An Engineers Riddle
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An Engineers Riddle
OK this was a university level engineering question so if you get it right you are a pretty sharp person.
A light switch has been installed in a building thats under construstion. The switch might turn on and off the lights on the floor above the one the switch is on. You do not know if the switch is working though nor if the lights on the above floor are on or off because u cannot see them. By making only 1 trip up the steps how can u determine if the switch is working?
A light switch has been installed in a building thats under construstion. The switch might turn on and off the lights on the floor above the one the switch is on. You do not know if the switch is working though nor if the lights on the above floor are on or off because u cannot see them. By making only 1 trip up the steps how can u determine if the switch is working?
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I rode a tank and held a generals rank,
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
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sorry guys, this is not a trick question so there is an answer.
I rode a tank and held a generals rank,
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
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but even if you did that only means that there is power hooked to the switch, does not mean the lights are hooked up.
I rode a tank and held a generals rank,
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
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other then light, what else does a light-bulb give off?
I rode a tank and held a generals rank,
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
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but u don't know if the lights are already on.
I rode a tank and held a generals rank,
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
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Correct!
if u flip the switch and go upstairs and the light is on but is cold, it is because u just turned it on
if u flip the switch and go upstairs, the light is off but warm it is becasue u jst turned it off.
Good Job Squee!
This question btw was written by the dean of engineering at NC State.
if u flip the switch and go upstairs and the light is on but is cold, it is because u just turned it on
if u flip the switch and go upstairs, the light is off but warm it is becasue u jst turned it off.
Good Job Squee!
This question btw was written by the dean of engineering at NC State.
I rode a tank and held a generals rank,
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'
When after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself, Im a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guessed my name.
But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game.
hehe we have the same kind off riddle here in belgium but a little more difficult
it goes like this:
upstairs are three light bulbs
and downstairs you have three switches
every switch activates 1 off the bulbs (they are all off at the moment)
you can only go up 1 time
so how can you find out what switch will activate what lightbulb
its more or less the same riddle like the one off coffey.. but here you have to do one thing more
it goes like this:
upstairs are three light bulbs
and downstairs you have three switches
every switch activates 1 off the bulbs (they are all off at the moment)
you can only go up 1 time
so how can you find out what switch will activate what lightbulb
its more or less the same riddle like the one off coffey.. but here you have to do one thing more
You'd flip two of the switches on for a little bit, then turn one of them off, go upstairs and the one that is on is obvious, it goes to the switch that is still on, then you feel the other light bulbs, and the warm one is the switch you turned on for a while but turned off, and the cool one is the one you never turned on.
Where, O death, is now thy sting?