{"id":5243,"date":"2015-07-24T15:41:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T19:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.decisionsciencenews.com\/?p=5243"},"modified":"2015-07-28T09:47:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T13:47:23","slug":"how-much-damage-did-carrie-underwood-do-to-that-guys-truck-in-that-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decisionsciencenews.com\/?p=5243","title":{"rendered":"How much damage did Carrie Underwood do to that guy’s truck in that song?"},"content":{"rendered":"

AN ESTIMATE<\/p>\n

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We travel a lot, rent a lot of cars, drive around in far flung corners of the USA, and correspondingly, hear a lot of country music.<\/p>\n

One song we\u2019ve heard quite a few times goes:<\/p>\n

I dug my key into the side
\nOf his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive,
\nCarved my name into his leather seats.
\nI took a Louisville slugger to both headlights,
\nSlashed a hole in all four tires.
\nMaybe next time he’ll think before he cheats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a Carrie Underwood song called \u201cBefore He Cheats<\/a>\u201d and is also featured in the movie Pitch Perfect 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, the last time we heard this song, we couldn\u2019t help but think, “Darn, that\u2019s a lot of damage she does to his truck. But how much?”<\/p>\n

Then we thought, “Estimation is a vital skill in decision science. We should really estimate this.”<\/p>\n

Then we thought, \u201cblog post.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let’s break it down<\/p>\n

Lyric: “I dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive”
\nCorresponding repair: Fixed a “keyed” truck door
\nEstimate: $650<\/a><\/p>\n

Lyric: “Carved my name into his leather seats”
\nCorresponding repair: Two front seats professionally reupholstered
\nEstimate: $750<\/a><\/p>\n

Lyric: “I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights”
\nCorresponding repair: Replacing two headlight assemblies
\nCost: $950<\/a><\/p>\n

Lyric: \u201cSlashed a hole in all four tires\u201d
\nCorresponding repair: Replacing four truck tires
\nCost: $800<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the total damage? $3,150<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is that a big crime? Is is! It’s a felony offense with a potentially lengthy prison sentence<\/a> in Carrie Underwood’s native Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, when you hear that song, maybe imagine it\u2019s being sung from prison.<\/p>\n

(Yes, we’re assuming she got caught, but come on, she carved her name into the leather seats).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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