Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Brainteaser (Surprise! -- Physics applies to real life)

The NY Times posed this brainteaser:

"You fall into a swiftly moving river and are in need of a flotational device. You see a life preserver bobbing three meters downstream of you and another one the same distance behind. Which preserver should you swim toward?

Click here to see the answer.

I love physics. (It's fun and more applicable to your life than you might think.)

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