Have a guess! (brain teaser)
Imagine pulling a rope around the globe (which is a perfect sphere) and tensing the rope tight. Now you add
10 meters to the rope and distribute the rope around the globe so that it is equidistant from the globe (see sketch above).
➽ What is the distance x between the globe and the rope?
➽ Do you think it is enough height for a fly to crawl down through?
Answer:
In the calculation above you can see that the distance is 1,59 m!!
And the astonishing point is: You can do the same with an orange (fruit) and it will give the same result!!
Well, mathematically not really remarkable, but imaginatively it's astonishing! :-)
... and there is an additional point that you may have noticed: on the globe above GB is missing. So the Brexit also is solved! ;-))
Due to several complaints I have reinserted the British Isles. ;-))
By the way:, have you also noticed that longer texts are no longer completely translated by the translator?
According to ➽
Sami Serola's riddle. ...
40 comments
polytropos said:
Sami Serola (inactiv… said:
polytropos replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:
And the most astonishing fact is, that it is the same result with an orange! :-)
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:
And then the first question page should of course be public.
Anyway, here's an fiction story, which you may find interesting. Follow the signs! ;-)
www.ipernity.com/doc/serola/46626226
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to polytropos:
polytropos replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:
Yes, interesting link! I'll have a look later on :)
polytropos replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:
Daniela Brocca said:
polytropos replied to Daniela Brocca:
Eva Lewitus said:
Why should it want to crawl down, or through?
polytropos replied to Eva Lewitus:
No animal were harmed during the thought experiment. :)
Herb Riddle said:
polytropos replied to Herb Riddle:
Concerning the math: it may looks a bit complicated, but it's only a simple circle calculation. :)
Boarischa Krautmo said:
das Problem habe ich mir erlaubt symbolisch zu lösen ;-)
Berny said: