mushpots » commute http://www.mushpots.com I'll do the dishes later Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:47:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Physics problem http://www.mushpots.com/2008/11/physics-problem/ http://www.mushpots.com/2008/11/physics-problem/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:44:12 +0000 Maren http://www.mushpots.com/?p=119 A bird rests on a telephone wire 25 feet above the road after feasting on juicy bugs all morning. At precisely 9 a.m. the bird sees a bicyclist a mile away approaching at 15 mph, enjoying the level road and lack of wind. What time should the bird poop in order to hit the cyclist’s shoulder 5 feet above the ground?

I haven’t figured out the answer yet, but the bird got it right on.

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