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Wow - you are definitely NOT an engineer:
answer to the below is : REDUNDANCY FOR BETTER RELIABILITY
and the lesson is: better have 2 holy grail systems....just in case one
"dies".
Note: 3 balls are no good since the marginal benefit of going from 2 to 3 is
far less than the marginal inconvenience of having to carry around and
maintain 3.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bilo Selhi [mailto:citadel@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 1:24 AM
> To: MikeSuesserott; Omega List
> Subject: Re: An easy exam (was: Modeling The Market , study proposal...
> ( the unholy grail ))
>
>
> how bout more complicated stuff
> like why do men have two balls
> not one or three and explane two
> nipples to me too?
> bilo.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MikeSuesserott" <MikeSuesserott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Bilo Selhi" <citadel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega List"
> <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 5:46 PM
> Subject: An easy exam (was: Modeling The Market , study proposal... ( the
> unholy grail ))
>
>
> > Bilo,
> >
> > here are a few exam questions that should be equally easy:
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > Read each question carefully. Answer all questions.
> > Time limit: 2 hours. Begin immediately.
> >
> > HISTORY
> > Describe the history of the Papacy from its origins to the present day,
> > concentrating especially , but not exclusively, on its social,
> political,
> > economic, religious and philosophical impact on Europe, Asia,
> America, and
> > Africa. Be brief, concise and specific.
> >
> > MEDICINE
> > You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze,
> and a bottle
> of
> > scotch. Remove your appendix. Do not suture until your work has been
> > inspected. You have fifteen minutes.
> >
> > PUBLIC SPEAKING
> > 2500 riot-crazed aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm them. You
> may
> > use any ancient language except Latin or Greek.
> >
> > BIOLOGY
> > Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human
> culture if this
> > form of life had developed 500 million years earlier, with special
> attention
> > to its affect on the English Parliamentary System. Prove your thesis.
> >
> > MUSIC
> > Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate and perform it with flute and drum.
> > You will find a piano under your seat.
> >
> > PSYCHOLOGY
> > Based on your knowledge of their works, evaluate the emotional
> stability,
> > degree of adjustment, and the repressed frustrations of each of the
> > following: Alexander of Aphrodisis, Ramses II, Hammurabi. Support your
> > evaluation with quotations from each man's work, making appropriate
> > references. It is not necessary to translate.
> >
> > SOCIOLOGY
> > Estimate the social problems which might accompany the end of the world.
> > Construct an experiment to test your theory.
> >
> > ENGINEERING
> > The disassembled parts of a high-powered rifle have been placed on your
> > desk. You will also find an instruction manual, printed in
> Swahili. In 10
> > minutes, a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted to the room Take
> whatever
> > action you feel necessary. Be prepared to justify your decision.
> >
> > ECONOMICS
> > Develop a realistic plan for refinancing the national debt. Trace the
> > possible effects of your plan in the following areas: Cubism,
> the Donatist
> > Controversy, and the Wave Theory of Light. Outline a method for
> preventing
> > these effects. Criticize this method from all possible points of view.
> > Point out the deficiencies in your point of view, as
> demonstrated in your
> > answer to the last question.
> >
> > POLITICAL SCIENCE
> > There is a red telephone on the desk beside you. Start World War III.
> > Report at length on its socio-political effects, if any.
> >
> > EPISTEMOLOGY
> > Take a position for or against truth. Prove the validity of your stand.
> >
> > PHYSICS
> > Explain the nature of matter. Include in your answer an
> evaluation of the
> > impact of the development of mathematics on science.
> >
> > PHILOSOPHY
> > Sketch the development of human thought. Estimate its significance.
> Compare
> > with the development of any other kind of thought.
> >
> > ASTRONOMY
> > You have been given limitless supplies of hydrogen and helium
> and smaller
> > quantities of the heavy metals. Create the universe. Note: This is a
> > take-home question. Return project in six days.
> >
> > (author unknown)
> >
>
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