>>1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will
>>support a 10 lb. possum.
>>
>>2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when placed on
>>blocks in your front yard?
>>A) 66 Ford Fairlane
>>B) 69 Chevrolet Chevelle
>>C) 64 Pontiac GTO
>>
>>3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons
>>of shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary to condense the
>>product?
>>
>>4. A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm. The
>>density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The
>>plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many
>>Pabst Blue Ribbons will be consumed in cutting the trees?
>>
>>5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented its charge of R-12
>>simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone layer?
>>
>>6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24 inch centers with a field
>>rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The
>>porch floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many
>>hound dogs will be killed?
>>
>>7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average
>>slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the children place a
>>mobile home on the man's land?
>>
>>8. A 2 ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steep grade
>>on a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic
>>loading of secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck
>>before it crashes at the bottom of the mountain?
>>
>>For extra credit, how many of the vehicles that swerved will have mufflers
>>and uncracked windshields?
>>
>>9. A coal mine operates a an NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The
>>mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning
>>of 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during
>>the shift?
>>
>>10. How many generations will it take before cattle develop two legs
>>shorter than the others because of grazing along a mountain side?
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