[Phys-L] Re: Ambiguous Question

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 11:49 PM 11/16/2005,  BC, you wrote:

> If the writer had written "... in the direction of the dock.", then it
> would have been a completely legitimately ambiguous question.  Even so,
> unless the writer is in the habit of writing "trick" questions, I think
> part of the exercise is to determine what is the question.  Really now,
> 17 meters, come off it.
>
> bc
>
> p.s. reminds me of thru the looking glass.  How many of those students
> had read it?


There is something evocative about this question. Center of mass
  is no doubt the standard, possibly correct physics mindset.

But I am thinking and thinking about some non linearity of the walk
  in the boat.  Like  a vibrating object on a smooth table top - it
  can traverse....(??)


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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