Smart Building Measurement
A
mathematician, a physicist and an engineer are each given $50 to measure the height of a
building.
The mathematician buys a ruler and a sextant, and by determining the angle subtended by
the building a certain distance away from the base, he establishes the height of the
building.
The physicist buys a heavy ball and a stopwatch, climbs to the top of the building and
drops the ball. By measuring the time it takes to hit the bottom, he establishes the
height of the building.
The engineer puts $40 into his pocket. By slipping the doorman the other ten, he
establishes the height of the building.