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Old 02-13-2013, 01:04 PM   #1
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You are on a horse galloping at a constant speed.

On your right side is a sharp drop off.

On your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you.

Directly in front of you is a galloping kangaroo, and your horse s unable to overtake it.

Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the kangaroo.

What must you do to get out of this highly dangerous situation?






Get your drunk tush off the merry-go-round and go home!
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Old 02-13-2013, 01:09 PM   #2
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You are on a horse galloping at a constant speed.

On your right side is a sharp drop off.

On your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you.

Directly in front of you is a galloping kangaroo, and your horse s unable to overtake it.

Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the kangaroo.

What must you do to get out of this highly dangerous situation?

Get your drunk tush off the merry-go-round and go home!
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Old 02-13-2013, 01:10 PM   #3
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Old 02-13-2013, 01:48 PM   #4
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Sorry, but being a math geek, I can assure you that the elephant on your left is NOT traveling at the same speed that you are.
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Old 02-13-2013, 01:50 PM   #5
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And kangaroos don't gallop.
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Old 02-13-2013, 01:56 PM   #6
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And kangaroos don't gallop.


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Old 02-13-2013, 02:15 PM   #7
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I'd climb onto the elephant. Since they're at the same speed and close together (since the horse can't pass), I'd hop over there and be safe.

Safe because I don't need to be faster than the lion, I just need to be faster than whatever the lion catches for lunch. And given the size, it is pretty unlikely the lion would take down the elephant when a horse and kangaroo are available.

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Old 02-13-2013, 02:31 PM   #8
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And kangaroos don't gallop.
I know right??!!
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Sorry, but being a math geek, I can assure you that the elephant on your left is NOT traveling at the same speed that you are.
Well now, that depends on if you are talking linear velocity or angular velocity. The angular velocity would be the same.
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Old 02-13-2013, 03:16 PM   #10
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Well now, that depends on if you are talking linear velocity or angular velocity. The angular velocity would be the same.
This is getting way way too complicated.
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Old 02-13-2013, 03:40 PM   #11
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Well now, that depends on if you are talking linear velocity or angular velocity. The angular velocity would be the same.
Please excuse my good friend B .
He's from the south and doesn't grasp things as fast as northern folk but I like him just the same!

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Old 02-13-2013, 03:52 PM   #12
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Well now, that depends on if you are talking linear velocity or angular velocity. The angular velocity would be the same.
That's true, Al, but try explaining it to the lion. It really comes down to the old adage, "I don't have to outrun the lion, I just have to outrun you."
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I hate to nitpick, but for clarity's sake are we talking about an African elephant or an Asian elephant?
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All this talk about velocity and speed is trivial. What I want to know is how in the heck some guy managed to catch up and pass the lion, ignore the elephant, match the speed of my galloping horse, and then demand a ticket from me. I didn't have a ticket but he did settle for two swigs from my flask. Last I saw of him, he had outrun the kangaroo and was hassling two people in a chariot he caught up with. That guy was fast.
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Old 02-13-2013, 04:37 PM   #15
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There was a giraffe in there somewhere, so it must be African. Why didn't you have a ticket? Did you sneek on? What kind of example is that for the grandkids?
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OK, here you go

You find yourself on a perfectly circular race track in the fastest race car ever made. The car can instantly accelerate from zero to any speed.

If you hit the gas and drive half way around the track at 30 MPH, how fast would you have to drive on the second half of the track to average 60 MPH for the entire track?

Tick Tock ...
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Old 02-13-2013, 04:57 PM   #17
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90. The average speed (60) = (30+90)/2
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You find yourself on a perfectly circular race track in the fastest race car ever made. The car can instantly accelerate from zero to any speed.

If you hit the gas and drive half way around the track at 30 MPH, how fast would you have to drive on the second half of the track to average 60 MPH for the entire track?

Tick Tock ...

How long is the track?
And degree of banking?
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doesn't matter.
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Old 02-13-2013, 05:00 PM   #20
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doesn't matter.
Have you ever seen me race?
It matters
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