tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post8310345180001508832..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 7, 2015): Let Me Entertain YouBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91327512690579712052015-06-14T07:19:14.447-07:002015-06-14T07:19:14.447-07:00Sorry no response to last week's puzzle. I was...Sorry no response to last week's puzzle. I was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Lousy reception.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12053999050927924362015-06-14T06:19:45.247-07:002015-06-14T06:19:45.247-07:00Being "follicularly challenged" (I can w...Being "follicularly challenged" (I can wash my hair, and dry it, with the two ends of a single Q-Tip) I usually pass right by the shampoo aisle. So I was shocked to learn this morning that Amazon has over a quarter million listings for shampoo - and that so many of them would fit today's criterion. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40865257130961085842015-06-14T06:10:08.966-07:002015-06-14T06:10:08.966-07:00A very relevant puzzle this week. A very relevant puzzle this week. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87818821420011077582015-06-14T05:54:42.285-07:002015-06-14T05:54:42.285-07:00It makes me want to sing opera.It makes me want to sing opera.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20496172025966678432015-06-14T05:24:05.180-07:002015-06-14T05:24:05.180-07:00Agreed, but Jan should still get a medal for solvi...Agreed, but Jan should still get a medal for solving it first.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49347791592159874772015-06-14T05:13:51.680-07:002015-06-14T05:13:51.680-07:00This is a puzzle? You could have fooled me.This is a puzzle? You could have fooled me.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53161431498504634352015-06-14T04:53:51.475-07:002015-06-14T04:53:51.475-07:00Continuing last week's elemental theme, I can&...Continuing last week's elemental theme, I can't say this puzzle is an unalloyed success.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44459978984952340192015-06-14T04:45:17.727-07:002015-06-14T04:45:17.727-07:00Next week's challenge: Think of an adjective t...<b>Next week's challenge:</b> Think of an adjective that describes many shampoos. Add the brand name of a shampoo in its basic form. The result, reading the letters in order from left to right, will name a famous musician. Who is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34347765205499497612015-06-14T03:32:21.713-07:002015-06-14T03:32:21.713-07:00Yes. But I'd bet the barber couldn't.Yes. But I'd bet the barber couldn't.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4055111237181508312015-06-13T22:37:35.774-07:002015-06-13T22:37:35.774-07:00The new Car Talk Puzzler is worth a look.
A barbe...The new Car Talk Puzzler is worth a look.<br /><br />A barber had his first customer of the day, who happened to be a friend. When he was done, the barber refused to take the money from the customer. The fellow said, "Look, I know we're friends, but, business is business. I want to pay for my haircut."<br /><br />The barber said, "Here's what we'll do. You open the cash register. I don't have any idea how much money is in there. But, you match whatever is in there, and then take out 20 bucks."<br /><br />The customer says, "Okay," and he does that.<br /><br />The barber says, "Gee, I kind of like this." So, the next customer comes in, he gets his haircut, and the barber says, "You can do the same thing my first customer did. Open the cash register, match what's in there, and then take out 20 bucks."<br /><br />The second customer does that, and he leaves. The third customer does the same. The fourth customer, after receiving his haircut, opens the cash register, and says, "I can't do it. "<br /><br />The barber says, "Why not?"<br /><br />"There's no money in here. Not a cent."<br /><br />The question is, how much money was in there to start?<br /><br />This is an easy one, but can you solve it?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18576743600754781412015-06-12T07:24:52.996-07:002015-06-12T07:24:52.996-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3650500289825889212015-06-12T07:22:14.797-07:002015-06-12T07:22:14.797-07:00Hey, RoRo, good to hear from you. We could easily ...Hey, RoRo, good to hear from you. We could easily meet at my home although last night we had a downpour that caused the creek near us to rise almost to the footpath. It was the highest I'd seen it in the 20+ years I've lived here. You could all arrive by boat!<br /><br />And I now have internet and phone service once more. It should work well from the canoe, rowboat, or kayak.<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83927871287950766322015-06-11T17:32:19.608-07:002015-06-11T17:32:19.608-07:00RoRo,
The only wonder about Wonder Bread is why an...RoRo,<br />The only wonder about Wonder Bread is why anyone would ever buy it. I love it! They remove all the nutrients from the grain in making that crap and then they call it enriched. <br /><br />WW is short for Western Washington, where I live.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74272407554519504202015-06-11T17:21:07.206-07:002015-06-11T17:21:07.206-07:00Wow, I haven't had to think about William Case...Wow, I haven't had to think about William Casey for a while. The Capitol Steps did a parody, "Ol' Man Gipper", back <i>before</i> Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's (but after Casey's death). One verse went, "He don't know Ollie is on probation, he thinks Bill Casey is on vacation, dat Ol' Man Gipper, he just keeps...", etc.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12963429610241170242015-06-11T17:14:16.510-07:002015-06-11T17:14:16.510-07:00She's hit rock bottom over at PEOTS.She's hit rock bottom over at <a href="http://wordwomanpartialellipsisofthesun.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">PEOTS</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83182353702907280532015-06-11T16:45:37.795-07:002015-06-11T16:45:37.795-07:00So, SDB Wouldn't you have to know what kind o...So, SDB Wouldn't you have to know what kind of bread was on the cat's back? Like would pumpernickel fall faster than Wonder enriched White bread? <br /> I predict we will all meet one day at WW's house. BTW, I haven't visited here for a bit. Where is WW?RoRohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762881841491412811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30835862536869283802015-06-11T16:30:21.863-07:002015-06-11T16:30:21.863-07:00Bryan,
I basically agree. Although, objects only c...Bryan,<br />I basically agree. Although, objects only continue accelerating because they are too close to Earth to reach terminal velocity. A skydiver, or group of skydivers performing Relative Work (that means a large formation) will actually slow down after they reach terminal velocity. It is too slight to notice. But in the case of a jumper such as Joe Kittinger or Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from extremely high altitudes, their terminal velocities were at or near or faster than the speed of sound, but they slowed down significantly as they became closer with Earth. Kittinger used a drogue, which is why he went slower and had a longer FF although he did not jump from as high. Felix Baumgartner's jump is the truest, highest and longest FF because he used no drogue. Another interesting point is that the larger number of skydivers in a RW formation, the slower they will be falling. The old joke is trying to figure out how many jumpers would be needed to negate the need for wearing parachutes. <br /><br />Another way of looking at this whole thing is Soap Box Derby or Cub Scout model car races down slant tracks. Both of these have weight limits. When I was a Cub Scout (yes, it's true) each year we would be given one of these small, wooden car kits and we were to carve and assemble them. Later we would be graded on the best looking cars and the fastest cars. My dad would always do all this himself instead of allowing me to make my own car. I really didn't care as I am not good at carving/whittling, but he was able to do them perfectly. He always drilled out the underside and filled it in with lead just to the maximum allowed weight. Of course the wheels had to be properly aligned too in order to win, but his cars always came in first, second or third place. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73213927343325565382015-06-11T15:49:02.079-07:002015-06-11T15:49:02.079-07:00Oops. Should have said ...terminal velocity does ...Oops. Should have said ...terminal velocity does not depend ONLY on mass... <br /><br />(If you put "terminal velocity" into google, you get a nice one-page result from NASA).Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79274598912167158412015-06-11T15:34:21.622-07:002015-06-11T15:34:21.622-07:00Carole King was born Carol Joan Klein. This was my...Carole King was born Carol Joan Klein. This was my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8rifKlq5hc" rel="nofollow">visual clue</a>.<br /><br />LegoAnother<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkbq8nxI5EQ" rel="nofollow">Pleasant</a>ValleyPuzzleFromPJBlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40714192461785388012015-06-11T15:28:29.649-07:002015-06-11T15:28:29.649-07:00If you throw a ball straight up, it is not even fa...If you throw a ball straight up, it is not even falling but gravity is still pulling down -- the ball is accelerating downward as it goes upward (in everyday language we would say it is decelerating upward -- same thing). Compare that to a ball you throw down. Clearly the two are falling at different rates.<br /><br />I teach physics and in our intro classes we teach that objects near the earth's surface fall with constant acceleration IF other forces (such as air resistance) are negligible. We include the "IF". Later we show the students a model for air resistance so they can estimate terminal velocity. Terminal velocity does not depend on mass, by the way, but on size and shape. That is why two sky divers falling side by side will be slower than two who are in tandem. Or a sky diver with their arms and legs extended horizontally compared to going head down -- obvious speed differences. Less area for the air to push against and they fall faster. <br /><br />Then some time after that we show them Newton's law of gravitation which shows that if you get too far from the surface the acceleration is not even constant.<br /><br />I don't know where the 12 sec rule comes from. Drop or throw something like cotton ball and it comes to terminal velocity much faster than that. At best I would say that that rule has limited applicability. More likely just bogus.<br /><br />Experiments can never prove a theory. Galileo's real contribution was that he proposed an experiment to test the theory. Previous philosophers would just state what they thought was reasonable and it would be accepted or not. The idea that theories should be tested with experiment is historically relatively recent and Galileo was one of the first. Einstein's theory, by the way, was not so much about "near the earth" as it was motivated by astronomical considerations. Hence to associated "falling at the same rate" with Einstein is quite misleading.<br /><br />A long way from Loretta Lynch, but hey. <br />Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90546906988220987972015-06-11T15:11:43.461-07:002015-06-11T15:11:43.461-07:00I like your William KC answer, ron.
LegoLynchBoxer...I like your William KC answer, ron.<br />LegoLynchBoxerCasey...legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26696595011714099662015-06-11T14:42:52.314-07:002015-06-11T14:42:52.314-07:00BARBARA BOXER, drop the sound “sir” to yield:
BAR...<b><b>BARBARA BOXER</b></b>, drop the sound “sir” to yield:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bach" rel="nofollow"><br /><b><b>BARBARA BACH</b></b></a>, née <b><b>GOLD</b></b>bach, Ringo Starr's wife. <br />Former first lady who shares the same first name: “Barbara” Bush. <br /><br />Second answer: <b><b>WILLIAM CASEY</b></b>, CIA Director under Reagan (1981-87).<br /><a href="https://www.gigmasters.com/piano/rwilliam-kaye" rel="nofollow"><b><b>WILLIAM KAYE</b></b></a>, jazz pianist.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68888209149681664762015-06-11T14:05:35.463-07:002015-06-11T14:05:35.463-07:00LORETTA LYNCH LORETTA LYNN The answer to my puzzle...LORETTA LYNCH LORETTA LYNN The answer to my puzzle was CAROLE KING CAROLING. I prefer Carole to Loretta, though. Also, "One's On the Way", used in one of my past posts, was a hit for Loretta Lynn.patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53093218005442866212015-06-11T13:57:41.342-07:002015-06-11T13:57:41.342-07:00Bryan,
This was a rather long segment at the end o...Bryan,<br />This was a rather long segment at the end of All Things Inconsiderate. It may not have been part of that program because lately our local station has sometimes been inserting their own stuff at the end of NPR programs, and sometimes other, programs. I phoned the local station today and the receptionist could not locate the segment and referred me to the program director. I had to leave a message on his answering machine, but have not heard back.<br /><br />Almost everyone knows that objects fall at the same rate in a vacuum, but what is so disturbing is all the ignorance about objects falling in an atmosphere. That being said, you may be correct in stating that objects in a vacuum accelerate at the same rate, but do not actually fall at the same rate. I do not know, but it was taught back when I was in school that they do fall at the same rate in a vacuum, and nothing was mentioned about acceleration. I have since, as an adult, encountered several high school science teachers who are teaching that objects fall at the same rate and they seem to believe that Galileo proved this by dropping objects of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa. This myth has generally been discounted, but is apparently based on his considering doing some experiments that way, but being advised by colleagues that it was not high enough for it to be at all conclusive. He may have performed rolling ball experiments on inclines, which would have been far more revealing. Objects that are falling NOT in a vacuum do NOT accelerate at the same rate. I know this from personal experience skydiving. The difference can be very dramatic. It takes twelve seconds for a typical skydiver to accelerate to terminal velocity and I have been told that all objects take the same twelve seconds to reach terminal velocity, but I suspect this may not be true. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26426611051780142402015-06-11T13:18:01.198-07:002015-06-11T13:18:01.198-07:00On Tue Jun 09, 06:18:00 PM PDT, I wrote:
The enter...On Tue Jun 09, 06:18:00 PM PDT, I wrote:<br />The entertainer in Will's likely intended answer and the spouse of the entertainer in a possibly Will-worthy alternative answer both have a connection to a guy named Buck.<br /><br />LegoGivesABuckCluejanGivesACluckClue<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VGSaFhNW-k" rel="nofollow"> Loretta Lynn </a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_CF1IKCN8" rel="nofollow">Ringo Starr</a> (Barbara Bach’s hubby)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOpgL4mqEis" rel="nofollow">Buck Owens</a><br /><br />LegoUnnaturalActor<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com