[gardeners] OT: A test for BubbaEarl
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:25:52 -0600
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> My lovely daughter sent me this, she lives in a redneck town in Texas.
> Thought it was worth sharing.
George
> 1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon
> tree that will support a 10-pound possum.
>
> 2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest
> when placed on blocks in your front yard? 66 Ford
> Fairlane, 69 Chevrolet Chevelle, 64 Pontiac GTO.
>
> 3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a
> capacity of 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car
> radiators are necessary to condense the product?
>
> 4. A woodcutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm.
> The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is
> 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average
> tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweisers will it
> take to cut the trees?
>
> 5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge
> of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the
> ozone layer?
>
> 6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch
> centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet
> and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1-inch
> rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound
> dogs will be killed?
>
> 7. A man owns a Tennessee house and 3.7 acres of land in a
> hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has 5
> children. Can each of the children place a mobile home on
> the man's land?
>
> 8. A 2-ton truck is overloaded and proceeding 900 yards
> down a steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The
> brakes fail. Given the average traffic on secondary roads,
> what are the chances that it will strike a vehicle that
> has a muffler?
>
> 9. A coalmine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2
> Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A
> gas warning is issued at the beginning of 3rd shift. How
> many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during
> the shift?
>
> 10. At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5%
> per generation, how long will it take a town that has been
> bypassed by the interstate to breed a country-western
> singer?
>
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1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon
tree that will support a 10-pound possum.
2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest
when placed on blocks in your front yard? 66 Ford
Fairlane, 69 Chevrolet Chevelle, 64 Pontiac GTO.
3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a
capacity of 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car
radiators are necessary to condense the product?
4. A woodcutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm.
The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is
470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average
tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweisers will it
take to cut the trees?
5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge
of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the
ozone layer?
6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch
centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet
and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1-inch
rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound
dogs will be killed?
7. A man owns a Tennessee house and 3.7 acres of land in a
hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has 5
children. Can each of the children place a mobile home on
the man's land?
8. A 2-ton truck is overloaded and proceeding 900 yards
down a steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The
brakes fail. Given the average traffic on secondary roads,
what are the chances that it will strike a vehicle that
has a muffler?
9. A coalmine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2
Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A
gas warning is issued at the beginning of 3rd shift. How
many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during
the shift?
10. At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5%
per generation, how long will it take a town that has been
bypassed by the interstate to breed a country-western
singer?
Received from Rick & Jini Watson.
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