Friday, November 6, 2009

Sailboat Part Quiz If You Were On A Sailboat Above The Deepest Part Of The Ocean, How Long Would It Take A 50lbs Cannon Ball?

If you were on a sailboat above the deepest part of the ocean, how long would it take a 50lbs cannon ball? - sailboat part quiz

... to reach the bottom of the ocean. I have this question in an interview. They tested my thought process and I am very interested in a rough!

2 comments:

  1. What a great question ....
    fall with the same speed as the water is so dense? 10,000 meters?

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  2. because it was an interview question, I assume that the answer is not the reference material is indeed a best response

    deepest part of the ocean, they know what I'm saying that the ditches are below sea level, not much bigger than the mountains on the label and say, can be 5 miles (about 25,000 feet)

    Items must reach the terminal velocity in water very quickly, so that the ball at the same speed all the way

    I did not place heavy objects in the water before it can be when a cannon-ball would be needed to reach the bottom of the pool (so deep about 10 yards visibility)

    It seems that it could take approximately 1 seconds
    then it may be a good choice

    approximately 2500 seconds to the ocean

    simple math, call 2400 seconds for the short final
    It would, HM, 40 minutes

    I would say between 1 / 2 hours at a time

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