From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!uwvax!solomon Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Zero G scale Article-I.D.: uwvax.401 Posted: Sat May 29 09:16:21 1982 Received: Sun May 30 02:28:41 1982 The zero-G scale problem reminds me of my favorite puzzle along these lines. Practically anybody who's taken a high school physics course has seen a problem along the lines of "how do you use a barometer to measure the height of a building". The usual answer is boring. The interesting puzzle is to think of IMMAGINATIVE answers. Some examples: Climb up the side of the builing, using the barometer like a ruler Throw the barometer off the roof and time how long it takes to hit the pavement I'll let you think of more. Here's my favorite: Go to the building manager and say, "I'll give you this dandy barometer if you'll tell me how tall your building is." -Marvin Solomon (...!harpo!uwvax!solomon or solomon@uwisc)