John
Thanks for something refreshing for a monday night. The rest of the day sucked
as they say. Now and then we all need this. Thanks again
Glen Barrett
John Beckett wrote:
> Redneck Engineering Exam
>
> 1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will
> support a 10 pound possum.
>
> 2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when placed on
> blocks in your front yard?
> a) '66 Ford Fairlane
> b) '69 Chevrolet Chevelle c) '64 Pontiac GTO
>
> 3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of
> shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary to condense the
> product?
>
> 4. A pulpwood cutter has chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm. The density of
> the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The lot is 2.3
> acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweiser
> Tall-Boys will it take to cut the trees?
>
> 5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12
> simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone layer?
>
> 6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field
> rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The
> porch floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many
> hound dogs will be killed?
>
> 7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average
> slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the children place a
> mobile home on the man's land?
>
> 8. A 2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steep grade on
> a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic load
> of secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck before it
> crashes at the bottom of the mountain?
> For extra credit, how many of the vehicles that swerved will have
> mufflers and uncracked windshields?
>
> 9. A Coal Mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The mine
> employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of
> 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the
> shift?
>
> 10. How many generations will it take before cattle develop two legs shorter
> than the others because of grazing along a mountainside?
>
> Please send your answeres to Billy Bob Massie, Dean of Engineering, U of
> South Southeastern College, Mile Hole Gap Road, Shooting Creek, NC.
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