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Re: What is a straight line?

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Stan Thomas wrote: Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:29 pm He is number seven if he is third FROM the last, but number eight from BEING the last.
Nope ......they're walking in a straight line but side-by-side

The motorcycle one - well if the fuel tank is empty it's not travelling anywhere.

I'm still not sure about the train, presumably you're walking faster than the train is travelling, and/or possibly outside the train

How about this one

"A bomber plane is flying straight and level through the air, the bomb hatches open and the clamps that hold the bomb open to release the bomb. Relative to the bomber plane, does the bomb drop in a straight line or a curve ?"

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Re: What is a straight line?

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Brian-H wrote: Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:02 pm
Stan Thomas wrote: Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:36 am Is a motorcycle in the "Wall-of-Death" attraction in a fairground travelling in a straight line or a curve?

If you walk down a corridor train to the buffet car whilst the train travels around a bend, are you walking in a straight line?


Obviously trick questions "along the lines" of this one

There are ten sheep walking in a straight line across a field. What numbered sheep can look back and say he is the third from the last in line
None of them. They're all walking side by side. (as opposed to head to tail).

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Re: What is a straight line?

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Given the sheep are walking side by side, then counting in from either end my answer is still correct.

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Re: What is a straight line?

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Well no, because any sheep that "looks back" will not see any other sheep

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Re: What is a straight line?

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If a car is accelerating around a left hand bend then which tyre has the least force acting upon it.
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Re: What is a straight line?

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N/S/F

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Re: What is a straight line?

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Big Col wrote: Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:25 pm If a car is accelerating around a left hand bend then which tyre has the least force acting upon it.
I think it must be the rear left wheel as I've often seen cars at hill climbs lift that wheel.

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Re: What is a straight line?

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JT7196 wrote: Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:48 pm
Ps, Of course, I could put my “ Silly Head” on and say the Spare Wheel 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
nothing wrong with the "Silly Head". You nailed it and on top it applies to whatever driving situation.

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Re: What is a straight line?

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Probably the spare in the boot.
Sorry gents couldn’t resist.
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Re: What is a straight line?

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Doesn't it depend if some of them are over the brow of the hill?
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