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Re: [Phys-l] fun ill-posed questions




From: "John Denker" <jsd@av8n.com>

*) You start out at point A. You travel strictly south for one mile. You
then make a 90 degree turn and travel strictly east for one mile. You
then make another 90 degree turn and travel strictly north for one mile.
You find that you have returned to point A.

Good stuff. How about making it less obvious that this is possible.

[Roger] started out at point A. [He] travel strictly south for one mile then made a 90 degree turn and traveled strictly east for one mile. [He] then made another 90 degree turn and traveled strictly north for one mile. [He claimed] that he had returned to point A.

1) What kind of geometry class did he take in high school?

2) Did he pass geometry?

3) Is there anywhere on this world where he would be correct? If so where?