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Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle?

From jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle?
Date 2015-10-29 17:19 +0000
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pnalsing@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 8:04:10 PM UTC-7, gilber34 wrote:
>> On 10/28/2015 8:30 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> > Can you solve the boat puzzle?
>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVT1c0tr8NE
>> >
>> >> You throw a rock in water from your boat. Can you figure out what
>> >> happens to the water level?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> 
>> poorly defined problem;
>> 
>> is the boat in the water ?  or on a trailer on the ramp, or on shore ?
>> 
>> is the boat in the same water you throw a rock into ?
>> 
>> did you throw the rock into water that was in a bucket in the boat ?
> 
> Well, if you actually watched the video, as requested, ALL of your questions would have been answered... just sayin'...
> 

The likelihood that someone will watch the video would be greatly increased
if the poster actually had some commentary on the video instead of just
cut and pasting what was on youtube.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Can you solve the boat puzzle? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-28 20:30 -0500
  Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-29 02:10 +0000
    Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:08 -0400
  Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-28 22:03 -0500
    Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2015-10-28 23:17 -0400
    Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-10-28 22:33 -0700
      Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-29 17:19 +0000
      Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:12 -0400
  Can you solve the boat puzzle? jay moseley <jaymoseley@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-29 06:11 -0700
  Re: Can you solve the boat puzzle? Lofty Goat <rlwatkins@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 18:56 -0500

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