[Loch-ruadh] FW: Mississippi State Engineering Exam

Jane Sitton jane.sitton at radioshack.com
Wed Jul 11 12:43:09 PDT 2001


I'm only forwarding this because it mentions duct tape.

Madelina

Mississippi State Engineering  Examination

1.  Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will
support a 10 pound 'possum.

2.  Which of the following  cars will rust out the quickest when placed on
blocks in your front yard?
A.  '66 Ford Fairlane B.  '69 Chevrolet Chevelle C.  '64  Pontiac GTO

3.  If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons
of 'shine per hour, how many radiators are required to condense the
product?

4.  A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm.  The
density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 trees per acre.
The plot is 2.3 acres in size.   The average tree diameter is 14".  How
many Budweiser tall-boys will it take to cut the trees?

5.  If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of
R-12 simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone layer?

6.  A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine at 24 inches on center with a
field rock foundation.  The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16
feet.  The porch floor is 1" thick rough sawn pine.  When the porch
collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed?

7.  A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average
slope of 15%.  The man has 5 children.  Can each of the children place a
mobile home on the man's land?

8.  A  2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steep grade
on a secondary road at 45 mph.  The brakes fail.  Given the average traffic
loading of secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck
before it crashes at the bottom of the mountain?  For extra credit, how many
of the vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and uncracked windshields?

9.  A coal mine operates an NFPA class 1, division 2 Hazardous Area.  The
mine employs 120 miners per shift.  A gas warning is issued at the
beginning of 3rd shift.   How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be
smoked during the shift?

10.  At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per generation,
how long will it take a town that has been bypassed by the interstate to
breed a country-western singer?

A man  needs only two tools. WD-40 and duct tape.
If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40.
If it moves and it shouldn't, use the tape.






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