There are plates of beans still in existence according to a conversation I had on Friday. Don't know how they rate for rarity compared to the SB-1 - I've held an SB-1... never seen a plate of beans.
I guess to find out we should set up a ballot & ask people to tick whether they have an SB-1 and/or a plate of beans. Probably have to lock it down to one vote per IP... although that's not fool-proof. And, unless TS change the API so we can check their inventory, we've no way of knowing if they're telling the truth. Also, they might have a plate of beans but just not be carrying it right now. I doubt we'd ever get an API change which allowed an application to check the contents of someone's cupboard. And then... and then... but... and... I'm overthinking a plate of beans.
Hmmm, plate of beans...never heard of it or the T1 Musicblock...the plate of beans would have gone well with the burrito covered in chili that I just had tonight for dinner... :D
ETA: OMG, that plate of beans is insanely awesome! Congrats to the few that have it, and I hope many of you are still playing...that's so my kind of mathematical humor...and yes, I've been told that I put the anal in analyst...must use "overthinking a plate of beans" in my next big brief...
Still don't have the SB-1; don't care.
You know what I'm happy I have?
All my faffing friends here.
That's what I value the most.
Also, by extension, the rational Glitch community.
It's amazing.
Also, TomC...thanks for that distribution of badges/awards/trophies! You're the best! Totally humbled to see that I was one of .02% that has one of the street project awards...had no idea it was so rare until your list! That's neat...just hope they bring them back so we can get the rest of them in the set...
I'm not entirely sure why it matters, but fwiw, by my estimations there are fewer SB-1s in the world than there are plates of beans. As far as I'm aware, nobody has yet unlocked the secret to getting the SB-1 to drop in-game, so once (if) this ever happens, the beans will probably become relatively more rare.
lol @ the comments on the plate of beans! I didn't know about its existence before reading this thread, which made me curious to know more about it, so I googled "plate of beans glitch", & here's what i found :
The plate of beans was given to a bunch of metafilter people, as well as to several guides who inquired about it after questions started to come through Live Help about the item. Although many of the bean-holders may no longer be active players, and although I could be estimating wrongly, I still figure that more of these have been given out than SB-1s.
I also am still not sure about why this is important, or why I continue to participate in this thread, but there you have it...
If Rube mishaps count, than Dug definitely wins with his board, and I also submit to you the butterfly net ( www.glitch.com/forum/genera... ), although this would have been lost in the last reset if it had not been confiscated by the authorities first.
Thanks katlazam for the insight! I do think you're right about your estimate now, though actual numbers may be close as there seems to have been still a decent number of SB-1's given throughout the ages, not sure if they were exempted from the reset?
Thanks Katlazam for the info on the plate (Pretty cool eh?). I was under the assumption that a decent number of people during the alphas and initial betas were given the SB-1, as TomC says, going by the forum posts where several have asked whether they can keep it after the reset. Just a very vague and wild assumption though.
Important? I am not sure if anything is really important... I am puzzled now... Why am I posting here? *scratches head*
lol Nat, well, i guess some of us are here cause it's interesting & entertaining to discover some rare old items & their features as well as what occasion & purpose they were created for. Reading what our fellow players say about these items pique our curiosity & interest in them, so some of us are just here to share pieces of information that can satisfy our curiosity.