sonex
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Post by sonex on Sept 26, 2012 14:41:13 GMT 11
GOOGLE'S BRAIN BUSTERS Why are manhole covers round? How many piano tuners are there in the entire world? How much toilet paper would you need to cover Texas? You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do? How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle? How many vacuum cleaners are made a year? Using only a four-minute hourglass and a seven-minute hourglass, measure exactly nine minutes - without the process taking longer than nine minutes. Design an evacuation plan for San Francisco. How would you devise an evacuation plan for San Francisco? What number comes next in this pattern? 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66 Can you swim faster in water or in syrup? A man pushed his car to a hotel and lost his fortune. What happened? How many times a day do a clockâs hands overlap? ..Read more: Are You Smart Enough to Work for Google? MOST READ NEWSPrevious123Next Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2208694/Are-smart-work-Google-Not-unless-answer-brain-teasers-author-claims.html#ixzz27XkuMXb9 Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Well, the answer to no. one is obvious, manhole covers are round because the hole is round. If the hole was square, then the cover would be square. Well that's the only one I can answer immediately, nope another one swimming in water should be faster than swimming in syrup. |
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Earl Grey
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Post by Earl Grey on Sept 26, 2012 14:45:08 GMT 11
For the first one Sonex, you are close. The covers (and holes) are round, because a square or rectangular one can enable the cover to fall in the hole if rotated or shifted in a particular way. A round cover makes it impossible for the cover to fall in.  |
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Post by Freddy on Sept 26, 2012 21:32:34 GMT 11
The egg timers can measure 9 minutes in only 5 mins btw ;d
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Post by Freddy on Sept 26, 2012 21:34:19 GMT 11
Oh, and if you were the size of a Nickel, and stuck in a blender about to be switched on....
Well, you would lie flat wouldn't you ?
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Post by Freddy on Sept 28, 2012 17:06:37 GMT 11
Can you swim faster in water or in syrup?
Theoretically, you can swim faster in water, however, you can run faster over syrup.
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sonex
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Post by sonex on Sept 28, 2012 17:57:02 GMT 11
Can you swim faster in water or in syrup? Theoretically, you can swim faster in water, however, you can run faster over syrup. Thanks Earl for the info on the manhole covers. Freddy wouldn't it depend on how deep the syrup is though, syrup having a high viscosity. I can see I could never work for Google, although I do get a few questions right on the Eggheads program. |
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Post by Freddy on Sept 28, 2012 19:01:19 GMT 11
Thanks Earl for the info on the manhole covers. Freddy wouldn't it depend on how deep the syrup is though, syrup having a high viscosity. I can see I could never work for Google, although I do get a few questions right on the Eggheads program. dunno Son, I do have the feeling that it's viscosity that is the determinate, sorta like running over a tub full of custard |
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