A Math Problem

"A Math Problem"

The problem - There's a box with a hole at each end
and there's a rabbit in the box. The rabbit sticks his
head out of the hole in one end, and a minute later
he sticks it out the other end. Half a minute later, his
head appears at the opposite end, a fourth of a minute
later it appears at the end opposite to that one, an
eighth of a minute later...etc.

, etc.

How long will it take before the rabbit sticks its head
out of both ends of the box at the same time?

In theory, two minutes.

In practice, no answer is possible unless you
split hares.

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"Lucky Driver"

A man was driving through west Texas one spring
evening. The road was deserted and he had not
seen a soul for what seemed like hours.

Suddenly his car started to cough and splutter and
the engine slowly died, leaving him sitting on the
side of the road in total isolation.

He popped the hood and looked to see if there was
anything that he could do to get it going again.
Unfortunately, he had a limited knowledge of cars, so
all he could do was look at the engine and feel
despondent.

As he stood looking at the gradually fading light of his
flashlight, he cursed that he had not put in new batteries.

Suddenly, through the inky shadows, came a deep
voice, "It's your fuel pump."

The man raised up quickly, striking his head on the
underside of the hood.

"Who said that?" he called out.

There were two horses, a white one and a black one,
standing in the fenced field alongside the road.

The man was amazed when the white horse repeated,
"It's your fuel pump. Tap it with your flashlight and try it
again."

Confused, the man tapped the fuel pump with his
flashlight, turned the key and sure enough, the engine
roared to life. He muttered a short thanks to the horse
and screeched away.

When he reached the next town, he ran into the local
bar. "Gimme a large whiskey, please!" he said.

A rancher sitting at the bar looked at the man's ashen
face and asked, "What's wrong, man? You look like
you've seen a ghost."

"It's unbelievable,

" the man said and recalled the
whole tale to the rancher.

The rancher took a sip of his beer and looked thoughtful.
"A horse, you say? Was it by any chance a white horse?"

The man replied to the affirmative. "Yes, it was! Am
I crazy?"

"No, you ain't crazy. In fact, you're lucky," said the rancher,
"because that black horse don't know crap about cars."
Received on Tue May 22 08:17:47 2007