INTERACTIVE GAMES OF LOGIC
christian virzi
A man and a woman are taking a trip across the country from New York to Los
Angeles. They have been planning the trip for months and are excited when
the day finally arrives. Shortly after they take off, they realize that
they had forgotten batteries for their portable radio. As a result of this
oversight, they never touch the ground alive again. Why?????
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Jonathan Haas
>THE TRIP
>A man and a woman are taking a trip across the country from New York to Los
>Angeles. They have been planning the trip for months and are excited when
>the day finally arrives. Shortly after they take off, they realize that
>they had forgotten batteries for their portable radio. As a result of this
>oversight, they never touch the ground alive again. Why?????
Presumably, they're flying a light private plane, and the intended answer
is that they're unable to land without the use of their aviation
radio. However, this scenario is even less likely than the old
chestnut about the man who orders albatross, for several reasons.
In the first place, it is inconceivable that the oversight would not
be noticed until after takeoff, as it is necessary to use the radio
for takeoff. Secondly, radio failure is hardly fatal... there are
numerous procedures pilots follow in the event of radio failure
and a pilot with no radio should easily be able to land safely.
So tell me... does Boston University know that you're using their
computers for a commercial purpose?
matthew conroy
>THE TRIP
>A man and a woman are taking a trip across the country from New York to Los
>Angeles. They have been planning the trip for months and are excited when
>the day finally arrives. Shortly after they take off, they realize that
>they had forgotten batteries for their portable radio. As a result of this
>oversight, they never touch the ground alive again. Why?????
>
The lack of a usable radio changes their life plans, so they
bail out over an ocean (pick one) and live the rest of their lives
under the sea, complete with friendly crustaceans.
Really, this is what the 900 number told me.
matthew
EKrampitz
>A man and a woman are taking a trip across the country from New York to
Los
>Angeles. They have been planning the trip for months and are excited when
>the day finally arrives. Shortly after they take off, they realize that
>they had forgotten batteries for their portable radio. As a result of
this
>oversight, they never touch the ground alive again. Why?????
>
The radio refered to was a RADIO COMPASS. They flew the wrong way (east
over the Atlantic), ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean.
Mike Masino
>THE TRIP
>A man and a woman are taking a trip across the country from New York to Los
>Angeles. They have been planning the trip for months and are excited when
>the day finally arrives. Shortly after they take off, they realize that
>they had forgotten batteries for their portable radio. As a result of this
>oversight, they never touch the ground alive again. Why?????
They didn't hear the weather reports which had the wind blowing East.
They were in a balloon. Do you really think someone is going to pay xxx a
minute for these things?