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astcell · 24 February 2007, 08:28 AM

How about ten:

1. Tie the Rolex to a string, lower it to the ground and measure the length of the string.

2. Take the Rolex up to the roof of the building, drop it over the edge, and measure the time it takes to reach the ground. The height of the building can then be worked out from the formula H = 0.5g x t squared.

3. Go to the building superintendent and offer him a brand-new Rolex if he will tell you the height of the building.

4. If the sun is shining you could measure the height of the Rolex case, then set it on end and measure the length of its shadow. Then you measure the length of the building's shadow, and thereafter it is a simple matter of proportional arithmetic to work out the height of the building.

5. Tie a short piece of string to the Rolex and swing it like a pendulum, first at ground level and then on the roof of the building. The height is worked out by the difference in the gravitational restoring force T =2 pi sqr root (l /g).

6. If the building has an outside emergency staircase, it would be easier to walk up it and mark off the height of the skyscraper in Rolex case lengths, then add them up.

7. Give the Rolex to a cab driver in exchange for him taking you over to City Hall so you can look up the height of the building in their records.

8. Walk away from the building with the Rolex at arm's length. Once the apparent height of the Rolex is the same as the building's, measure the distance from the building and the height of the Rolex and use a little trig.

9. Drop the Rolex off the building onto someones head, killing them outright.
Wait for the next day's papers and read the part where is says "A man was killed yesterday when some idiot dropped a Rolex from the top of an [x] foot building".

10. Find a small, very efficient, very light electric motor. Weigh the Rolex. Use the motor to carry the Rolex up the building. Using a voltmeter and ammeter, calculate the work done by the motor, and thus the gravitational potential difference between the top and bottom of the building. Knowing g, find the height.

24 February 2007, 08:28 AM	#7
astcell "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Robert Location: Angelus Oaks, CA Watch: 116713 Posts: 6,828	How about ten: 1. Tie the Rolex to a string, lower it to the ground and measure the length of the string. 2. Take the Rolex up to the roof of the building, drop it over the edge, and measure the time it takes to reach the ground. The height of the building can then be worked out from the formula H = 0.5g x t squared. 3. Go to the building superintendent and offer him a brand-new Rolex if he will tell you the height of the building. 4. If the sun is shining you could measure the height of the Rolex case, then set it on end and measure the length of its shadow. Then you measure the length of the building's shadow, and thereafter it is a simple matter of proportional arithmetic to work out the height of the building. 5. Tie a short piece of string to the Rolex and swing it like a pendulum, first at ground level and then on the roof of the building. The height is worked out by the difference in the gravitational restoring force T =2 pi sqr root (l /g). 6. If the building has an outside emergency staircase, it would be easier to walk up it and mark off the height of the skyscraper in Rolex case lengths, then add them up. 7. Give the Rolex to a cab driver in exchange for him taking you over to City Hall so you can look up the height of the building in their records. 8. Walk away from the building with the Rolex at arm's length. Once the apparent height of the Rolex is the same as the building's, measure the distance from the building and the height of the Rolex and use a little trig. 9. Drop the Rolex off the building onto someones head, killing them outright. Wait for the next day's papers and read the part where is says "A man was killed yesterday when some idiot dropped a Rolex from the top of an [x] foot building". 10. Find a small, very efficient, very light electric motor. Weigh the Rolex. Use the motor to carry the Rolex up the building. Using a voltmeter and ammeter, calculate the work done by the motor, and thus the gravitational potential difference between the top and bottom of the building. Knowing g, find the height.