Calculate the height of the tortoise

[KenL]

 

[KenL]

Another troll trick.

The thread title says "height of the tortoise" but the picture shows a question mark showing the distance from the ground to the top of the tortoise as it’s shown in the picture. Obviously the answer is 30cm.

@Eesat 90210 . Apology incoming?

 

[Don Barzini]

It’s turtle-y ridiculous that people are arguing about this.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

The first drawing shows the tortoise off the ground not on the ground.
Height is not measured at the raised head position, anyone who has had their height measured will know that.
You therefore cannot give a hard figure on how tall the tortoise is.
A pig on the other hand...

 

[hambugerpete]

The first drawing shoes the tortoise off the ground not on the ground.
Height is not measured at the raised head position, anyone who has had their height measured will know that.
You therefore cannot give a hard figure on how tall the tortoise is.
A pig on the other hand...

You're overthinking it.

 

[Beezerk]

Correct question should be, how the heck did the turtle get up there?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Correct question should be, how the heck did the turtle get up there?

Its on the conveyor belt

 

[rulefan]

Its on the conveyor belt

No. It flew there

 

[Hobbit]

I’m just not getting it.

Starting with the second pic, the rock + tortoise = 230cm. Yeah, no problem understanding that.

BUT the first pic shows 200cm from the top of the turtle’s head, not the ground. Therefore, the overall height of the rock is 200cm + the height of the tortoise.

Still not seeing it…

 

[Swango1980]

I’m just not getting it.

Starting with the second pic, the rock + tortoise = 230cm. Yeah, no problem understanding that.

BUT the first pic shows 200cm from the top of the turtle’s head, not the ground. Therefore, the overall height of the rock is 200cm + the height of the tortoise.

Still not seeing it…

Yeah. So the rock is 215cm (if that had been the question)

 

[Don Barzini]

I think we should just agree to end the thread here and shell-ebrate the fact that the OP has caused so much debate.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Can we have the two ropes question next, please?
One all the way around the earth and the other one metre above the first one all the way round the earth. How much longer is the longer one?

To make it easy.
The earth has a diameter of 12,742 kilometres for the purpose of this question and can be represented as a circle rather than its true oblate spheroid shape.

Its one of my favourites.

 

[hambugerpete]

Can we have the two ropes question next, please?
One all the way around the earth and the other one metre above the first one all the way round the earth. How much longer is the longer one?

To make it easy.
The earth has a diameter of 12,742 kilometres for the purpose of this question and can be represented as a circle rather than its true oblate spheroid shape.

Its one of my favourites.

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You best do it , I just get called a troll or wind up merchant for daring to challenge peoples thinking with obvious but actually not so obvious questions

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Well - the engineer would go for 15cm but the mathematician would go for <15. Why? Well in the 1st pic the tortoise is not quite standing on the ground - in the 2nd it is standing on top of the rock. The engineer will consider 15 to be within acceptable tolerance of the exact answer; the mathematician most likely would not - unless as level of accuracy or uncertainly is specified for the approximation.

The man in the street would ignore the pedantic mathematician.

 

[KenL]

Can we have the two ropes question next, please?
One all the way around the earth and the other one metre above the first one all the way round the earth. How much longer is the longer one?

To make it easy.
The earth has a diameter of 12,742 kilometres for the purpose of this question and can be represented as a circle rather than its true oblate spheroid shape.

Its one of my favourites.

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Too easy.

 

[backwoodsman]

Can we have the two ropes question next, please?
One all the way around the earth and the other one metre above the first one all the way round the earth. How much longer is the longer one?

To make it easy.
The earth has a diameter of 12,742 kilometres for the purpose of this question and can be represented as a circle rather than its true oblate spheroid shape.

Its one of my favourites.

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Ah, well ...

Is the lower edge of the outer rope, 1m above the lower edge of the inner rope. Or is the separation of the two ropes (ie top edge to lower edge) 1m. And how thick is the rope. Might make a difference you see.

(And yes, the answer is surprising. Sort of ...)

 

[Voyager EMH]

Too easy.

Easy as pie?

 

[KenL]

Ah, well ...

Is the lower edge of the outer rope, 1m above the lower edge of the inner rope. Or is the separation of the two ropes (ie top edge to lower edge) 1m. And how thick is the rope. Might make a difference you see.

(And yes, the answer is surprising. Sort of ...)

The answer has always blown my mind.

 

[YandaB]

Can we have the two ropes question next, please?
One all the way around the earth and the other one metre above the first one all the way round the earth. How much longer is the longer one?

To make it easy.
The earth has a diameter of 12,742 kilometres for the purpose of this question and can be represented as a circle rather than its true oblate spheroid shape.

Its one of my favourites.

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Couldn't you wait for almost the end of June to ask it?

 

[Voyager EMH]

Couldn't you wait for almost the end of June to ask it?

About an hour from now, maybe.