Silliness Quiz - Page 628

pdurrant · 10-02-2012, 04:44 PM

A trip through states with a legal drinking age of 18?

Shayne Parkinson · 10-02-2012, 04:59 PM

Is it from a board game of some sort? Or following a sports circuit?

Fbone · 10-02-2012, 06:17 PM

I bet almost everyone on MR has taken the same trip.

Daithi · 10-02-2012, 06:41 PM

I think Shayne Parkinson got it. It's a board game, but I'm not saying which one because I don't have a question.

Bilbo1967 · 10-02-2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

I bet almost everyone on MR has taken the same trip.

Hmmm..some kind of trick question then?

Is it a word thing based on the state abbreviations (not that I can see anything there)?

Hamlet53 · 10-02-2012, 07:35 PM

Once a board game was mentioned

. I can't come up with a quiz question myself so I will also keep what I believe is certain to be the solution to myself.

SneakySnake · 10-02-2012, 08:24 PM

Where's Park Lane then?

Fbone · 10-02-2012, 09:09 PM

Maybe this is an American thing?

Bookpossum · 10-03-2012, 12:59 AM

It could be. Is it an American version of Monopoly, as Sneaky was implying?

Fbone · 10-03-2012, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

It could be. Is it an American version of Monopoly, as Sneaky was implying?

Yes, that's it.

I guess my question was too narrow. Only Americans would recognize it.

Fbone · 10-03-2012, 04:03 PM

Since my last question was a dud. Here's a math one as this should be universal.

A string is tied tightly around the Earth's equator.
An additional 10 feet is spliced in.
If the slack is evenly distributed, how high off the Earth's surface will the string be?

Kumabjorn · 10-03-2012, 04:06 PM

It won't be above the surface, gravity will pull it down.

Fbone · 10-03-2012, 04:46 PM

Please exclude the effects of gravity.

Although, I do like your realism.

Bilbo1967 · 10-03-2012, 04:57 PM

First thought is that it must be 10ft divided by the circumference of the earth (i.e. a very small number). However, my second thought is that this would have all kinds of bells and sirens going off on QI, so probably not that.

My third thought is that pi is involved, in which case this is probably too mathematical for me.

My fourth thought is that perhaps the answer is 10ft (for reasons I can't articulate), so that's my guess

pdurrant · 10-03-2012, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

Since my last question was a dud. Here's a math one as this should be universal.

A string is tied tightly around the Earth's equator.
An additional 10 feet is spliced in.
If the slack is evenly distributed, how high off the Earth's surface will the string be?

Call the Earth's radius r feet. The string length around the world is τr feet. (Where τ is 2π.)

Add 10 feet. New string length is τr+10. Radius of new circle with circumference τr+10 is (τr+10)/τ = r+10/τ.

So it will be 10/τ feet above the surface. That's about 1.6 feet.

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10-02-2012, 04:59 PM	#9407
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10-02-2012, 08:24 PM	#9412
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10-03-2012, 12:59 AM	#9414
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 5,083 Karma: 64461897 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Touch (mine), Sony PRS-T1 (husband's)	It could be. Is it an American version of Monopoly, as Sneaky was implying? __________________ Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. (Garrison Keillor)

10-03-2012, 04:06 PM	#9417
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 3,018 Karma: 15802129 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	It won't be above the surface, gravity will pull it down. __________________ Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

10-02-2012, 06:17 PM	#9408
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 4,108 Karma: 57702731 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ Device: Searching ...	I bet almost everyone on MR has taken the same trip.

10-02-2012, 06:41 PM	#9409
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I think Shayne Parkinson got it. It's a board game, but I'm not saying which one because I don't have a question.

10-02-2012, 07:35 PM	#9411
Hamlet53 American Senator Posts: 2,829 Karma: 25550144 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Sony 900, Nook Color (androided), Coby 10.1" Kyros Tablet	Once a board game was mentioned . I can't come up with a quiz question myself so I will also keep what I believe is certain to be the solution to myself.

10-02-2012, 09:09 PM	#9413
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 4,108 Karma: 57702731 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ Device: Searching ...	Maybe this is an American thing?

10-03-2012, 04:03 PM	#9416
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 4,108 Karma: 57702731 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ Device: Searching ...	Since my last question was a dud. Here's a math one as this should be universal. A string is tied tightly around the Earth's equator. An additional 10 feet is spliced in. If the slack is evenly distributed, how high off the Earth's surface will the string be?

10-03-2012, 04:46 PM	#9418
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 4,108 Karma: 57702731 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ Device: Searching ...	Please exclude the effects of gravity. Although, I do like your realism.

10-03-2012, 04:57 PM	#9419
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 6,360 Karma: 18759332 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Solihull, UK Device: Sony 650, Sony T2, Xoom, Nexus 7, Nook ST	First thought is that it must be 10ft divided by the circumference of the earth (i.e. a very small number). However, my second thought is that this would have all kinds of bells and sirens going off on QI, so probably not that. My third thought is that pi is involved, in which case this is probably too mathematical for me. My fourth thought is that perhaps the answer is 10ft (for reasons I can't articulate), so that's my guess __________________ The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. Mark Twain My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not exchange for the treasures of India. Edward Gibbon

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