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I bet the thing flips over on its side. I
suspect the torque from the motor is sufficient that it causes it to either jump
around, or flip right over. The chunk of iron is to hold it
down?
..Cameron
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 2:03
PM
Subject: Puzzler of the week
This week's puzzler:
A few weeks
ago, my vacuum cleaner broke. This is a conventional vacuum cleaner -- the
kind that's on wheels, with the hose that plugs in on one end. It looks like a
torpedo.
Before I threw it out, however, I decided I'd take it apart to
see if I could fix it. I surprised myself and found the problem. It was a
broken wire.
While I'm fixing it, I notice a huge chunk of iron
attached to the base of the vacuum. It looks like it weighs about two
pounds.
I remembered two years ago when I took a stereo component
apart. I noticed that it also had a similar chunk of iron, so you wouldn't
think it was a big empty box with 65 cents worth of components.
I
thought, "Do I want my wife dragging around this vacuum cleaner that's two
pounds heavier? Of course not! I'll just throw the iron out." So, I pry off
the piece of iron and I put the vacuum back together.
It works fine.
But something very funny happens. The question is, what
happens?
Last week's puzzler:
To get home from the
garage, I wind my way through the back streets of Our Fair City, going through
various neighborhoods, some of which have industrial buildings, little
factories, warehouses or office buildings.
There's one building I pass
every day that makes me chuckle. This building bears the name of the
enterprise contained within its walls. I laugh because its name seems so
incongruous with the building. There are many other buildings just like this
one. And, as a matter of fact, if you went into this building to ask for a
demonstration of the product they sell, they wouldn't be able to give you one.
However, if they took you to a building a few doors down, they could easily
give you a demonstration of the product that they sell.
Here's a hint:
each and every one of us has used the product that they sell.
What do
they make in the building?
Last week's puzzler
answer:
Well, what's unique about this building is that it's a
one-story building. And the reason they can't demonstrate the product that
they sell in this one-story building is that they sell elevators. It is the
ABC Elevator Company. And every time I see it, I say, "What a stupid building
to have chosen." And, of course, the other answer is they could be selling
escalators.
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