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Offline MachFly

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Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« on: October 26, 2009, 10:44:37 PM »
1) You are stuck on top of a building, you have a chronometer and an altimeter. How do you find the height of the building?

2) You are outside a room facing three switches. Inside the room is a light bulb. One of the switches is connected to the light bulb in the room, two lead somewhere else. All three are in the off position. You are allowed to enter the room only once and once inside the room you cannot leave it. How do you find out which of the 3 switches controls the light inside the room?

3) I am the beginning of eternity, the end of every rhyme. The begging of the end and the end of space and time. What am I?




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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2009, 11:03:06 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on October 26, 2009, 10:44:37 PM
1) You are stuck on top of a building, you have a chronometer and an altimeter. How do you find the height of the building?

2) You are outside a room facing three switches. Inside the room is a light bulb. One of the switches is connected to the light bulb in the room, two lead somewhere else. All three are in the off position. You are allowed to enter the room only once and once inside the room you cannot leave it. How do you find out which of the 3 switches controls the light inside the room?

3) I am the beginning of eternity, the end of every rhyme. The begging of the end and the end of space and time. What am I?




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1) READ THE ALTIMETER!!!

2) Give me time to think on this one, wanted to get the other two answers in first ;)

3) The letter 'e'!!!
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2009, 11:05:26 PM »
Quote from: Serenity on October 26, 2009, 11:03:06 PM
1) READ THE ALTIMETER!!!

nope   :)

what if the building is on a hill? Altimeter tells you the altitude MSL not AGL   ;)
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2009, 11:12:56 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on October 26, 2009, 11:05:26 PM
nope   :)

what if the building is on a hill? Altimeter tells you the altitude MSL not AGL   ;)

In which case I would say, assuming you have the knowledge and wouldn't mind parting with the altimeter, drop it and time the drop, use kinematic equations to find distance.
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2009, 11:19:19 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on October 26, 2009, 10:44:37 PM
2) You are outside a room facing three switches. Inside the room is a light bulb. One of the switches is connected to the light bulb in the room, two lead somewhere else. All three are in the off position. You are allowed to enter the room only once and once inside the room you cannot leave it. How do you find out which of the 3 switches controls the light inside the room?

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Turn on the first switch, wait 10 minutes, turn it off.
Turn on on second switch, enter room.
If the light is on, it's the second switch, if the light is off, feel the bulb.
If the bulb is warm, it's the first switch.
If the bulb is off and cold, it's the third switch.
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2009, 11:23:15 PM »
Quote from: Serenity on October 26, 2009, 11:12:56 PM
In which case I would say, assuming you have the knowledge and wouldn't mind parting with the altimeter, drop it and time the drop, use kinematic equations to find distance.

Why so complicated? Just read altimeter at top of the building, go downstairs, read it again. Substract reading B from reading A. :)
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2009, 11:25:27 PM »
Quote from: Lusche on October 26, 2009, 11:23:15 PM
Why so complicated? Just read altimeter at top of the building, go downstairs, read it again. Substract reading B from reading A. :)

"You are stuck on top of a building," :)
Could be a problem.
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2009, 11:28:18 PM »
Quote from: 1701E on October 26, 2009, 11:25:27 PM
"You are stuck on top of a building," :)
Could be a problem.

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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 11:36:21 PM »
1) You are stuck on top of a building, you have a chronometer and an altimeter. How do you find the height of the building?

Read the altimeter if you're at sea level :P

If not, then read the altimeter then drop altimeter from the top of the building, time how long it takes the altimeter to smash on the ground. 9.8m/s formula..do the math...tells you the height of the building. voila.

2) You are outside a room facing three switches. Inside the room is a light bulb. One of the switches is connected to the light bulb in the room, two lead somewhere else. All three are in the off position. You are allowed to enter the room only once and once inside the room you cannot leave it. How do you find out which of the 3 switches controls the light inside the room?

You enter the room and use the force to move the switches until the frakin' lightbulb turns on.

3) I am the beginning of eternity, the end of every rhyme. The begging of the end and the end of space and time. What am I?

err the letter 'e' ?





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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2009, 11:52:43 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on October 26, 2009, 10:44:37 PM
1) You are stuck on top of a building, you have a chronometer and an altimeter. How do you find the height of the building?

2) You are outside a room facing three switches. Inside the room is a light bulb. One of the switches is connected to the light bulb in the room, two lead somewhere else. All three are in the off position. You are allowed to enter the room only once and once inside the room you cannot leave it. How do you find out which of the 3 switches controls the light inside the room?

3) I am the beginning of eternity, the end of every rhyme. The begging of the end and the end of space and time. What am I?




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1. Drop the altimeter off the building while simultaneously starting the chronometer. When you see the altimeter hit, stop the chronometer. 1/2 x time(seconds of fall) x acceleration of gravity = average speed. Average speed/time= distance.

2. Put one switch on for 5 min. Turn it off and put another one on. Quickly go in the room.
If the light is on, then the last switch you put on obviously goes to the light bulb.
If the light is off, feel all 3 too see if one is hot. If hot, then the first switch you turned on is the right one.
If none are hot, then the switch you did not touch is the right one.

3. E
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2009, 11:54:45 PM »
1. need to know the GMT to use the chronometer to determine actual latitude and longitude of said building to determine sea level

2. try the switches before entering room

3. e

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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2009, 12:07:31 AM »
2. Just turn all three of the switches on. Who cares where the other two go.  :rock
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2009, 02:19:46 AM »
Quote from: branch37 on October 27, 2009, 12:07:31 AM
2. Just turn all three of the switches on. Who cares where the other two go.  :rock


lol   that was my answer!!!!
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2009, 04:43:34 AM »
What if the light bulb was already on?
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Re: Just want to see how many people can answer the following questions:
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2009, 08:10:47 AM »
1. Figure out how many floors the building is, multply it by ceiling heights and you'll be in the ballpark. Sell the cronometer to a guy on the street for lunch money.

2. Open the door to the room but dont enter it and check the switches.

3. E
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