There have been posts in the past few weeks about math education & math problems. So, because of the interest shown by some, I'd like to pass this along.
We are sick and tired of hearing about how dumb people
in the South are. We challenge any so-called smart
Yankee to take this exam administered by the Clemson
University Engineering Department:
1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon
tree that will support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of these cars will rust out the quickest when
placed on blocks in your front yard? A. '65 Ford (Allynn and my first car was a '63 Ford Fairlane)
Fairlane B. '69 Chevrolet Chevelle C. '64 Pontiac GTO
3. If your uncle builds a still which operates at a
capacity of 20 gallons of shine produced per hour, how
many car radiators are required to condense the
product?
4. A woodcutter has a chain saw which operates at
2700 RPM. The density of the pine trees in the plot to
be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in
size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many
Budweisers will be drunk before the trees are cut
down?
5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a
charge of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the
percentage decrease in the ozone layer?
6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on
24 inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span
is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch
floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When the porch
collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed?
7. A man owns a Tennessee house and 3.7 acres of land
in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has
five children. Can each of his grown children place a
mobile home on the man's land and still have enough
property for their electric appliances to sit out
front?
8. A 2 ton truck is overloaded and proceeding
900 yards down a steep slope on a secondary road at 45
MPH. The brakes fail. Given average traffic conditions
on secondary roads, what is the probability that it
will strike a vehicle with a muffler?
9. A coal mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division
2 Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per
shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of the
3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will
be smoked during the shift?
10. At a reduction in the gene pool variability rate
of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town
that has been bypassed by the Interstate to breed a
country-western singer?
Y'all have fun! And a big hello to Bob! Hang in there, we're praying & pulling for you!
We are sick and tired of hearing about how dumb people
in the South are. We challenge any so-called smart
Yankee to take this exam administered by the Clemson
University Engineering Department:
1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon
tree that will support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of these cars will rust out the quickest when
placed on blocks in your front yard? A. '65 Ford (Allynn and my first car was a '63 Ford Fairlane)
Fairlane B. '69 Chevrolet Chevelle C. '64 Pontiac GTO
3. If your uncle builds a still which operates at a
capacity of 20 gallons of shine produced per hour, how
many car radiators are required to condense the
product?
4. A woodcutter has a chain saw which operates at
2700 RPM. The density of the pine trees in the plot to
be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in
size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many
Budweisers will be drunk before the trees are cut
down?
5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a
charge of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the
percentage decrease in the ozone layer?
6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on
24 inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span
is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch
floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When the porch
collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed?
7. A man owns a Tennessee house and 3.7 acres of land
in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has
five children. Can each of his grown children place a
mobile home on the man's land and still have enough
property for their electric appliances to sit out
front?
8. A 2 ton truck is overloaded and proceeding
900 yards down a steep slope on a secondary road at 45
MPH. The brakes fail. Given average traffic conditions
on secondary roads, what is the probability that it
will strike a vehicle with a muffler?
9. A coal mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division
2 Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per
shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of the
3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will
be smoked during the shift?
10. At a reduction in the gene pool variability rate
of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town
that has been bypassed by the Interstate to breed a
country-western singer?
