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Re: Physics/reasoning problems (no LBC)

To: gardner7@pilot.infi.net
Subject: Re: Physics/reasoning problems (no LBC)
From: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD)
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 20:27:08 EST
Hi Scott,
  1) the water level in the tub remains the same
  2) use an ohmmeter to test conductivity
Bob

On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:56:28 +0000 "Scott Gardner"
<gardner7@pilot.infi.net> writes:
>Here's one to keep your minds sharp in preparation for those heavy 
>exhaust/intake questions...
>       If you have a toy boat in the bathtub, filled with nuts and 
>bolts, 
>and you tip the boat over, dumping its cargo to the bottom of the 
>tub, what happens to the water level in the tub?  (note, the boat 
>returns to it original floating position and takes on no water.)
>
>Also, 
>  I give you two cylinders, both identical in appearance and weight.  
>One is made of aluminum, and is solid.  The other is made of gold, 
>and has the center hollowed out (outside surfaces are unbroken, 
>however.)  Both are painted an identical non-conducting British 
>Racing Green (obligatory lame attempt at LBC content).
>       Performing only non-destructive testing, with 
>materials/methods 
>available in the typical household, how can you tell which cylinder 
>is which?  Tapping on the cylinders with a mallet produces identical 
>sounds.
>Scott
>

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