing 454g and he wrote: “500g measured out at 454g. Please explain Woolworths.” He also posted a photo of another packet of pork which weighed in at 462g and another one that was 453g. <img width="498" height="245" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7819152/image__498x245.jpg" alt="Image_ (64)"/> However, the frustrated customer was soon informed that there was insufficient cause for his grievance as the 500g figure was only an estimated weight, as shown by the 'e' underneath the weight label on the packaging. One user wrote: “You're being a bit over dramatic over a few grams... especially as it's an estimated weight.” However, the customer defended his complaint and wrote: “Firstly, I didn't know it was estimated weight. Secondly, someone has now POLITELY educated me what the lowercase 'e' means. Thirdly, those missing grams add up.” Do you agree with the customer? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Money & Banking

Melbourne mum pockets $150,000 from Centrelink after error

A Melbourne mum who pocketed $150,000 in Centrelink payments after the government department incorrectly assessed her income, has reportedly been using the cash to fund a lavish lifestyle, and is yet to pay back the debt. <a href="https://www.9now.com.au/a-current-affair/2017" target="_blank">A Current Affair reports</a> Fatma Sleiman, from Melbourne, now owes the federal government $147,629, after a mistake was made assessing her property portfolio. <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FACurrentAffair9%2Fvideos%2F1450533628386343%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> Ms Sleiman reportedly owns two homes and is self-employed, yet still received $107,000 in childcare assistance and over $40,000 in carer payment from Centrelink. <a href="https://www.9now.com.au/a-current-affair/2017" target="_blank">A Current Affair reporters</a> ambushed Ms Sleiman in her driveway and asked if she intends to pay back the outstanding amount, to which she replied, “You don't know, I am.” This comes a month after it was revealed <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/finance/money-banking/2018/01/welfare-cheats-rake-in-millions-thanks-to-huge-blunder/" target="_blank">Centrelink had overpaid welfare recipients</a> a sum to the tune of $2.84 billion, and the Turnbull government wants that cash back. Incoming Humans Services Minister Michael Keenan has commented on these kind of errors before, saying more often than not they’re caused by human error or fraud. “It is important that system operates with integrity, that people are not overpaid more than they are entitled to,” he said. “If you have been defrauding the system, you can expect us to come down on you like a tonne of bricks.” What are your thoughts? Do you think Centrelink is doing enough? Hero image credit: Facebook / A Current Affair

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Can you spot the error made by this supermarket?

Coles may be one of the biggest supermarkets in Australia, but that doesn’t mean errors can be made occasionally. One Coles shopper has noticed a sale ticket on toilet paper that listed a packet of 24 toilet rolls for $9. Can you spot the error? <img width="500" height="769" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/43694/1_500x769.jpg" alt="1 (29)"/> The ticket wrongly advertised that the toilet paper was half price. If the toilet paper was originally $12, that means they would have to be on sale for $6 to be half price. “Coles, I don’t think that means what you think it means,” the shopper wrote on Reddit. Although the price is a good deal, most shoppers can hopefully easily spot the mistake. What is the worst mistake you have spotted in the shops? Let us know in the comments below. Image credit: imgur/peanut_BondSource:Reddit

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Can you see what’s wrong with this Kmart pencil case?

Generations of school kids have loved cutting out the letters of their names and slotting them into their personalised pencil cases. But one Aussie kid is going to find that very difficult. Nicole Jones took to Facebook to share a photo of the pencil case she purchased from Kmart, and while it looks fine at first glance, once you take a closer look you’ll spot something very wrong. <img width="600" height="469" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7267322/http_2f2fprodstatic9netau2f_2fmedia2f20182f012f192f142f452f180119pencilcase1.jpg" alt="Http _%2F%2Fprod .static 9.net .au %2F_%2Fmedia %2F2018%2F01%2F19%2F14%2F45%2F180119pencilcase1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/> Can’t spot the mistake? Here’s a hint – Nicole’s son Felix won’t have much luck getting his name in there! Why? There’s no “F”! Luckily, the thrifty mum had a plan B – and it wasn’t simply changing the “E” to an “F”. <img width="600" height="652" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7267323/http_2f2fprodstatic9netau2f_2fmedia2f20182f012f202f172f192fimage001.jpg" alt="Http _%2F%2Fprod .static 9.net .au %2F_%2Fmedia %2F2018%2F01%2F20%2F17%2F19%2Fimage 001"/> “My son is on the spectrum so if it’s different from the other letters he won’t use it,” Nicole told <a href="https://honey.nine.com.au/2018/01/19/14/35/pencil-case-missing-letter" target="_blank">9Honey</a>.

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Hilariously obvious error on Victorian man’s driver's licence

A Geelong driver has been sent a licence he didn't order with a hilariously glaring mistake. Anthony Kilsby received the licence in his letterbox with all his correct details on it, apart from one crucial detail. The licence doesn't have a photo of Kilsby, but instead has a picture of an Asian woman. <img width="440" height="330" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/14/02/474EA23600000578-5177423-image-a-2_1513217383398.jpg" alt="The licence doesn't have a photo of Mr Kilsby, but instead shows the face of an Asian woman" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="i-8d513e58a3594a15"/> After attempting to get hold of VicRoads, Kilsby took to Twitter and asked VicRoads, who sent him the licence, to please explain. “I'm a 36-year-old Caucasian male with dreadlocks and did not request a new licence,” he posted. “Can you explain this one to me VicRoads?” Kilsby told 3AW the licence is correct apart from the photo. “I'm male, 6'3', got about a foot and a half of blondey-brown dreadlocks and blue eyes,” he said. <img width="416" height="416" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/14/02/474F34B200000578-5177423-image-a-5_1513217645952.jpg" alt="Geelong man Anthony Kilsby (left) received the licence in his letterbox with all his correct details on it, apart from one." class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="i-f18daa0c689d2bd9"/> VicRoads finally replied to Mr Kilsby's tweet, saying it “looks like there's a case of mistaken identity”. VicRoads executive director, registration and licensing David Shelton said they have apologised to both Mr Kilsby and the woman pictured. “As a result of a processing error at one of our customer service centres, an incorrect photo was matched to the wrong customer's file. “We have spoken to both customers to apologise and have reviewed their files to ensure they are matched with the correct photos and taken action to ensure this doesn't happen again.

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Medication mix-ups doubled since 2000

A damning <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15563650.2017.1337908" target="_blank">new study</a> has found the number of medication mix-ups has doubled since 2000. In addition, researchers from the Central Ohio Poison Centre have discovered that these mistakes are more likely to occur in the home rather than in health care facilities. “We know that a third of the cases in this study resulted in hospital admissions, so these aren't minor errors,” lead author, Nichole Hodges, told the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/07/16/people-are-more-likely-to-make-mistakes-when-taking-medicine-at_a_23032120/?utm_hp_ref=au-homepage" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>. “Fortunately, most do not result in the serious outcomes found in this study.” The researchers found that 67,000 medicinal errors over 13 years occurred in the patient’s home, with 414 cases resulting in death. It’s estimated that around 1.5 million medication mistakes occur in the US alone each year. Despite human error on the patient’s part being the most likely cause of these mix-ups, the study’s co-author, Henry Spiller, says part of the blame lies with drug manufacturers and pharmacists. “There is room for improvement in product packaging and labelling,” he <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/nch-sfr070317.php" target="_blank">said</a>. “Dosing instructions could be made clearer, especially for patients and caregivers with limited literacy or numeracy.” To minimise the risk of errors with your medication, Hodges recommends maintaining a comprehensive log of their medicines – their dosages, time taken, any missed doses etc. Keeping an up-to-date record, as well as speaking to your doctor and pharmacist about how the drug should be used, is your best defence against any mix-ups.

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10 more hilarious English translation errors

If you’ve ever travelled to a country where English isn’t the first language, you really get a sense of how difficult the language can be, especially when translated. And sometimes there are hilarious results. We’ve shown you some of the <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/travel/international-travel/2016/06/14-of-the-most-hilarious-english-translation-errors/" target="_blank">most hilarious times an English translation has gone wrong before</a>, and you loved that article so much we put together another one! To see the new set of gaffes, scroll through the gallery above! Have you ever travelled anywhere and encountered a translation error that you found hilarious? Do you have any holidays on the cards? Let us know in the comments. Image credit: Lonely Planet Have you arranged your travel insurance yet? Tailor your cover to your needs and save money by not paying for things you don’t need. <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/travel/travel-insurance/?utm_source=over60&utm_campaign=travel-insurance&utm_medium=content&utm_content=travel-insurance%20%20%20" target="_blank">To arrange a quote, click here.</a> For more information about Over60 Travel Insurance, call 1800 622 966.

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Gas meter mistake almost costs man $24,000

A man who had been slugged with $24,000 worth of gas bills was shocked when his gas provider demanded he pay the tens of thousands of dollars. The man, who said he had not changed his gas usage, believed the bills were a clear mistake but when he rang the gas retailer, he was told the meter at his property had been tested, there were no leaks, and the bills were correct. He contacted the Energy and Water Ombudsman of Victoria (EWOV) in April last year to complain about his gas retailer and distributor. According to the EWOV report, the man received six bills, totalling $24,133, for gas usage at his Victorian property from February 2015 to December 2015. The man, known as Mr L, conducted his own investigation, hiring three plumbers who all confirmed his property could not use the amount of gas he was charged for. The ombudsman’s technical expert also concluded the bill was too high for the usage of the appliances at the property. The gas meter at Mr L’s house was removed for testing and it was found to be faulty, recording a usage at 11 times more than what was actually used. The meter had a broken spigot lodged in the index roller. Mr L’s bill dropped from $24,133 to $2832.73. He was also given $400 credit. Between January and March this year, EWOV received more than 7500 complaints in relation to electricity, gas and water. Bills and credits were the main complaints.

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Can you spot the error made by this supermarket?

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Hilariously obvious error on Victorian man’s driver's licence

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Gas meter mistake almost costs man $24,000

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