A Conversation for The H2IQ Quiz - Be The First Among Equals
Sunday 06th October 2002
GreeboTCat Started conversation Oct 6, 2002
A 6 foot tall doughnut casts a shadow 3 feet long on the ground. If the doughnut was 12 feet tall, how many feet in length would the shadow be ?
Sunday 06th October 2002
Dancer (put your advert here) Posted Oct 6, 2002
Me thinks nobody turned up at h2iq today...
Dancer
Sunday 06th October 2002
kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 Posted Oct 6, 2002
Oh hello there Dancer, it is often quiet on the weekends. This question has got a bit too much geometry in it for my liking so I'm going to assume you have worked it out properly and say well done!
k
Sunday 06th October 2002
You can call me TC Posted Oct 6, 2002
Do we have to do trigonometry?
On a Sunday?
I'm not sure my religion approves of that.
On the other hand, there's probably an easier way.
I shall just sit here till everyone's worked it out and help eat the 12' 
Or I shall wait till midday when the shadow is non-existent because the sun's directly overhead.
Sunday 06th October 2002
Dancer (put your advert here) Posted Oct 6, 2002
Actually, I think I was wrong... I have a new answer, but can't post...
Dancer
Sunday 06th October 2002
The Researcher formally known as Dr St Justin Posted Oct 6, 2002
Assuming the Sun is at infinity, I would have thought a 6 foot shadow would be in order...
Sunday 06th October 2002
TBC Posted Oct 6, 2002
I was gonna say 6 ft as well.... i was 2 mins too slow
~Skenvoy
Sunday 06th October 2002
Dancer (put your advert here) Posted Oct 6, 2002
That's right, I think it's 6 too...
wrote 7 for a reason I can't even mention out loud...
Dancer
Sunday 06th October 2002
The Researcher formally known as Dr St Justin Posted Oct 6, 2002
Of course, there are an infinite number of answers - it all depends where the light source is. For instance, if the light is 12 feet above the ground, and 3 feet horizontally behind the , we still get a 3 foot shadow for the 6 foot donut, but an infinite shadow for the 12 foot donut.
Anyway, if there arethese huge great s around, why hasn't Greebo eaten them?
Sunday 06th October 2002
TBC Posted Oct 6, 2002
Perhaps this was a trick question..... and the answer is that it casts no shadow as its been eaten!
~Skenvoy
Sunday 06th October 2002
spook Posted Oct 6, 2002
the asnwer is 12 feet.
6 foot = 6 single foots by themselves. 3 feet = 3 pairs of foots which = 6 foot. so, going by this the answer must be 12 feet.
spook
Sunday 06th October 2002
Ming Mang Posted Oct 6, 2002
...which would then be 24 foot, spook... wouldn't it?
¦M¦
Sunday 06th October 2002
spook Posted Oct 6, 2002
yes it would, but i decided not to mention that as greebo wanted to know how many 'feet' long the shadow was.
spook
Sunday 06th October 2002
You can call me TC Posted Oct 6, 2002
It's dark outside now. No shadow at all. Can we start eating the ?
Sunday 06th October 2002
Researcher PH Balance Posted Oct 6, 2002
I'm going to guess (because I'm no good at math-type stuff and assume that this is some sort of clever trick question) that the answer is 3 ft!
Sunday 06th October 2002
GreeboTCat Posted Oct 7, 2002
Well done Dr StJ... 6 foot wa what me wanted... and you were the first to supply it... ~grin~
Oh as to eating the doughnut... me has already delt with that problem... so don't worry about it... ~wink~
Greebs..xx
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Sunday 06th October 2002
- 1: GreeboTCat (Oct 6, 2002)
- 2: Dancer (put your advert here) (Oct 6, 2002)
- 3: Dancer (put your advert here) (Oct 6, 2002)
- 4: kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 (Oct 6, 2002)
- 5: You can call me TC (Oct 6, 2002)
- 6: Dancer (put your advert here) (Oct 6, 2002)
- 7: The Researcher formally known as Dr St Justin (Oct 6, 2002)
- 8: TBC (Oct 6, 2002)
- 9: Dancer (put your advert here) (Oct 6, 2002)
- 10: TBC (Oct 6, 2002)
- 11: The Researcher formally known as Dr St Justin (Oct 6, 2002)
- 12: TBC (Oct 6, 2002)
- 13: spook (Oct 6, 2002)
- 14: Ming Mang (Oct 6, 2002)
- 15: spook (Oct 6, 2002)
- 16: You can call me TC (Oct 6, 2002)
- 17: Researcher PH Balance (Oct 6, 2002)
- 18: GreeboTCat (Oct 7, 2002)
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