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Now an entry into Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41: Short and Sweet
A man enters a room and presses a button. Within seconds he loses 20 lbs body weight. How did he lose the weight?
lateral-thinking story
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"Lateral Thinking" Oh! I get it!
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– Vnge
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Nitpick: He loses 20 lbf. His mass stays the same.
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He’s carrying 20 pounds of groceries in a bag, which he coincidentally drops on the floor a few seconds after pressing a completely unrelated button.
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– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Sep 25 '18 at 13:58
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The pound is also a unit of currency.
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Sep 26 '18 at 15:51
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This wasn't asked during the fortnightlly challenge- I don't think it's a valid submission.
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Now an entry into Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41: Short and Sweet
A man enters a room and presses a button. Within seconds he loses 20 lbs body weight. How did he lose the weight?
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A man enters a room and presses a button. Within seconds he loses 20 lbs body weight. How did he lose the weight?
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"Lateral Thinking" Oh! I get it!
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– Vnge
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Nitpick: He loses 20 lbf. His mass stays the same.
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He’s carrying 20 pounds of groceries in a bag, which he coincidentally drops on the floor a few seconds after pressing a completely unrelated button.
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– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Sep 25 '18 at 13:58
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The pound is also a unit of currency.
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– Acccumulation
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This wasn't asked during the fortnightlly challenge- I don't think it's a valid submission.
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Nitpick: He loses 20 lbf. His mass stays the same.
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– ohno
Sep 25 '18 at 8:52
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He’s carrying 20 pounds of groceries in a bag, which he coincidentally drops on the floor a few seconds after pressing a completely unrelated button.
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– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Sep 25 '18 at 13:58
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The pound is also a unit of currency.
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– Acccumulation
Sep 26 '18 at 15:51
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This wasn't asked during the fortnightlly challenge- I don't think it's a valid submission.
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– Excited Raichu
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"Lateral Thinking" Oh! I get it!
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– Vnge
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"Lateral Thinking" Oh! I get it!
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Nitpick: He loses 20 lbf. His mass stays the same.
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– ohno
Sep 25 '18 at 8:52
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Nitpick: He loses 20 lbf. His mass stays the same.
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– ohno
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He’s carrying 20 pounds of groceries in a bag, which he coincidentally drops on the floor a few seconds after pressing a completely unrelated button.
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– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Sep 25 '18 at 13:58
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He’s carrying 20 pounds of groceries in a bag, which he coincidentally drops on the floor a few seconds after pressing a completely unrelated button.
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– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Sep 25 '18 at 13:58
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The pound is also a unit of currency.
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– Acccumulation
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The pound is also a unit of currency.
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– Acccumulation
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This wasn't asked during the fortnightlly challenge- I don't think it's a valid submission.
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– Excited Raichu
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He entered
an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 16:50
QuintecQuintec
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Doing the math for the average weight of 136lbs(62kg), acceleration of the elevator must be about -1.5 m/s^2. To put that in context, the average acceleration of an elevator is around -0.64 m/s^2.
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– David Starkey
Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
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lbs is mass, not weight... but blame it on the question.
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– vsz
Sep 25 '18 at 6:10
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@vsz: Nope. lbs is weight, not mass. You have it backward. "slugs" are the unit of mass in the Imperial system.
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– Beska
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The pound is a unit of both mass and force. The poundal is unambiguously a unit of force, which will give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. The slug is unambiguously a unit of mass, which will be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a one pound force.
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@Beska : No, lbs, as currently legally defined, is mass. It's lbf which is force.
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Since it's tagged 'lateral-thinking', an alternative that blatantly ignores the question's title is that:
The man is in the UK, and he just pressed 'OK' button to confirm a £20 purchase
answered Sep 24 '18 at 18:07
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I thought of this first, but it specifies "weight" in the question, so this answer is invalid
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– Quintec
Sep 24 '18 at 18:17
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:jedi-hand-wave: Let's just call that a 'Financial Burden' then :P
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– Dave B
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"Pounds" is abbreviated as "lbs.," which is never used for the currency.
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– Sneftel
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However, did you know that the "£" symbol and the "lbs." abbreviation both have the same origin? They both essentially mean Libras (scales, used for measuring weight).
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– peaceoutside
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Isn't this less "Lateral thinking" and more "Vertical thinking" ?
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He presses the button to start a machine. It catastrophically fails within seconds and takes off the lower part of his leg, which weighed 20 lbs.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:17
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Should I be concerned this was my first thought too?
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– Robert S.
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Somewhat along those lines would be someone in one of the Saw movies going to the next room and, well... lets just say traps and stuff.
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– user7393973
Sep 25 '18 at 8:35
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It is a little too much deviation from the story
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– Quark-epoch
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For an answer which exactly fits the question and the OP's clarifications...
He is wearing a diver's weight belt with a quick-release catch.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 22:12
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He is:
Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.
Or:
In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 16:49
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no he loses 20 lb body weight
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– Quark-epoch
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Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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– Greg
Sep 24 '18 at 16:52
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well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 24 '18 at 16:54
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what is he holding?
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– Quark-epoch
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He had a metal leg?
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A somewhat less morbid variant of an answer that's been posted a few times:
He has a prosthetic leg that weighs 20 pounds, and the button releases its clasp.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 17:03
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that is dammed clever. good one!
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The man previously lost 20lbs and without knowing this he came to check his weight on a weight machine and pressed button to check his weight apparently in seconds the result popped up showing he lost 20lbs, looks very natural and correct answer ! dont ask me exactly how he lost 20 lbs :-)
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I know this already has a correct answer, but I'd like to offer an alternative:
The man works as a stocker and is holding 20lbs worth of cardboard. He enters the back room where he puts the cardboard in a baler and crushes it with the push of a button.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:39
Joe-You-KnowJoe-You-Know
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According to my calculations, 20 lbs of cardboard is 152 square meters of cardboard, approximately a 12 by 12 meter piece of cardboard. No matter how you fold it, that'll be impossible to hold by one man.
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– Jacco Amersfoort
Sep 27 '18 at 8:11
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He loses 20 lbs BODY WEIGHT
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He walked into a Star Trek transporter (or similar) and transported himself to a planet where gravity was less strong.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
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The button...
... triggers a guillotine which chops a leg off (apparently ~20lb for an adult male)
answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
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It was an air lock of a submarine and filled the chamber with water, the buoyancy reduces his weight by 20 lbs.
or
The button published a new law that vital organs are owned by the government rather than the individual. He is no longer the legal owner of that weight.
or
The man was head of the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the button was publishing a new heavier definition of the pound.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
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Simple, the man pressed
the buzzer on his door and let in a cleptomaniac bodybuilder who proceeded to steal his 20lb dumbbell.
He lost his weight because he's too trusting of other people.
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
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Upon pressing the button,
The entire room starts to accelerate downwards (for example, he is inside the lift) at an acceleration of a
So
Given that his original weight is Mg - Ma = 20lbs, we calculate the a given his mass M.
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Nice answer, but next time you should really put your answers in spoilers :D
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My first thought was:
He entered an elevator and pushed a button, causing the elevator to go down. The acceleration downwards is credited with making the man 20 pounds lighter, if only for a brief moment.
Then I thought of this:
If "lbs" stands for British pounds, then the man could have been at a gambling casino. He could have bet twenty pounds on red in a game of electronic roulette. When he pushed a button, the roulette ball landed on black, causing the man to lose his 20 pounds.
Thinking about it some more, I thought:
If the twenty pounds are truly weight, then the man could have simply been separated from something on his person. This could be an arm or a leg (separated by, oh, let's say a button-activated-spring-loaded-sawblade), or just something he was carrying. Maybe he was a delivery man delivering a 20 lb. package that was ordered on-line. He rings the doorbell, then within seconds a spring-loaded-saw... I mean, a grateful customer takes the 20 lb. package from the delivery man.
But then I thought some more, and I came up with:
Maybe he bought a collection of Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies" videos (I've seen some for around that price). I can't really explain how he'd lose so much weight "within seconds," unless I reinterpret "seconds" to mean "going back for seconds" (often heard when eating a meal). Maybe he liked the videos so much, he exercised a second time, or managed to lose enough weight despite having more portions of food.
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
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I like the thinking. The first part is already said but the second and fourth parts are intriguing
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He entered a vertical wind tunnel which got up to speed slowly as he stood there after pressing the button
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
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The button was connected to explosives hidden in this, this, this and seventeen more such buildings. When he presses the button, the twenty LBS are gone.
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
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He enters lift, presses the button downwards. Psuedo acceleration upwards works here against gravity and weight measured is less now.
Let M be his mass and mg be weight before (outside lift)
Losing 20 lbs-
Pseudo acceleration is (Mg-20)/M unit length per square unit time
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Exact same solution was already posted by Quintec. In addition please not to reveal spoilers by using>!at the beginning of a paragraph.
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– mpasko256
Sep 25 '18 at 10:05
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I didn't see the response. Just the question. And I also gave the equations, so it's not the exact same.
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He entered
an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 16:50
QuintecQuintec
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Doing the math for the average weight of 136lbs(62kg), acceleration of the elevator must be about -1.5 m/s^2. To put that in context, the average acceleration of an elevator is around -0.64 m/s^2.
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– David Starkey
Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
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lbs is mass, not weight... but blame it on the question.
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– vsz
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@vsz: Nope. lbs is weight, not mass. You have it backward. "slugs" are the unit of mass in the Imperial system.
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– Beska
Sep 25 '18 at 13:02
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The pound is a unit of both mass and force. The poundal is unambiguously a unit of force, which will give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. The slug is unambiguously a unit of mass, which will be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a one pound force.
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– armb
Sep 25 '18 at 16:32
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@Beska : No, lbs, as currently legally defined, is mass. It's lbf which is force.
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He entered
an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 16:50
QuintecQuintec
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Doing the math for the average weight of 136lbs(62kg), acceleration of the elevator must be about -1.5 m/s^2. To put that in context, the average acceleration of an elevator is around -0.64 m/s^2.
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– David Starkey
Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
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lbs is mass, not weight... but blame it on the question.
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– vsz
Sep 25 '18 at 6:10
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@vsz: Nope. lbs is weight, not mass. You have it backward. "slugs" are the unit of mass in the Imperial system.
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– Beska
Sep 25 '18 at 13:02
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The pound is a unit of both mass and force. The poundal is unambiguously a unit of force, which will give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. The slug is unambiguously a unit of mass, which will be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a one pound force.
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@Beska : No, lbs, as currently legally defined, is mass. It's lbf which is force.
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He entered
an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 16:50
QuintecQuintec
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He entered
an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 16:50
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QuintecQuintec
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Doing the math for the average weight of 136lbs(62kg), acceleration of the elevator must be about -1.5 m/s^2. To put that in context, the average acceleration of an elevator is around -0.64 m/s^2.
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– David Starkey
Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
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lbs is mass, not weight... but blame it on the question.
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– vsz
Sep 25 '18 at 6:10
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@vsz: Nope. lbs is weight, not mass. You have it backward. "slugs" are the unit of mass in the Imperial system.
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– Beska
Sep 25 '18 at 13:02
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The pound is a unit of both mass and force. The poundal is unambiguously a unit of force, which will give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. The slug is unambiguously a unit of mass, which will be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a one pound force.
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Sep 25 '18 at 16:32
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@Beska : No, lbs, as currently legally defined, is mass. It's lbf which is force.
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Doing the math for the average weight of 136lbs(62kg), acceleration of the elevator must be about -1.5 m/s^2. To put that in context, the average acceleration of an elevator is around -0.64 m/s^2.
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– David Starkey
Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
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lbs is mass, not weight... but blame it on the question.
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– vsz
Sep 25 '18 at 6:10
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@vsz: Nope. lbs is weight, not mass. You have it backward. "slugs" are the unit of mass in the Imperial system.
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– Beska
Sep 25 '18 at 13:02
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The pound is a unit of both mass and force. The poundal is unambiguously a unit of force, which will give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. The slug is unambiguously a unit of mass, which will be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a one pound force.
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– armb
Sep 25 '18 at 16:32
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@Beska : No, lbs, as currently legally defined, is mass. It's lbf which is force.
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– vsz
Sep 25 '18 at 16:38
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Doing the math for the average weight of 136lbs(62kg), acceleration of the elevator must be about -1.5 m/s^2. To put that in context, the average acceleration of an elevator is around -0.64 m/s^2.
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– David Starkey
Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
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Doing the math for the average weight of 136lbs(62kg), acceleration of the elevator must be about -1.5 m/s^2. To put that in context, the average acceleration of an elevator is around -0.64 m/s^2.
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– David Starkey
Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
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lbs is mass, not weight... but blame it on the question.
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– vsz
Sep 25 '18 at 6:10
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lbs is mass, not weight... but blame it on the question.
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– vsz
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@vsz: Nope. lbs is weight, not mass. You have it backward. "slugs" are the unit of mass in the Imperial system.
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– Beska
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@vsz: Nope. lbs is weight, not mass. You have it backward. "slugs" are the unit of mass in the Imperial system.
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The pound is a unit of both mass and force. The poundal is unambiguously a unit of force, which will give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. The slug is unambiguously a unit of mass, which will be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a one pound force.
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– armb
Sep 25 '18 at 16:32
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The pound is a unit of both mass and force. The poundal is unambiguously a unit of force, which will give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. The slug is unambiguously a unit of mass, which will be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a one pound force.
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@Beska : No, lbs, as currently legally defined, is mass. It's lbf which is force.
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– vsz
Sep 25 '18 at 16:38
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@Beska : No, lbs, as currently legally defined, is mass. It's lbf which is force.
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Since it's tagged 'lateral-thinking', an alternative that blatantly ignores the question's title is that:
The man is in the UK, and he just pressed 'OK' button to confirm a £20 purchase
answered Sep 24 '18 at 18:07
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I thought of this first, but it specifies "weight" in the question, so this answer is invalid
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– Quintec
Sep 24 '18 at 18:17
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:jedi-hand-wave: Let's just call that a 'Financial Burden' then :P
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– Dave B
Sep 24 '18 at 18:44
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"Pounds" is abbreviated as "lbs.," which is never used for the currency.
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– Sneftel
Sep 24 '18 at 19:34
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However, did you know that the "£" symbol and the "lbs." abbreviation both have the same origin? They both essentially mean Libras (scales, used for measuring weight).
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– peaceoutside
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Isn't this less "Lateral thinking" and more "Vertical thinking" ?
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– Selkie
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Since it's tagged 'lateral-thinking', an alternative that blatantly ignores the question's title is that:
The man is in the UK, and he just pressed 'OK' button to confirm a £20 purchase
answered Sep 24 '18 at 18:07
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I thought of this first, but it specifies "weight" in the question, so this answer is invalid
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– Quintec
Sep 24 '18 at 18:17
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:jedi-hand-wave: Let's just call that a 'Financial Burden' then :P
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– Dave B
Sep 24 '18 at 18:44
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"Pounds" is abbreviated as "lbs.," which is never used for the currency.
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– Sneftel
Sep 24 '18 at 19:34
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However, did you know that the "£" symbol and the "lbs." abbreviation both have the same origin? They both essentially mean Libras (scales, used for measuring weight).
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– peaceoutside
Sep 24 '18 at 20:30
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Isn't this less "Lateral thinking" and more "Vertical thinking" ?
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Since it's tagged 'lateral-thinking', an alternative that blatantly ignores the question's title is that:
The man is in the UK, and he just pressed 'OK' button to confirm a £20 purchase
answered Sep 24 '18 at 18:07
Dave BDave B
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Since it's tagged 'lateral-thinking', an alternative that blatantly ignores the question's title is that:
The man is in the UK, and he just pressed 'OK' button to confirm a £20 purchase
answered Sep 24 '18 at 18:07
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I thought of this first, but it specifies "weight" in the question, so this answer is invalid
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– Quintec
Sep 24 '18 at 18:17
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:jedi-hand-wave: Let's just call that a 'Financial Burden' then :P
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– Dave B
Sep 24 '18 at 18:44
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"Pounds" is abbreviated as "lbs.," which is never used for the currency.
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– Sneftel
Sep 24 '18 at 19:34
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However, did you know that the "£" symbol and the "lbs." abbreviation both have the same origin? They both essentially mean Libras (scales, used for measuring weight).
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– peaceoutside
Sep 24 '18 at 20:30
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Isn't this less "Lateral thinking" and more "Vertical thinking" ?
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I thought of this first, but it specifies "weight" in the question, so this answer is invalid
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– Quintec
Sep 24 '18 at 18:17
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:jedi-hand-wave: Let's just call that a 'Financial Burden' then :P
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– Dave B
Sep 24 '18 at 18:44
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"Pounds" is abbreviated as "lbs.," which is never used for the currency.
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– Sneftel
Sep 24 '18 at 19:34
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However, did you know that the "£" symbol and the "lbs." abbreviation both have the same origin? They both essentially mean Libras (scales, used for measuring weight).
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– peaceoutside
Sep 24 '18 at 20:30
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Isn't this less "Lateral thinking" and more "Vertical thinking" ?
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– Selkie
Sep 25 '18 at 16:56
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I thought of this first, but it specifies "weight" in the question, so this answer is invalid
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– Quintec
Sep 24 '18 at 18:17
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I thought of this first, but it specifies "weight" in the question, so this answer is invalid
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– Quintec
Sep 24 '18 at 18:17
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:jedi-hand-wave: Let's just call that a 'Financial Burden' then :P
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– Dave B
Sep 24 '18 at 18:44
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:jedi-hand-wave: Let's just call that a 'Financial Burden' then :P
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– Dave B
Sep 24 '18 at 18:44
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"Pounds" is abbreviated as "lbs.," which is never used for the currency.
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– Sneftel
Sep 24 '18 at 19:34
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"Pounds" is abbreviated as "lbs.," which is never used for the currency.
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– Sneftel
Sep 24 '18 at 19:34
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However, did you know that the "£" symbol and the "lbs." abbreviation both have the same origin? They both essentially mean Libras (scales, used for measuring weight).
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– peaceoutside
Sep 24 '18 at 20:30
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However, did you know that the "£" symbol and the "lbs." abbreviation both have the same origin? They both essentially mean Libras (scales, used for measuring weight).
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– peaceoutside
Sep 24 '18 at 20:30
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Isn't this less "Lateral thinking" and more "Vertical thinking" ?
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– Selkie
Sep 25 '18 at 16:56
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He presses the button to start a machine. It catastrophically fails within seconds and takes off the lower part of his leg, which weighed 20 lbs.
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Should I be concerned this was my first thought too?
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– Robert S.
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Somewhat along those lines would be someone in one of the Saw movies going to the next room and, well... lets just say traps and stuff.
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– user7393973
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It is a little too much deviation from the story
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Sep 28 '18 at 9:49
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He presses the button to start a machine. It catastrophically fails within seconds and takes off the lower part of his leg, which weighed 20 lbs.
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Should I be concerned this was my first thought too?
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– Robert S.
Sep 24 '18 at 17:35
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Somewhat along those lines would be someone in one of the Saw movies going to the next room and, well... lets just say traps and stuff.
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– user7393973
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It is a little too much deviation from the story
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He presses the button to start a machine. It catastrophically fails within seconds and takes off the lower part of his leg, which weighed 20 lbs.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:17
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He presses the button to start a machine. It catastrophically fails within seconds and takes off the lower part of his leg, which weighed 20 lbs.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:17
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answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:17
lPlantlPlant
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Should I be concerned this was my first thought too?
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– Robert S.
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Somewhat along those lines would be someone in one of the Saw movies going to the next room and, well... lets just say traps and stuff.
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– user7393973
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It is a little too much deviation from the story
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Should I be concerned this was my first thought too?
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– Robert S.
Sep 24 '18 at 17:35
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Somewhat along those lines would be someone in one of the Saw movies going to the next room and, well... lets just say traps and stuff.
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– user7393973
Sep 25 '18 at 8:35
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It is a little too much deviation from the story
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– Quark-epoch
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Should I be concerned this was my first thought too?
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– Robert S.
Sep 24 '18 at 17:35
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Should I be concerned this was my first thought too?
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Somewhat along those lines would be someone in one of the Saw movies going to the next room and, well... lets just say traps and stuff.
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– user7393973
Sep 25 '18 at 8:35
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Somewhat along those lines would be someone in one of the Saw movies going to the next room and, well... lets just say traps and stuff.
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– user7393973
Sep 25 '18 at 8:35
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It is a little too much deviation from the story
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– Quark-epoch
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It is a little too much deviation from the story
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For an answer which exactly fits the question and the OP's clarifications...
He is wearing a diver's weight belt with a quick-release catch.
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For an answer which exactly fits the question and the OP's clarifications...
He is wearing a diver's weight belt with a quick-release catch.
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For an answer which exactly fits the question and the OP's clarifications...
He is wearing a diver's weight belt with a quick-release catch.
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For an answer which exactly fits the question and the OP's clarifications...
He is wearing a diver's weight belt with a quick-release catch.
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He is:
Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.
Or:
In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.
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no he loses 20 lb body weight
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– Quark-epoch
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Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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– Greg
Sep 24 '18 at 16:52
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well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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– Quark-epoch
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what is he holding?
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He had a metal leg?
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He is:
Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.
Or:
In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.
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no he loses 20 lb body weight
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 24 '18 at 16:50
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Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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– Greg
Sep 24 '18 at 16:52
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well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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– Quark-epoch
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what is he holding?
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He had a metal leg?
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He is:
Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.
Or:
In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.
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He is:
Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.
Or:
In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 16:49
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no he loses 20 lb body weight
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– Quark-epoch
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Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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– Greg
Sep 24 '18 at 16:52
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well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 24 '18 at 16:54
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what is he holding?
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no he loses 20 lb body weight
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– Quark-epoch
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Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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– Greg
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well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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– Quark-epoch
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what is he holding?
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He had a metal leg?
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– Sulthan
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no he loses 20 lb body weight
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no he loses 20 lb body weight
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– Quark-epoch
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Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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– Greg
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Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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– Greg
Sep 24 '18 at 16:52
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well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 24 '18 at 16:54
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well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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– Quark-epoch
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what is he holding?
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what is he holding?
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He had a metal leg?
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A somewhat less morbid variant of an answer that's been posted a few times:
He has a prosthetic leg that weighs 20 pounds, and the button releases its clasp.
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that is dammed clever. good one!
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A somewhat less morbid variant of an answer that's been posted a few times:
He has a prosthetic leg that weighs 20 pounds, and the button releases its clasp.
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that is dammed clever. good one!
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A somewhat less morbid variant of an answer that's been posted a few times:
He has a prosthetic leg that weighs 20 pounds, and the button releases its clasp.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 17:03
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A somewhat less morbid variant of an answer that's been posted a few times:
He has a prosthetic leg that weighs 20 pounds, and the button releases its clasp.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 17:03
fluffyfluffy
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answered Sep 25 '18 at 17:03
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that is dammed clever. good one!
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that is dammed clever. good one!
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– Fattie
Sep 26 '18 at 20:24
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that is dammed clever. good one!
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– Fattie
Sep 26 '18 at 20:24
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that is dammed clever. good one!
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The man previously lost 20lbs and without knowing this he came to check his weight on a weight machine and pressed button to check his weight apparently in seconds the result popped up showing he lost 20lbs, looks very natural and correct answer ! dont ask me exactly how he lost 20 lbs :-)
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The man previously lost 20lbs and without knowing this he came to check his weight on a weight machine and pressed button to check his weight apparently in seconds the result popped up showing he lost 20lbs, looks very natural and correct answer ! dont ask me exactly how he lost 20 lbs :-)
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The man previously lost 20lbs and without knowing this he came to check his weight on a weight machine and pressed button to check his weight apparently in seconds the result popped up showing he lost 20lbs, looks very natural and correct answer ! dont ask me exactly how he lost 20 lbs :-)
edited Sep 24 '18 at 21:11
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The man previously lost 20lbs and without knowing this he came to check his weight on a weight machine and pressed button to check his weight apparently in seconds the result popped up showing he lost 20lbs, looks very natural and correct answer ! dont ask me exactly how he lost 20 lbs :-)
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QuantumTwinkie
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QuantumTwinkie
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I know this already has a correct answer, but I'd like to offer an alternative:
The man works as a stocker and is holding 20lbs worth of cardboard. He enters the back room where he puts the cardboard in a baler and crushes it with the push of a button.
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According to my calculations, 20 lbs of cardboard is 152 square meters of cardboard, approximately a 12 by 12 meter piece of cardboard. No matter how you fold it, that'll be impossible to hold by one man.
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– Jacco Amersfoort
Sep 27 '18 at 8:11
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He loses 20 lbs BODY WEIGHT
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I know this already has a correct answer, but I'd like to offer an alternative:
The man works as a stocker and is holding 20lbs worth of cardboard. He enters the back room where he puts the cardboard in a baler and crushes it with the push of a button.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:39
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According to my calculations, 20 lbs of cardboard is 152 square meters of cardboard, approximately a 12 by 12 meter piece of cardboard. No matter how you fold it, that'll be impossible to hold by one man.
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– Jacco Amersfoort
Sep 27 '18 at 8:11
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He loses 20 lbs BODY WEIGHT
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I know this already has a correct answer, but I'd like to offer an alternative:
The man works as a stocker and is holding 20lbs worth of cardboard. He enters the back room where he puts the cardboard in a baler and crushes it with the push of a button.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:39
Joe-You-KnowJoe-You-Know
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I know this already has a correct answer, but I'd like to offer an alternative:
The man works as a stocker and is holding 20lbs worth of cardboard. He enters the back room where he puts the cardboard in a baler and crushes it with the push of a button.
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:39
Joe-You-KnowJoe-You-Know
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answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:39
Joe-You-KnowJoe-You-Know
6,42121072
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:39
Joe-You-KnowJoe-You-Know
6,42121072
answered Sep 24 '18 at 17:39
Joe-You-KnowJoe-You-Know
6,42121072
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According to my calculations, 20 lbs of cardboard is 152 square meters of cardboard, approximately a 12 by 12 meter piece of cardboard. No matter how you fold it, that'll be impossible to hold by one man.
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– Jacco Amersfoort
Sep 27 '18 at 8:11
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He loses 20 lbs BODY WEIGHT
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:49
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According to my calculations, 20 lbs of cardboard is 152 square meters of cardboard, approximately a 12 by 12 meter piece of cardboard. No matter how you fold it, that'll be impossible to hold by one man.
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– Jacco Amersfoort
Sep 27 '18 at 8:11
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He loses 20 lbs BODY WEIGHT
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:49
1
1
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According to my calculations, 20 lbs of cardboard is 152 square meters of cardboard, approximately a 12 by 12 meter piece of cardboard. No matter how you fold it, that'll be impossible to hold by one man.
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– Jacco Amersfoort
Sep 27 '18 at 8:11
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According to my calculations, 20 lbs of cardboard is 152 square meters of cardboard, approximately a 12 by 12 meter piece of cardboard. No matter how you fold it, that'll be impossible to hold by one man.
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– Jacco Amersfoort
Sep 27 '18 at 8:11
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He loses 20 lbs BODY WEIGHT
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:49
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He loses 20 lbs BODY WEIGHT
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:49
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He walked into a Star Trek transporter (or similar) and transported himself to a planet where gravity was less strong.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
Chris BradshawChris Bradshaw
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He walked into a Star Trek transporter (or similar) and transported himself to a planet where gravity was less strong.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
Chris BradshawChris Bradshaw
411
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He walked into a Star Trek transporter (or similar) and transported himself to a planet where gravity was less strong.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
Chris BradshawChris Bradshaw
411
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He walked into a Star Trek transporter (or similar) and transported himself to a planet where gravity was less strong.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
Chris BradshawChris Bradshaw
411
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
Chris BradshawChris Bradshaw
411
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
Chris BradshawChris Bradshaw
411
answered Sep 25 '18 at 12:20
Chris BradshawChris Bradshaw
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The button...
... triggers a guillotine which chops a leg off (apparently ~20lb for an adult male)
answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
user52730user52730
211
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The button...
... triggers a guillotine which chops a leg off (apparently ~20lb for an adult male)
answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
user52730user52730
211
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The button...
... triggers a guillotine which chops a leg off (apparently ~20lb for an adult male)
answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
user52730user52730
211
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The button...
... triggers a guillotine which chops a leg off (apparently ~20lb for an adult male)
answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
user52730user52730
211
answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
user52730user52730
211
answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
user52730user52730
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answered Sep 25 '18 at 13:15
user52730user52730
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211
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It was an air lock of a submarine and filled the chamber with water, the buoyancy reduces his weight by 20 lbs.
or
The button published a new law that vital organs are owned by the government rather than the individual. He is no longer the legal owner of that weight.
or
The man was head of the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the button was publishing a new heavier definition of the pound.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
PStagPStag
1392
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
It was an air lock of a submarine and filled the chamber with water, the buoyancy reduces his weight by 20 lbs.
or
The button published a new law that vital organs are owned by the government rather than the individual. He is no longer the legal owner of that weight.
or
The man was head of the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the button was publishing a new heavier definition of the pound.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
PStagPStag
1392
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
It was an air lock of a submarine and filled the chamber with water, the buoyancy reduces his weight by 20 lbs.
or
The button published a new law that vital organs are owned by the government rather than the individual. He is no longer the legal owner of that weight.
or
The man was head of the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the button was publishing a new heavier definition of the pound.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
PStagPStag
1392
$endgroup$
It was an air lock of a submarine and filled the chamber with water, the buoyancy reduces his weight by 20 lbs.
or
The button published a new law that vital organs are owned by the government rather than the individual. He is no longer the legal owner of that weight.
or
The man was head of the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the button was publishing a new heavier definition of the pound.
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
PStagPStag
1392
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
PStagPStag
1392
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
PStagPStag
1392
answered Sep 25 '18 at 18:30
PStagPStag
1392
1392
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Simple, the man pressed
the buzzer on his door and let in a cleptomaniac bodybuilder who proceeded to steal his 20lb dumbbell.
He lost his weight because he's too trusting of other people.
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
SuthekSuthek
1213
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Simple, the man pressed
the buzzer on his door and let in a cleptomaniac bodybuilder who proceeded to steal his 20lb dumbbell.
He lost his weight because he's too trusting of other people.
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
SuthekSuthek
1213
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Simple, the man pressed
the buzzer on his door and let in a cleptomaniac bodybuilder who proceeded to steal his 20lb dumbbell.
He lost his weight because he's too trusting of other people.
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
SuthekSuthek
1213
$endgroup$
Simple, the man pressed
the buzzer on his door and let in a cleptomaniac bodybuilder who proceeded to steal his 20lb dumbbell.
He lost his weight because he's too trusting of other people.
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
SuthekSuthek
1213
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
SuthekSuthek
1213
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
SuthekSuthek
1213
answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:32
SuthekSuthek
1213
1213
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Upon pressing the button,
The entire room starts to accelerate downwards (for example, he is inside the lift) at an acceleration of a
So
Given that his original weight is Mg - Ma = 20lbs, we calculate the a given his mass M.
edited Sep 26 '18 at 2:25
Kevin L
2,301638
answered Sep 26 '18 at 2:15
Peter TeohPeter Teoh
1113
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1
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Nice answer, but next time you should really put your answers in spoilers :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 26 '18 at 2:22
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Upon pressing the button,
The entire room starts to accelerate downwards (for example, he is inside the lift) at an acceleration of a
So
Given that his original weight is Mg - Ma = 20lbs, we calculate the a given his mass M.
edited Sep 26 '18 at 2:25
Kevin L
2,301638
answered Sep 26 '18 at 2:15
Peter TeohPeter Teoh
1113
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1
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Nice answer, but next time you should really put your answers in spoilers :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 26 '18 at 2:22
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Upon pressing the button,
The entire room starts to accelerate downwards (for example, he is inside the lift) at an acceleration of a
So
Given that his original weight is Mg - Ma = 20lbs, we calculate the a given his mass M.
edited Sep 26 '18 at 2:25
Kevin L
2,301638
answered Sep 26 '18 at 2:15
Peter TeohPeter Teoh
1113
$endgroup$
Upon pressing the button,
The entire room starts to accelerate downwards (for example, he is inside the lift) at an acceleration of a
So
Given that his original weight is Mg - Ma = 20lbs, we calculate the a given his mass M.
edited Sep 26 '18 at 2:25
Kevin L
2,301638
answered Sep 26 '18 at 2:15
Peter TeohPeter Teoh
1113
edited Sep 26 '18 at 2:25
Kevin L
2,301638
edited Sep 26 '18 at 2:25
Kevin L
2,301638
edited Sep 26 '18 at 2:25
Kevin L
2,301638
2,301638
answered Sep 26 '18 at 2:15
Peter TeohPeter Teoh
1113
answered Sep 26 '18 at 2:15
Peter TeohPeter Teoh
1113
answered Sep 26 '18 at 2:15
Peter TeohPeter Teoh
1113
1113
1
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Nice answer, but next time you should really put your answers in spoilers :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 26 '18 at 2:22
add a comment |
1
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Nice answer, but next time you should really put your answers in spoilers :D
$endgroup$
– Kevin L
Sep 26 '18 at 2:22
1
1
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Nice answer, but next time you should really put your answers in spoilers :D
$endgroup$
– Kevin L
Sep 26 '18 at 2:22
$begingroup$
Nice answer, but next time you should really put your answers in spoilers :D
$endgroup$
– Kevin L
Sep 26 '18 at 2:22
add a comment |
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My first thought was:
He entered an elevator and pushed a button, causing the elevator to go down. The acceleration downwards is credited with making the man 20 pounds lighter, if only for a brief moment.
Then I thought of this:
If "lbs" stands for British pounds, then the man could have been at a gambling casino. He could have bet twenty pounds on red in a game of electronic roulette. When he pushed a button, the roulette ball landed on black, causing the man to lose his 20 pounds.
Thinking about it some more, I thought:
If the twenty pounds are truly weight, then the man could have simply been separated from something on his person. This could be an arm or a leg (separated by, oh, let's say a button-activated-spring-loaded-sawblade), or just something he was carrying. Maybe he was a delivery man delivering a 20 lb. package that was ordered on-line. He rings the doorbell, then within seconds a spring-loaded-saw... I mean, a grateful customer takes the 20 lb. package from the delivery man.
But then I thought some more, and I came up with:
Maybe he bought a collection of Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies" videos (I've seen some for around that price). I can't really explain how he'd lose so much weight "within seconds," unless I reinterpret "seconds" to mean "going back for seconds" (often heard when eating a meal). Maybe he liked the videos so much, he exercised a second time, or managed to lose enough weight despite having more portions of food.
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
J-LJ-L
1713
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I like the thinking. The first part is already said but the second and fourth parts are intriguing
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:46
add a comment |
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My first thought was:
He entered an elevator and pushed a button, causing the elevator to go down. The acceleration downwards is credited with making the man 20 pounds lighter, if only for a brief moment.
Then I thought of this:
If "lbs" stands for British pounds, then the man could have been at a gambling casino. He could have bet twenty pounds on red in a game of electronic roulette. When he pushed a button, the roulette ball landed on black, causing the man to lose his 20 pounds.
Thinking about it some more, I thought:
If the twenty pounds are truly weight, then the man could have simply been separated from something on his person. This could be an arm or a leg (separated by, oh, let's say a button-activated-spring-loaded-sawblade), or just something he was carrying. Maybe he was a delivery man delivering a 20 lb. package that was ordered on-line. He rings the doorbell, then within seconds a spring-loaded-saw... I mean, a grateful customer takes the 20 lb. package from the delivery man.
But then I thought some more, and I came up with:
Maybe he bought a collection of Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies" videos (I've seen some for around that price). I can't really explain how he'd lose so much weight "within seconds," unless I reinterpret "seconds" to mean "going back for seconds" (often heard when eating a meal). Maybe he liked the videos so much, he exercised a second time, or managed to lose enough weight despite having more portions of food.
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
J-LJ-L
1713
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
I like the thinking. The first part is already said but the second and fourth parts are intriguing
$endgroup$
– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:46
add a comment |
$begingroup$
My first thought was:
He entered an elevator and pushed a button, causing the elevator to go down. The acceleration downwards is credited with making the man 20 pounds lighter, if only for a brief moment.
Then I thought of this:
If "lbs" stands for British pounds, then the man could have been at a gambling casino. He could have bet twenty pounds on red in a game of electronic roulette. When he pushed a button, the roulette ball landed on black, causing the man to lose his 20 pounds.
Thinking about it some more, I thought:
If the twenty pounds are truly weight, then the man could have simply been separated from something on his person. This could be an arm or a leg (separated by, oh, let's say a button-activated-spring-loaded-sawblade), or just something he was carrying. Maybe he was a delivery man delivering a 20 lb. package that was ordered on-line. He rings the doorbell, then within seconds a spring-loaded-saw... I mean, a grateful customer takes the 20 lb. package from the delivery man.
But then I thought some more, and I came up with:
Maybe he bought a collection of Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies" videos (I've seen some for around that price). I can't really explain how he'd lose so much weight "within seconds," unless I reinterpret "seconds" to mean "going back for seconds" (often heard when eating a meal). Maybe he liked the videos so much, he exercised a second time, or managed to lose enough weight despite having more portions of food.
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
J-LJ-L
1713
$endgroup$
My first thought was:
He entered an elevator and pushed a button, causing the elevator to go down. The acceleration downwards is credited with making the man 20 pounds lighter, if only for a brief moment.
Then I thought of this:
If "lbs" stands for British pounds, then the man could have been at a gambling casino. He could have bet twenty pounds on red in a game of electronic roulette. When he pushed a button, the roulette ball landed on black, causing the man to lose his 20 pounds.
Thinking about it some more, I thought:
If the twenty pounds are truly weight, then the man could have simply been separated from something on his person. This could be an arm or a leg (separated by, oh, let's say a button-activated-spring-loaded-sawblade), or just something he was carrying. Maybe he was a delivery man delivering a 20 lb. package that was ordered on-line. He rings the doorbell, then within seconds a spring-loaded-saw... I mean, a grateful customer takes the 20 lb. package from the delivery man.
But then I thought some more, and I came up with:
Maybe he bought a collection of Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies" videos (I've seen some for around that price). I can't really explain how he'd lose so much weight "within seconds," unless I reinterpret "seconds" to mean "going back for seconds" (often heard when eating a meal). Maybe he liked the videos so much, he exercised a second time, or managed to lose enough weight despite having more portions of food.
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
J-LJ-L
1713
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
J-LJ-L
1713
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
J-LJ-L
1713
answered Sep 27 '18 at 17:59
J-LJ-L
1713
1713
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I like the thinking. The first part is already said but the second and fourth parts are intriguing
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– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:46
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I like the thinking. The first part is already said but the second and fourth parts are intriguing
$endgroup$
– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:46
$begingroup$
I like the thinking. The first part is already said but the second and fourth parts are intriguing
$endgroup$
– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:46
$begingroup$
I like the thinking. The first part is already said but the second and fourth parts are intriguing
$endgroup$
– Quark-epoch
Sep 28 '18 at 9:46
add a comment |
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He entered a vertical wind tunnel which got up to speed slowly as he stood there after pressing the button
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
xQbertxQbert
1115
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He entered a vertical wind tunnel which got up to speed slowly as he stood there after pressing the button
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
xQbertxQbert
1115
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
He entered a vertical wind tunnel which got up to speed slowly as he stood there after pressing the button
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
xQbertxQbert
1115
$endgroup$
He entered a vertical wind tunnel which got up to speed slowly as he stood there after pressing the button
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
xQbertxQbert
1115
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
xQbertxQbert
1115
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
xQbertxQbert
1115
answered Sep 29 '18 at 22:06
xQbertxQbert
1115
1115
add a comment |
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The button was connected to explosives hidden in this, this, this and seventeen more such buildings. When he presses the button, the twenty LBS are gone.
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
RobinRobin
1291
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
The button was connected to explosives hidden in this, this, this and seventeen more such buildings. When he presses the button, the twenty LBS are gone.
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
RobinRobin
1291
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The button was connected to explosives hidden in this, this, this and seventeen more such buildings. When he presses the button, the twenty LBS are gone.
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
RobinRobin
1291
$endgroup$
The button was connected to explosives hidden in this, this, this and seventeen more such buildings. When he presses the button, the twenty LBS are gone.
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
RobinRobin
1291
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
RobinRobin
1291
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
RobinRobin
1291
answered Sep 28 '18 at 9:19
RobinRobin
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1291
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He enters lift, presses the button downwards. Psuedo acceleration upwards works here against gravity and weight measured is less now.
Let M be his mass and mg be weight before (outside lift)
Losing 20 lbs-
Pseudo acceleration is (Mg-20)/M unit length per square unit time
edited Sep 25 '18 at 11:38
F1Krazy
5,82712152
answered Sep 25 '18 at 8:18
User12345User12345
151
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1
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Exact same solution was already posted by Quintec. In addition please not to reveal spoilers by using>!at the beginning of a paragraph.
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– mpasko256
Sep 25 '18 at 10:05
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I didn't see the response. Just the question. And I also gave the equations, so it's not the exact same.
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– User12345
Sep 25 '18 at 13:48
add a comment |
$begingroup$
He enters lift, presses the button downwards. Psuedo acceleration upwards works here against gravity and weight measured is less now.
Let M be his mass and mg be weight before (outside lift)
Losing 20 lbs-
Pseudo acceleration is (Mg-20)/M unit length per square unit time
edited Sep 25 '18 at 11:38
F1Krazy
5,82712152
answered Sep 25 '18 at 8:18
User12345User12345
151
$endgroup$
1
$begingroup$
Exact same solution was already posted by Quintec. In addition please not to reveal spoilers by using>!at the beginning of a paragraph.
$endgroup$
– mpasko256
Sep 25 '18 at 10:05
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I didn't see the response. Just the question. And I also gave the equations, so it's not the exact same.
$endgroup$
– User12345
Sep 25 '18 at 13:48
add a comment |
$begingroup$
He enters lift, presses the button downwards. Psuedo acceleration upwards works here against gravity and weight measured is less now.
Let M be his mass and mg be weight before (outside lift)
Losing 20 lbs-
Pseudo acceleration is (Mg-20)/M unit length per square unit time
edited Sep 25 '18 at 11:38
F1Krazy
5,82712152
answered Sep 25 '18 at 8:18
User12345User12345
151
$endgroup$
He enters lift, presses the button downwards. Psuedo acceleration upwards works here against gravity and weight measured is less now.
Let M be his mass and mg be weight before (outside lift)
Losing 20 lbs-
Pseudo acceleration is (Mg-20)/M unit length per square unit time
edited Sep 25 '18 at 11:38
F1Krazy
5,82712152
answered Sep 25 '18 at 8:18
User12345User12345
151
edited Sep 25 '18 at 11:38
F1Krazy
5,82712152
edited Sep 25 '18 at 11:38
F1Krazy
5,82712152
edited Sep 25 '18 at 11:38
F1Krazy
5,82712152
5,82712152
answered Sep 25 '18 at 8:18
User12345User12345
151
answered Sep 25 '18 at 8:18
User12345User12345
151
answered Sep 25 '18 at 8:18
User12345User12345
151
151
1
$begingroup$
Exact same solution was already posted by Quintec. In addition please not to reveal spoilers by using>!at the beginning of a paragraph.
$endgroup$
– mpasko256
Sep 25 '18 at 10:05
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I didn't see the response. Just the question. And I also gave the equations, so it's not the exact same.
$endgroup$
– User12345
Sep 25 '18 at 13:48
add a comment |
1
$begingroup$
Exact same solution was already posted by Quintec. In addition please not to reveal spoilers by using>!at the beginning of a paragraph.
$endgroup$
– mpasko256
Sep 25 '18 at 10:05
$begingroup$
I didn't see the response. Just the question. And I also gave the equations, so it's not the exact same.
$endgroup$
– User12345
Sep 25 '18 at 13:48
1
1
$begingroup$
Exact same solution was already posted by Quintec. In addition please not to reveal spoilers by using
>! at the beginning of a paragraph.$endgroup$
– mpasko256
Sep 25 '18 at 10:05
$begingroup$
Exact same solution was already posted by Quintec. In addition please not to reveal spoilers by using
>! at the beginning of a paragraph.$endgroup$
– mpasko256
Sep 25 '18 at 10:05
$begingroup$
I didn't see the response. Just the question. And I also gave the equations, so it's not the exact same.
$endgroup$
– User12345
Sep 25 '18 at 13:48
$begingroup$
I didn't see the response. Just the question. And I also gave the equations, so it's not the exact same.
$endgroup$
– User12345
Sep 25 '18 at 13:48
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"Lateral Thinking" Oh! I get it!
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– Vnge
Sep 24 '18 at 18:07
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Nitpick: He loses 20 lbf. His mass stays the same.
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– ohno
Sep 25 '18 at 8:52
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He’s carrying 20 pounds of groceries in a bag, which he coincidentally drops on the floor a few seconds after pressing a completely unrelated button.
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– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Sep 25 '18 at 13:58
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The pound is also a unit of currency.
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– Acccumulation
Sep 26 '18 at 15:51
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This wasn't asked during the fortnightlly challenge- I don't think it's a valid submission.
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– Excited Raichu
Nov 16 '18 at 15:27