Hiring aptitude test

1. fill 3 gl bkt
2. pour into 5 gl bkt
3. fill 3 gl bkt again
4. pour into the 5 gl bkt which already has 3 gl in it
5 this leaves 1 gl in the 3 gl bkt
6. dump out the 5 gl bkt
7. transfer the 1 gl thats in the 3 gl bkt into the 5 gl bkt.
8. fill 3 gl bkt.
9 transfer into the 5 gl bkt which has 1 gl in it

I was close the first time but your procedure reminded me!!
And yes i did see Die Hard movie where D. Gluber and Mel G. had to do
this at a water fountain!
LOL

 

1. fill 3 gl bkt
2. pour into 5 gl bkt
3. fill 3 gl bkt again
4. pour into the 5 gl bkt which already has 3 gl in it
5 this leaves 1 gl in the 3 gl bkt
6. dump out the 5 gl bkt
7. transfer the 1 gl thats in the 3 gl bkt into the 5 gl bkt.
8. fill 3 gl bkt.
9 transfer into the 5 gl bkt which has 1 gl in it

I was close the first time but your procedure reminded me!!
And yes i did see Die Hard movie where D. Gluber and Mel G. had to do
this at a water fountain!
LOL

 

It's simple if you can also mark the levels in the buckets.

 

Not knowing the volume of the bucket it's self ....

 

You could be right about the actors... maybe it wasn't Die Hard
w/Vengance as stated above but I remember the scene at the fountain.
There's bomb threat and they run from phone booth to phone booth and
solve these kind of riddles. The actual heist is Wall St. banks (gold)
dump trucks and a big tunnel.............

 

Wall thickness and tapered versus straight walls are irrelevant.
When you go to Home Depot for a 5 gl pail of paint do you consider the
wall thickness?
a 5 gl pail or bucket holds upto 5 gls....right??

 

Dale, I'm glad someone sees things my way.

I guess I don't get hired then. Why would I want a job schlepping water
anyway?

 

Like the comedian Stephen Wright once said to an interviewer...
If it was dark and you were in a vehicle traveling at the speed of
light...
would you see anything if you turned on the headlights???
LOL
We need a mind binder of a riddle everyday on this newsgroup!

 

1. Fill 5 gal. bucket
2. Pour contents into 3 gal bucket till it is full
3. Empty 3 gallon bucket
4. Pour remaining contents into 3 gal. bucket
5. Fill 5 gal. bucket again
6. Pour contents from 5 gal. bucket into 3 gal. bucket till it is full
7. Empty 3 gal. bucket and walk home with 4 gal. in 5 gal. bucket.

 

I humbly stand corrected - I didn't study the solution well enough to see if
it was, in fact, true. I now have, and see that my assumption was
incorrect. A straight sided bucket would work, but I don't think that fits
the bill. (Still chewing......)

WT

 

[
You are given three demos numbered respectively 1, 2, and 3. #1 and #3
contain salesmen, banquers, and advertising. #2 contains banquers. All the
banquers happen to be blinking in this case. The demos may contain other
things than those listed above.

Definition: An banquer is something that blinks whenever it detects the presence
of advertising in demo(s) other than it's own demo.

Definition: Salesmen cannot communicate; they can see all the banquers; they
can see all the demos and the numbers on them, plus advertising that is in any
of the demos other than their own demo.

Definition: Advertising is a substance invisible to the human eye, but visible
to
salesmen and detectable by banquers.

Definition: A demo has a number written on it; it may contain anything,
but each demo has a definite content. A demo makes all advertising and
banquers which it contains invisible to all salesmen which it contains. That is,
salesmen cannot see anything of the contents of their own respective demo.

Problem: The salesmen are trying to definitely answer the following question:
"Is there any advertising within my own demo?" They cannot solve their
dilemma.

You must determine, using the above information, whether or not demo #2
contains advertising. You can definitely solve your problem with a yes or no,
and
a reason for your conclusion.
]

 

CRACK!!!

And that ball's out-a-here!

Nice job TOP. Hey that would be a nice TOP job! LOL.

Now can you get the other solution?

Muggs

 

HWHOOOOOOO HOOOOOWEeeeeeee

That's some funny stuff man - my face hurts . . .

I think that demo #2 may contain traces of peanut oil . . . used as
honing oil of course . . .

SMA

 

Hi Dave-

The question I would as myself is what do I want?

Will the person be doing design or serving as CAD jock?

The criteria might be very different and what you need them to do is
worth considering.

Have them make you a sample model for sure if you are testing pure cad
ability - see if they can solve the problem 2 ways. Other than that, I
would hand them a physical part and part print and have them tell me
everything they could about the part - what features are most important
to the assembly (let them see the part as used), how was it made, how
many operations, what could be done to design it differently . . .

Later,

SMA

 

Actually Pats Fan did it an hour prior. I was reading down one thread
and it came to me. Then I finished and notice Pats Fan got it first.
One of the principals taught in Computer Graphics comes to mind. When
looking at something don't just look at what is there, look at what
isn't there also. It could be useful. In this case it was noticing that
when the left over 2 gallons was poured into the 3 gallon can one empty
gallon was left over. People that can see this kind of thing can be
very useful in an organization. But they will befuddle everyone else
much of the time.

 

True! A good example of negative space.

Muggs

 

First way: Fill the 3 gallon bucket with the full 5 gallon bucket. When
the 3 gallon bucket is full, two gallons will be remaining in the 5 gallon
bucket. Take it home to dad and repeat the process.

Second: Fill both buckets. Turn each bucket to 45°. Exactly half the
liquid will spill out of each bucket. 1.5 + 2.5 =4

 

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APTITUDE TEST

INSTRUCTIONS:
Read each question carefully. Answer all questions. Time Limit:
4 hours. Begin immediately.

HISTORY:
Describe the history of the papacy from it's origin to the present
day, concentrating especially but not exclusively, on it's social,
political, economic, religious, and philosophical impact on
Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. Be brief, concise and specific.

MEDICINE:
You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze, and
a bottle of scotch. Remove your appendix. Do not suture until
your work has been inspected. You have fifteen minutes.

PUBLIC SPEAKING:
2500 riot-crazed aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm
them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek.

BIOLOGY:
Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human
culture if this form of life had developed 500 million years earlier,
with special attention to the probable effect on the English
Parliamentary system. Prove your Thesis.

MUSIC:
Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate and perform it with flute and
drum. You will find a piano under your seat.

PSYCHOLOGY:
Based on your knowledge of their works, evaluate the emotional
stability, degree of adjustment, and repressed frustrations of
each of the following: Alexander of Aphrodisias, Ramses II,
Gregory of Nicia, Hammurabi. Support your evaluation with
quotations from each man's work.

SOCIOLOGY:
Estimate the sociological problems which might accompany the
end of the world. Construct an experiment to test your theory.

ENGINEERING:
The disassembled parts of a high-powered rifle have been placed
on your desk. You will also find an instruction manual, printed is
Swahili. In ten minutes a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted into
the room. Take whatever action you feel appropriate. Be
prepared to justify your decision.

ECONOMICS:
Develop a realistic plan for refinancing the national debt. Trace
the possible effects of your plan in the following areas: Cubism,
The Donatist Controversy, The Wave Theory of Light. Outline a
method for preventing these effects. Criticize this method from
all possible points of view. Point out the deficiencies in your point
of view, as demonstrated in your answer to the last question.

POLITICAL SCIENCE:
There is a red telephone on the desk beside you. Start World
War III. Report at length on it's sociopolitical effects, if any.

EPISTEMOLOGY:
Take a position for or against truth. Prove the validity of your
position.

PHYSICS:
Explain the nature of matter. Include in your answer an evaluation
of the impact of the development of mathematics on science.

PHILOSOPHY:
Sketch the development of human thought: estimate it's
significance. Compare with the development of any other kind of
thought.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
Describe in detail. Be objective and specific.
]

 

1. fill 5gal bucket
2. fill up 3gal bucket with 5 gal bucket
(5gal bucket now has 2gals; 3gal bucket is full)
3. fil 5 gal bucket back up to the top
4. fill remaining gallon in 3 gal bucket (adding 1 gallon)
5. 5 gallon bucket will have 4 gallons remaining