Today's Brain Teaser - 02/24/2008 (70)

[The_Twisted_Ear]

If you are in Hawaii and dropped a bowling ball in a bucket of water which is 45 degrees F and dropped another ball of the same weight, mass and size in a bucket at 30 degrees F, both of them at the same time, which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first?

Same question, but the location is in Canada?

[sunflower]

Originally Posted by The_Twisted_Ear

If you are in Hawaii and dropped a bowling ball in a bucket of water which is 45 degrees F and dropped another ball of the same weight, mass and size in a bucket at 30 degrees F, both of them at the same time, which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first?

Same question, but the location is in Canada?

30 degress One

[LOL]

Originally Posted by sunflower

30 degress One

theres nothing in that bucket to slow it down

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by LOL

theres nothing in that bucket to slow it down

I think he said same question? I think there is water in the bucket, but is in a solid state.
So the one In Hawaii would sink and the frozen one in Canada would bounce off.

[LOL]

Originally Posted by desertrat

I think he said same question? I think there is water in the bucket, but is in a solid state.
So the one In Hawaii would sink and the frozen one in Canada would bounce off.

But, in the question is doesnt imply that there is water in the 30 degree bucket, only that the bucket is 30 degrees. So the location has no bearing.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Ok, I'm going to assume you are running two tests, one in Hawaii and one in Canada and there is fresh water in all the buckets. The water in the 30 degree bucket should be frozen so the balls will hit bottom in the other bucket first in both cases.

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Originally Posted by sunflower

30 degress One

Correct!

Both questions - same answer: The ball in the bucket of 45 degree F water hits the bottom of the bucket last.

Did you think that the water in the 30 degree F bucket is frozen? Think again. The question said nothing about that bucket having anything in it.

Therefore, there is no water (or ice) to slow the ball down.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's!

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