09 May 07
Originally posted by AThousandYoungthe room is watertight technically, this is implied...
Rooms are generally assumed not to be watertight. If the room were watertight I'd expect you to mention it since this would be unusual.
i said there was nothing in the room except a faucet and a window...
it is implied that the room is watertight since I did not indicate semipermeable pores in the walls permitting the escape of water...
thus, the room was described as watertight originally, you just decided to be a smart-ass so I had to make up this explanation to show how you are wrong...
now quit grovelling over the small stuff and start asking questions...
you might *gasp* make progress!
for example, you could have begun by asking. "Is the Room watertight?"
09 May 07
Originally posted by rubberjaw30Have you ever been in a watertight room? The concept is quite alien to me. But ok, it's watertight, whatever. Is my other answer correct?
the room is watertight technically, this is implied...
i said there was nothing in the room except a faucet and a window...
it is implied that the room is watertight since I did not indicate semipermeable pores in the walls permitting the escape of water...
thus, the room was described as watertight originally, you just decided to be a smart-ass so I ...[text shortened]... *gasp* make progress!
for example, you could have begun by asking. "Is the Room watertight?"
09 May 07
Originally posted by rubberjaw30You didn't say it was half a foot off the ground. The faucets in my home are about three feet off the ground, and the windows about three feet tall and about a foot from the ceiling.
the man can stand on a faucet half a foot off the ground and reach a window 15 ft up the wall?
don't think so, try again.
Six foot man + 3 foot faucet = nine feet. If the bottom of the window is four feet below the ceiling, which would be typical, then it's only eleven feet up. The man's arms make up that last two feet.
BUT, since the faucet is apparently oddly low, this won't work.
09 May 07
Originally posted by AThousandYoungwho gave you permission to assume all those measurements?
You didn't say it was half a foot off the ground. The faucets in my home are about three feet off the ground, and the windows about three feet tall and about a foot from the ceiling.
Six foot man + 3 foot faucet = nine feet. If the bottom of the window is four feet below the ceiling, which would be typical, then it's only eleven feet up. The man ...[text shortened]... ke up that last two feet.
BUT, since the faucet is apparently oddly low, this won't work.
such as a 4 ft window?
09 May 07
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Originally posted by rubberjaw30I don't need permission. You insulted me like I was stupid, and I was showing that my answer is not unreasonable - except for my mistake with the faucet being labelled a garden faucet (after the original puzzle of course, which is all I read before I answered). Oh, and of course my mistake about the string.
who gave you permission to assume all those measurements?
such as a 4 ft window?