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An SI Board Since November 1996

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Emcee: PaperProphet	Type: Unmoderated

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36	Bob, Here's another one (simpler, but similar to the other one)... An	Dutch Red	-	11/25/1996
35	Ok, How about 124578?	PaperProphet	-	11/25/1996
34	Missing Digit Here's a cool trick, which I will explain more fully in a la	Tom Smith	-	11/24/1996
33	A. Beetles. At time zero, the distance between the beetles is two feet, as eac	PaperProphet	-	11/24/1996
32	Q. The beetles go on tour. You place six beetles (non-vocal insects) at equal	PaperProphet	-	11/24/1996
31	Dutch, I tip my hat to you. Any other interesting problems, you may know. I t	Bob Bryenton	-	11/24/1996
30	Bob, I already gave you the solution to the 1st scenario in post #26 & #27.	Dutch Red	-	11/23/1996
29	Dutch, my hat is off to you if you can do this in three. I admit I cannot. I	Bob Bryenton	-	11/22/1996
28	Correction on ii) 1 2 3 vs. 9 10 12 you do find the odd ball	Dutch Red	-	11/21/1996
27	Bob, Doing this in just 3 weigh-ins includes 2 possible scenarios. You are ri	Dutch Red	-	11/21/1996
26	Dutch, Im waiting for your 3 weighing answer ..........	Bob Bryenton	-	11/21/1996
25	A. Trailer weight. No. The total mass of the trailer and contents is the same	PaperProphet	-	11/20/1996
24	There is a truck trailer parked on a very accurate scale. The trailer is empt	PaperProphet	-	11/20/1996
23	A. Clubhouse 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 or 15 handshakes were given, and the odds of ev	PaperProphet	-	11/20/1996
22	Six men enter an otherwise empty clubhouse and leave their identical hats on a	PaperProphet	-	11/20/1996
21	I agree with 3 if you know if the bad coin is heavier or lighter, but if you on	Bob Bryenton	-	11/20/1996
20	It took you a total of 4 times to use the balance in your answer. The real answ	Dutch Red	-	11/20/1996
19	A. Stone sinking. The stone would sink faster in the 40 degrees Fahrenheit wat	PaperProphet	-	11/20/1996
18	Q. Would a stone (or any object more dense than water) sink faster in pure wate	PaperProphet	-	11/20/1996
17	A 12 Coins Step 1: break the coins in 3 groups of 4 (A B and C) - Weigh A agai	Bob Bryenton	-	11/20/1996
16	12 coins If you are given 12 coins, one of which is fake (could be heavier or	Bob Bryenton	-	11/20/1996
15	A. Average Speed You would have to travel instantaeously (sp) back to A. Av	Bob Bryenton	-	11/19/1996
14	Q. Average Speed If you start from point A and travel 1 mile to point B at an	Bob Bryenton	-	11/19/1996
13	Manhole Answer 2 An equilateral (sp) triangle is the only other shape I know o	Bob Bryenton	-	11/19/1996
12	Man Hole Answer 1. Because the manhole is round! 2. A circle and what other s	Bob Bryenton	-	11/19/1996

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