Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 What is the length California's coastline? You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bushindo Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 What is the length California's coastline? You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal. Walk to the nearest person with an Iphone, and hence access to the internet. Tell them, "I'll give you this nice ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string if you look up the length of california's coast line for me." If that doesn't motivate the person to do it, tell them, "Look up the length of california's coast line for me, or I'll whack you with this 10 foot pole." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Log on to google earth and print the coastline. Measure the length of coast with the ruler/ thread. Change to scale! There you have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Hi futballa16, and welcome to the den. Some perspective on this place: Several of our denizens live so far outside the box they have to go towards town to hunt. On reflection, maybe a lot of us do. I nearly suggested going to the top of the building and tying the string to the barometer. But I realized that might add to the confusion, and one of my tasks here is to reduce it. It's all in good fun; I'm intrigued to hear your answer - should no one get it. - bn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Walk to the nearest person with an Iphone, and hence access to the internet. Tell them, "I'll give you this nice ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string if you look up the length of california's coast line for me." If that doesn't motivate the person to do it, tell them, "Look up the length of california's coast line for me, or I'll whack you with this 10 foot pole." ..simply asking the ten foot pole, perhaps he/she knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 ..simply asking the ten foot pole, perhaps he/she knows? Grammar police report: Pole needs to be capitalized. And, wouldn't s/he be more familiar with the shoreline of the Baltic Sea? All seriousness aside, why not give this a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Fly to California. Drive to the coast, and head to the state border. Take 10 steps. Measure the distance between your steps on average, using the yard stick. Walk the coastline to the other border, keeping track of the number of steps you took - use the pole as a walking stick as necessary. Multiply the number of steps you took by the average length of your step. Edited September 3, 2009 by ogden_tbsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Hi futballa16, and welcome to the den. Some perspective on this place: Several of our denizens live so far outside the box they have to go towards town to hunt. On reflection, maybe a lot of us do. I nearly suggested going to the top of the building and tying the string to the barometer. But I realized that might add to the confusion, and one of my tasks here is to reduce it. It's all in good fun; I'm intrigued to hear your answer - should no one get it. - bn This topic may be a bit too outside the box... This isn't just some plane, old answer. Edited September 3, 2009 by futballa16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Question -- Do I have a map with me too?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Question -- Do I have a map with me too?? Sure, but it shouldn't affect your answer a whole lot. Edited September 3, 2009 by futballa16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Sure, but it shouldn't affect your answer a whole lot. Cool. Then, can't I use the ruler on the map to measure the coastline, and use the map scale(XXX miles=XX cm) to figure out the length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bushindo Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 ..simply asking the ten foot pole, perhaps he/she knows? How about asking the ruler too? If he/she doesn't know, at least he/she can order the Pole to get to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Cool. Then, can't I use the ruler on the map to measure the coastline, and use the map scale(XXX miles=XX cm) to figure out the length? If only the real world were that simple... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 What is the length California's coastline? You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal. Was the dropping of the word "of" in the question intentional, or was it a typo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Was the dropping of the word "of" in the question intentional, or was it a typo? So i just realized that, definitely a typo. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 What is the length California's coastline? You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal. "eight hundred forty" can be anagrammed from different letters taken from "You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal". That's the official length (in miles) of California's coastline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) What is the length California's coastline? You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal. "eight hundred forty" can be anagrammed from different letters taken from "You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal". That's the official length (in miles) of California's coastline. Multiple sends are my service provider's fault. Sorry. Edited September 3, 2009 by superprismatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) What is the length California's coastline? You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal. "eight hundred forty" can be anagrammed from different letters taken from "You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal". That's the official length (in miles) of California's coastline. Multiple sends are my service provider's fault. Sorry. Edited September 3, 2009 by superprismatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 "eight hundred forty" can be anagrammed from different letters taken from "You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal". That's the official length (in miles) of California's coastline. I couldn't come up with anything, but kept looking at the phrase "at your disposal". I believe the only reason it's there is for the second d in hundred You have a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string at your disposal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) so good he said it three times even better is just: a ten foot pole, a yardstick, a ruler, and an inch long piece of string Can extract: California's coastline eight undre forty long (missing an h/d in hundred) with tpoeakrannpec left over i'll leave it up to others to figure the rest out, i have to go home Edited September 3, 2009 by tpaxatb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) how about california's coastline is 22 letters long? including the ' and the space??it could be qualified as the length of the frase?(rest is just there to throw you off? actual coastline is imposable to measure since it varies between low and high tide Edited September 4, 2009 by eekafreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I think it's impossible to do it the old fashioned way. How the hell are we supposed to know when California ends and the next state begins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 gps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) Sure you can have gps if it helps, but like the map its not going to change the answer. And this isn't a word problem, there are no coded meanings in my sentences. Although, my word choice in most of my responses and the title (besides the omitted 'of' from the original question, that was accidental) has been purposeful. Edited September 4, 2009 by futballa16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Sure you can have gps if it helps, but like the map its not going to change the answer. And this isn't a word problem, there are no coded meanings in my sentences. Although, my word choice in most of my responses and the title (besides the omitted 'of' from the original question, that was accidental) has been purposeful. It seems too much of a coincidence that the letters in the words you chose can be rearranged to state "California's coastline is eight hundred forty [miles] long". If that's not the answer you're looking for, please enlighten me. the gps comment was a reply to the post directly above it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) It seems too much of a coincidence that the letters in the words you chose can be rearranged to state "California's coastline is eight hundred forty [miles] long". If that's not the answer you're looking for, please enlighten me. the gps comment was a reply to the post directly above it. That arrangement of letters is purely coincidence, and an amazing coincidence. Edited September 4, 2009 by futballa16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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