Well, if you want to get that nit-picky, it's not even an accurate
technicality. What if the rope is attached by drilling a hole through the
poles, for example - any method so that the rope is not wrapped around the
pole? Then you can put the poles side by side without the rope getting in
the way.
JMcL
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"Dusty Harper"
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Actually 0' is physically impossible due to the width of the rope
needing to be taken into account, but that's just a technicality.
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Columbus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:58 PM
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Subject: Re: Puzzles -> WAS RE: My interview story [7:40553]
Part A: I heard this one where the friend also has a key that will open
his lock, but not yours. Also, the condition is that no destructive
techniques are allowed, so breaking or cutting wasn't a possible
solution.
Part B:
He never states that the rope is attached to the top of the pole, just
that
it's attached to the pole. So, the answer is that the poles are
somewhere
between 0 and 32 feet apart.
Craig
At 11:33 PM 4/5/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I'll bite.
>a) Boxes and diamond. Gordian Knot technique. Lock the diamond in your
box
>and send it to your friend. He breaks the lock or cuts open the box.
>b) Poles and rope. The poles are touching.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dusty Harper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 4:55 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: My interview story [7:40553]
>
> > The goal is to determine how you think. Most real world solutions
to
> > problems can be applied to technological hurdles, or problems.
> >
> > As an example:
> >
> > Prep:
> > You have an empty box, a lock, a key for your lock, and a
> > diamond.
> > Your friend has an empty box, and a lock for his box.
> >
> > Goal:
> > You want to get the diamond to your friend via courier.
However
> > the courier will steal anything that is not locked. How do you do
> > this?
> >
> >
> > Another example:
> >
> > If you have 2 20' poles, a 32' rope strung between them, and
the
> > lowest point of the rope is 4' off of the ground, how far apart are
> > the poles?
> >
> > It gauges how one thinks and handles situations.
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