Flag pole

[Robert A Whit]

Sven and Ole, two Minnesota engineers were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A woman walks by and asks what they were doing. "Ve're supposed to find da height of dis flagpole, "said Sven, "but ve don't haff a ladder." The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a couple of bolts, and laid the pole down on the ground. Then she took a tape measure from her pocketbook, took a measurement and announced, "Twenty one feet, six inches," and walked away. Ole shook his head and laughed. "Ain't dat just like a voman! Ve ask fer da height and she gives us da length! "Sven and Ole have since quit their engineering jobs and are currently serving in the United States Senate.

[cadet]

(Would have been better off measuring the shadow/angle of to find height. less muscle work)

[Robert A Whit]

(Would have been better off measuring the shadow/angle of to find height. less muscle work)

See, this is what happens when some guy learns trigonometry. Do you happen to have a protractor in your pocket all the time?

[cadet]

See, this is what happens when some guy learns trigonometry. Do you happen to have a protractor in your pocket all the time?

Maybe... Don't judge.

A mathematician, a physicist and an engineer are each given $50 to measure the height of a building.
The mathematician buys a ruler and a sextant, and by determining the angle subtended by the building a certain distance away from the base, he establishes the height of the building.
The physicist buys a heavy ball and a stopwatch, climbs to the top of the building and drops the ball. By measuring the time it takes to hit the bottom, he establishes the height of the building.
The engineer puts $40 into his pocket for booze. By slipping the doorman the other ten, he establishes the height of the building.

[Robert A Whit]

Maybe... Don't judge.

A mathematician, a physicist and an engineer are each given $50 to measure the height of a building.
The mathematician buys a ruler and a sextant, and by determining the angle subtended by the building a certain distance away from the base, he establishes the height of the building.
The physicist buys a heavy ball and a stopwatch, climbs to the top of the building and drops the ball. By measuring the time it takes to hit the bottom, he establishes the height of the building.
The engineer puts $40 into his pocket for booze. By slipping the doorman the other ten, he establishes the height of the building.

Well put. LMAO

I had read that solution years ago but slipped my mind. It is great to read it again.

[aboutime]

Sven and Ole, two Minnesota engineers were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A woman walks by and asks what they were doing. "Ve're supposed to find da height of dis flagpole, "said Sven, "but ve don't haff a ladder." The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a couple of bolts, andlaid the pole down on the ground. Then she took a tape measure from her pocketbook, took a measurement and announced, "Twenty one feet, six inches," and walked away. Ole shook his head and laughed. "Ain't dat just like a voman! Ve ask fer da height and she gives us da length! "Sven and Ole have since quit their engineering jobs and are currentlyserving in the United States Senate.


Each of them could have looked at the metal tag at the bottom of the flagpole that described the name of the company who constructed, and erected the 50 Foot Flagpole...and saved everybody some money.

[Robert A Whit]

Each of them could have looked at the metal tag at the bottom of the flagpole that described the name of the company who constructed, and erected the 50 Foot Flagpole...and saved everybody some money.

Yup, but this particular thread is on the humor site.

[aboutime]

Yup, but this particular thread is on the humor site.


Yup. And it's supposed to either make you laugh, or smack yourself on the forehead and say "Darn. Why didn't I think of that?"

[Robert A Whit]

Yup. And it's supposed to either make you laugh, or smack yourself on the forehead and say "Darn. Why didn't I think of that?"

if you say so.