Take a hike! - Page 2

Fusion_power · 2003-08-16, 23:49

Wounds?

Naa, I'm laughing.

I didn't get where I am without having skin thick as an elephants.

It still gets you to think especially when you figure out that no matter the size of the round object, the distance travelled is always the same amount greater for the taller figure.

Wackerbarth, I do like your alternative solution of two people walking around a roughly round object. If I posted this again I would specify that they walked single file!

Fusion

Wacky · 2003-08-17, 00:18

A personal observation:

I enjoy participating in this forum only because I feel that it has the potential to cause people to think.

There are two sides to a puzzle. On one hand, the reader needs to figure out the "trick" to solving the puzzle.

As an example, the M*A*S*H puzzle requires you to discard the "obvious" solution that the fastest guy makes ALL of the return trips.

On the other hand, the poster MUST present a clear, unambiguious, statement of the problem. I have long felt that experience is the best teacher. You learn by doing, and making mistakes in the attempt.

I hope that you take our "lice removal", (aka nit-picking), as good natured constructive criticism.

To follow up on your theme, I'm posting the railroad questions. But, just as my English teacher taught me to avoid "run-on" sentences, I'll start a new thread so that this one doesn't run on and change subject.

Maybeso · 2003-08-18, 22:18

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... so I guess it must be that these people are in the future, dressed in spacesuits, and walking around the Moon or an asteroid,

I like that one. But what about 2001 ASO? The 2 people are walking around the inside of a spinning space station, and the head of the shorter person travels farther than the head of the taller!
;) :D

roy1942 · 2003-08-19, 02:29

As you walk, your head bobs up and down, and maybe wags side-to-side, depending on your walking style. This is normal, so it wouldn't be "unusual movements with their heads" which is ruled out in the statement of the problem. In fact, moving the head in a 'straight' line would be unusual. The two walkers must have fairly different gaits to get a 30 foot difference, but I wouldn't even pretend to be able to make models of walking that would allow me to calculate this.

Actually, the problem doesn't state how far they walked, so I can be easy on myself. Assume the difference in head motion is one inch for each 100 feet traveled. Then after 36000 feet they have the 30 foot difference. A nice afternoon hike.

2003-08-16, 23:49	#12
Fusion_power Aug 2003 Snicker, AL 1677₈ Posts	Wounds? Naa, I'm laughing. I didn't get where I am without having skin thick as an elephants. It still gets you to think especially when you figure out that no matter the size of the round object, the distance travelled is always the same amount greater for the taller figure. Wackerbarth, I do like your alternative solution of two people walking around a roughly round object. If I posted this again I would specify that they walked single file! Fusion

2003-08-17, 00:18	#13
Wacky Jun 2003 The Texas Hill Country 441₁₆ Posts	A personal observation: I enjoy participating in this forum only because I feel that it has the potential to cause people to think. There are two sides to a puzzle. On one hand, the reader needs to figure out the "trick" to solving the puzzle. As an example, the MASH puzzle requires you to discard the "obvious" solution that the fastest guy makes ALL of the return trips. On the other hand, the poster MUST present a clear, unambiguious, statement of the problem. I have long felt that experience is the best teacher. You learn by doing, and making mistakes in the attempt. I hope that you take our "lice removal", (aka nit-picking), as good natured constructive* criticism. To follow up on your theme, I'm posting the railroad questions. But, just as my English teacher taught me to avoid "run-on" sentences, I'll start a new thread so that this one doesn't run on and change subject.

2003-08-19, 02:29	#15
roy1942 Aug 2002 47 Posts	As you walk, your head bobs up and down, and maybe wags side-to-side, depending on your walking style. This is normal, so it wouldn't be "unusual movements with their heads" which is ruled out in the statement of the problem. In fact, moving the head in a 'straight' line would be unusual. The two walkers must have fairly different gaits to get a 30 foot difference, but I wouldn't even pretend to be able to make models of walking that would allow me to calculate this. Actually, the problem doesn't state how far they walked, so I can be easy on myself. Assume the difference in head motion is one inch for each 100 feet traveled. Then after 36000 feet they have the 30 foot difference. A nice afternoon hike.