Chem Exam

At Duke University, there were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. 
They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc., 
that each had an A so far for the semester. These four friends were so 
confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the 
University of Virginia and party with some friends there. 

They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday 
and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than 
taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the 
final and explain to him why they missed it. 

They explained that they had gone to UVA for the weekend with the plan to come back in 
time to study, but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back, didn't 
have a spare, and couldn't get help for a long time. As a result, they 
missed the final. The professor thought it over and then agreed they 
could make up the final the following day. The guys were elated and 
relieved.

They studied that night and went in the next day at the time the 
professor had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed 
each of them a test booklet, and told them to begin. They looked at the 
first problem, worth five points. It was something simple about free 
radical formation. Cool, they thought at the same time, each one in his 
separate room, this is going to be easy. Each finished the problem and 
then turned the page. 

On the second page was written: For 95 points: 
Which tire?


John D. Haynes
Director
Geodata Consultants, Inc.
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