Comments | ashley_west: A GAME FOR YOU GUYS ^^

ashley_west

A GAME FOR YOU GUYS ^^

Feb 08, 2008 22:24

My friend's brother recently went for grad school interviews, and he got asked the same question at more than one institution. I found this question quite fun, so I'm posting it here for you guys *g*

A little background, my friend's brother majors in Civil Engineering, though the question itself is a basic physics question and has nothing to do ( Read more... )

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ashley_west February 9 2008, 02:24:00 UTC

OH WOW, I suppose that would work, I never thought of this one! So awesome. But my friend would scream 'cheater', so for the sake of argument, let's say the switches aren't string-friendly. Uh, let's make them button switches instead...

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ashley_west February 9 2008, 03:42:03 UTC

nergh, there really is a way, I tell you *evul grin* it is actually SO SIMPLE it'd make you go O_o
c'mon, take a guess! No gadgets needed at all, really :)

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athenaraven February 10 2008, 15:07:48 UTC

Lights generate heat right? So why not flip two of the switches, leave one as it is, flip back one of the switches, and wait a while before going in?

ashley_west February 10 2008, 16:53:06 UTC

YOU. ARE A GENIUS.
*throws gold stars*
I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD GET IT, BECAUSE MY FLIST IS SO SMART ^^

That is the correct answer!!
(flip one switch, wait a while, the flip another switch, leave one off. go inside, feel for the bulb that is hotter, and voila *g*)

athenaraven February 10 2008, 17:24:51 UTC

Wheeeeeee! -catches gold stars, trips on one-

It took me forever to figure it out, lol.