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7 fact-checked facts about 48-hour sprints, hackathons and game jams, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

How many minutes are in 48 hours?

Answer2,880

48 x 60 = 2,880 minutes.

What is a 'game jam'?

AnswerAn event where people build a game in a short, fixed time

Game jams challenge teams to make a game from scratch against the clock.

Going deeper

How many seconds are in 48 hours?

Answer172,800

48 x 3,600 = 172,800 seconds.

How long does the Global Game Jam typically give teams to make a game?

Answer48 hours

The Global Game Jam is a 48-hour event held at sites around the world.

'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion' is known as what?

AnswerParkinson's law

Cyril Northcote Parkinson described this in a 1955 essay.

Expert level

The Pomodoro Technique was developed by Francesco Cirillo in which decade?

Answer1980s

Cirillo created the method in the late 1980s using a tomato-shaped kitchen timer.

The 80/20 rule is named after Vilfredo Pareto, who was a what?

AnswerEconomist

Pareto was an Italian economist who observed uneven distributions of wealth.

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