GAME: MindTrap

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Originally Posted by Mindwarp

a shadow

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Hum. Yeah.

3 points. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2006/04/1.gif

Still hunting for prey, Mindwarp? :p

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Still hunting for prey, Mindwarp? :p

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If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em. :)

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Let's step up up a bit.


In a word meld, you are given one word to try to change into another, one step at a time. Each step consists of changing one letter of the word into another while still having a true English word. For example, one step would be to change the word "PIE" to "PIT." Another step could change "PIT" to "POT," and so on.

What is the fewest number of steps in which you can change "LONE" to "WOLF"?

L O N E
. . . .
. . . .
W O L F


There are 2 expected answers, each being 7 steps using common English words.

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Lone
Bone
Bond
Bold
Gold
Golf
Wolf

I'm going to have to go digging for that one before I figure out what to do about it. :p

The following is an advertisement for a common item. The ad agency, however, is trying to intice buyers by making the item sound more impressive than it really is. Can you tell what is being sold here?

DEFY GRAVITY!

As you command water - or any liquid - to flow upwards!

Could you be tampering with the secrets of the Earth?

Your friends will be amazed!

Just $1.99.

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A straw.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

The following is an advertisement for a common item. The ad agency, however, is trying to intice buyers by making the item sound more impressive than it really is. Can you tell what is being sold here?

DEFY GRAVITY!

As you command water - or any liquid - to flow upwards!

Could you be tampering with the secrets of the Earth?

Your friends will be amazed!

Just $1.99.

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A straw.

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Originally Posted by edball

A straw.

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:p

3 pts.

Mr. Redneck went to visit his hillbilly cousin Billy-Bob-Bubba Macory at his farm. When Mr. R arrived he went into the barn and saw Bubba hard at work at his still.

"Bubba!" yelled Mr. R "You swore an oath on your one good tooth that you had given up making moonshine!"

"Relax cuz, I have. This is ethanol I'm distilling is for my trucks, not moonshine. It saves me a bundle especially with 120 L tank!" exclaimed Bubba.

When Bubba had finished filling his truck he and Mr. R went into town to run get some supplies. When they were done their shopping they returned to the truck only to find the gas cap on the ground and an empty 1L water bottle still stuck in the tank with a note attached that read "Pay back, signed Billy-Ray Hatfield."

"Oh great I thought the feud was over. Now we're stuck here, we'll never get back with a litre of water in the gas tank. I guess we'll have to siphon the tank dry before we can go anywhere" complained Mr.R.

"Don't fret cuz, we'll make it back just fine. No need to worry," said Bubba.
Indeed they made it back with no troubles. But Mr. R couldn't figure out how they got back. He was sure that if there was that much water in the gas tank that the two liquids would separate leaving water on the bottom, where the fuel pump was, and gasoline on top. Once the water reached the engine the truck would stall and likely not start again.

Why was the truck able to run with so much water in the fuel tank?


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Bubba wasn't using ordinary gasoline. He told his cousin he was using ethanol as fuel. Gasoline and water don't mix just as oil and water don't mix, but water and alcohol mix just fine. The water would degrade the fuel's performance but wouldn't stop the truck from running.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Mr. Redneck went to visit his hillbilly cousin Billy-Bob-Bubba Macory at his farm. When Mr. R arrived he went into the barn and saw Bubba hard at work at his still.

"Bubba!" yelled Mr. R "You swore an oath on your one good tooth that you had given up making moonshine!"

"Relax cuz, I have. This is ethanol I'm distilling is for my trucks, not moonshine. It saves me a bundle especially with 120 L tank!" exclaimed Bubba.

When Bubba had finished filling his truck he and Mr. R went into town to run get some supplies. When they were done their shopping they returned to the truck only to find the gas cap on the ground and an empty 1L water bottle still stuck in the tank with a note attached that read "Pay back, signed Billy-Ray Hatfield."

"Oh great I thought the feud was over. Now we're stuck here, we'll never get back with a litre of water in the gas tank. I guess we'll have to siphon the tank dry before we can go anywhere" complained Mr.R.

"Don't fret cuz, we'll make it back just fine. No need to worry," said Bubba.
Indeed they made it back with no troubles. But Mr. R couldn't figure out how they got back. He was sure that if there was that much water in the gas tank that the two liquids would separate leaving water on the bottom, where the fuel pump was, and gasoline on top. Once the water reached the engine the truck would stall and likely not start again.

Why was the truck able to run with so much water in the fuel tank?

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The 2 liquids mixed but the 1/120 mixture wasn't enough water to affect performance.

First of all, how do you know it was water?

Secondly, the molecular mass of water is 18+amu, where ethanol is is roughly 46 amu. Therefore the water was on top of the ethanol, so it was never pumped out of the tank.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Mr. Redneck went to visit his hillbilly cousin Billy-Bob-Bubba Macory at his farm. When Mr. R arrived he went into the barn and saw Bubba hard at work at his still.

"Bubba!" yelled Mr. R "You swore an oath on your one good tooth that you had given up making moonshine!"

"Relax cuz, I have. This is ethanol I'm distilling is for my trucks, not moonshine. It saves me a bundle especially with 120 L tank!" exclaimed Bubba.

When Bubba had finished filling his truck he and Mr. R went into town to run get some supplies. When they were done their shopping they returned to the truck only to find the gas cap on the ground and an empty 1L water bottle still stuck in the tank with a note attached that read "Pay back, signed Billy-Ray Hatfield."

"Oh great I thought the feud was over. Now we're stuck here, we'll never get back with a litre of water in the gas tank. I guess we'll have to siphon the tank dry before we can go anywhere" complained Mr.R.

"Don't fret cuz, we'll make it back just fine. No need to worry," said Bubba.
Indeed they made it back with no troubles. But Mr. R couldn't figure out how they got back. He was sure that if there was that much water in the gas tank that the two liquids would separate leaving water on the bottom, where the fuel pump was, and gasoline on top. Once the water reached the engine the truck would stall and likely not start again.

Why was the truck able to run with so much water in the fuel tank?

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water remover that you put in your fuel tank is ethanol or another type of acholol. it breaks up the water small enough to pass through the filter and won't harm the engine

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Originally Posted by notorious_carl

water remover that you put in your fuel tank is ethanol or another type of acholol. it breaks up the water small enough to pass through the filter and won't harm the engine

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Oooo...don't know if you're right, but that's a good answer... :(

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

Oooo...don't know if you're right, but that's a good answer... :(

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i know i'm right i've dealt with enough cars and trucks to know it is. if you want ask camaro. he should be able to back me up on this. if he is into the cars and racing like i've heard.

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Originally Posted by notorious_carl

i know i'm right i've dealt with enough cars and trucks to know it is. if you want ask camaro. he should be able to back me up on this. if he is into the cars and racing like i've heard.

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I figure you're right on the merit alone, but I know how Adept has been running this sham of a contest...just because you're right doesn't mean you're going to get credit for it...