Another SIDE contest! Guess and WIN!!

ScubaDetective · Mar 30, 2013

Ok folks I am going detecting in an hour but I thought I would add another chance to guess the watches.

First person to answer this correctly will get a chance.

A freighter pulls into the locks. The crew lowers a ladder so the they can get off. The ladder is a rope ladder with rungs every foot. The ladder is exactly 15' long with the last rung touching the water.

They raise the water in the locks 6.5 feet. How many rungs in the ladder are now underwater?

Will check back in about half an hour.

Good Luck!!

Dirty Genu · Mar 30, 2013

So, if the last rung is the top rung, the answer is 8.

wvred · Mar 30, 2013

0. The 15th still touching water

Roger B · Mar 30, 2013

None, and if the ladder is 15 feet long with a rung every foot then wouldn't there be 14 rungs?

pspapa · Mar 30, 2013

only the bottom rung will be touching the water

ScubaDetective · Mar 30, 2013

I am making these WAY too easy!!!!

wvred is the first that answered it right.

You don't know how many people think the ladder goes underwater!!!!!

VW Go to the first thread Time to dive MAIN and guess the number of watches. You can put your guess here or on that thread.

Good luck!!

Roger and Pspopa, you were also right. Sorry you were not the first.

1981Eagle · Mar 30, 2013

Is the ladder attached to the freighter?
If so, the ladder would rise with the ship and the ladder would be in the exact same place, relative to the water, as it was before the water level was raised

Another SIDE contest! Guess and WIN!!

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