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WildWeazel
Carthago Creanda Est
By "vaccuum sealed," I meant both airtight and completely empty. In that case, even helium would increase the mass.
nonconformist
Miserable
Weasel Op said:
If the barrel were empty, then it would raise the mass, albeit by less than 1 gramme (assuming a barrel is less than 24dm)
You guys are putting waaaaaay to much thought into this....
WildWeazel
Carthago Creanda Est
nonconformist said:
Yes, that's what I was saying. The helium would decrease the mass unless it had been a vaccuum inside.
@Turner: "A hole" was the right answer wasn't it?
Thought I said it, but I didn't.
Yes, it's a hole.
Yes, it's a hole.
Pentium
Digital Matter
Any new ones? I believe one page is enough for a barrel 
Sam sells bibles in the MIddle East. One day, he loaded hi canoe full of bibles and paddled off down the solitary river which meanders its way through the barren sand.
Sam's customary business practice consists of stacking the bibles on one side of a huge set of balance scales and the nomads piling gold on the other. When the scales balance, the transaction is complete.
One day, Sam met a nomadic group at the edge of the river and began doing business. Unfortunately for Sam, the scales broke. Since there was nothing around but sand, Sam couldn't think of a fair way to weigh the bibles. He was just getting into his canoe to paddle off, when someone had a brilliant idea. What was the idea that would allow them to accurately weigh and exchange the bibles for gold?
Sam's customary business practice consists of stacking the bibles on one side of a huge set of balance scales and the nomads piling gold on the other. When the scales balance, the transaction is complete.
One day, Sam met a nomadic group at the edge of the river and began doing business. Unfortunately for Sam, the scales broke. Since there was nothing around but sand, Sam couldn't think of a fair way to weigh the bibles. He was just getting into his canoe to paddle off, when someone had a brilliant idea. What was the idea that would allow them to accurately weigh and exchange the bibles for gold?
vikingruler
King
all wrong.
WildWeazel
Carthago Creanda Est
stack the Bibles in the boat, mark the water level, and then pile gold in until the canoe sank to the same point.
Yuppers....
A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main truck has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?
A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main truck has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?
It is a pear tree...no plums.
Keep them comin' Turner!
Keep them comin' Turner!
In the following series, which can be evenly divided by two?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 + 4 + 6 + 8? Or am I missing something...
Yuppers.....
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
Actually, I meant you were missing something....
Actually, I meant you were missing something....
Oh ... hmm, not sure. Maybe someone else will get it. (Btw, you get mine).
Here's another:
Dies half its life,
lives the rest,
dances without music,
breathes without breath.
Here's another:
Dies half its life,
lives the rest,
dances without music,
breathes without breath.
greekguy
Missed the Boat
Wind? xcl..
No...that's not it.
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