IP: the final exam

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:28:52 -0800
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> From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
> Subject: the final exam
>
> > This past fall semester, at Duke University, two sophomores were taking
> > Organic Chemistry and did pretty well on all of the quizzes, midterms,
> > labs, etc. Going into the final exam, they had solid "A's."  These two
> > friends were so confident going into the final that the weekend before
> > finals week they went to the University of Virginia to party with friends.
> >
> > However, they ended up staying longer than they planned, and they didn't
> > make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the
> > final then, they found their Professor and explained why they missed it.
> >
> > They told him they went to Virginia for the weekend and had
> > planned to return in time to study. But they had a flat tire on
> > the way back, didn't have a spare and couldn't get help for a long
> > time.  So, they were late getting back to campus.
> >
> > Their Professor thought this over and agreed that they could make up the
> > final on the following day. The two guys were elated and relieved. So,
> > they studied that night and went in the next day on time.
> >
> > He placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test booklet and
> > told them to begin. They looked at the first problem, which was something
> > simple about free radical formation and was worth 5 points. "Cool" they
> > thought, "this is going to be easy."
> >
> > They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on the next page.
> >
> > It said: (95 points) "Which tire?"


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