Brain teaser

[92RAGTOP]

I was listening to car talk this morning and they always have a brain teaser for the audience. Here is this weeks.
"What makes the words found below unique in their own way?"

banana, dresser, grammar, potato, revive, uneven, voodoo, assess

[C5pilot]

You can move the first letter of each word to the end and then it's the same word backwards.

[92RAGTOP]

I answered it a different way. If you remove the first letter of each word the remaining letters are symetrical. It's pretty much the same thing you said, the first letter of each word is the key. We won't hear the official answer until next weekend.

[Glennm27]

I am sure you guys are correct but what first came to me was each word had at least 2 pairs of letters.

ie: banana has 2 n's and 2 a's, 2 r's, 2's's, and so on

The answer you guys saw is pretty cool. ;bt

[Aquavet]

You can move the first letter of each word to the end and then it's the same word backwards.

I'm pretty sure that c5pilot is correct....time will tell!;)

[ImpulseIII]

Just remember Race Car spelled backwards is Race Car.....

[Jean1113]

I agree with GLENN!

[92RAGTOP]

C5 pilot was correct. On Car Talk today they gave the answer that if you move the first letter of each word to the end of the word it spells the same word.

[92RAGTOP]

You have a flat tire in the middle of the Baja Peninsula. There is a garage close by but is very decreped. No tire changing machine, no compresser. To young boys wrestled the tire off the rim with tire irons. They patched the tire wrestled the tire back on the rim. Then they pour 1/2 cup of gasoline into the tire swished it around then threw a match into it. The combustion created enough expanded air to seat the tire. However they did not have a compresser or hand pump. The tire needs to be inflated to 61psi. The boys said "no problem senior give me your keys and I will inflate the tire".
How did he do it?

[92RAGTOP]

I know the answer to this one. My Grandfather told me how do to this 30 years ago when he drove his Model T.;bl

[Bob Weiss]

One of three Ways:

1) Pulled a spark plug and spun the motor with a adapter screwed into the spark plug hole.
2) Through the exhaust pipe pressure-sealing the end with an adapter to the tire.

or

3) Cheated and took a little air from each tire to inflate the flat tire until they got to a compressor.

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

I believe the correct answer is 1 Bob. My Grandfather told me years ago that he had bought a accessary kit for his Model T that would allow him to inflate a tire by removing a spark plug and screwing in a air hose. Then he would remove the other 3 plugs to make it easier to hand crank then shut off the gas flow. By cranking the engine over the piston was acting as a compresser and inflate the tire.

[Bob Weiss]

Hey, After all-engines are jump pumps !!

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

In the 1870's, there came into existence something that I would have to call a fundamental automotive invention. And this is fascinating, because it pre-dated the discovery of the automobile by a couple of decades.

This device was not developed for the automobile, but it wasn't long before every single automobile manufacturer began using it. In fact, every car driven everywhere in the world today uses this device-- and not just one of them, but several.

Here's the interesting part: In over 100 years of use, the basic design has not changed. Even more interesting, in the 1890's or 1900's, when the thing began to be used widely, it cost a dime. In 2006, it costs a dime.

There are plenty of hints here, and hardly any obfuscation, but I'll give you one more hint: Most cars today use 6 or 7 of these.

What is it?

PS; I gave up and had to look it up on the net. If you have to do the same, don't post the answer.

[Bob Weiss]

How About the Light Bulb ??

[Bob Weiss]

Invented in 1879 by Thomas Edison

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

Nope that's not it.

[carboman]

Valve stem cap? OK I'm an idiot I just noticed the 6-7 per car part

[92RAGTOP]

Nope, but you're on the right track

[Silver O Six]

Tires........... ;) Oh poopy....they cost mor than a dime

[Silver O Six]

Muffler bearings!

[92RAGTOP]

Muffler bearings can be substitued with relative bearings, right Todd? ;bl

[jim4242]

Drink holders

[92RAGTOP]

Drink holders???? Maybe you should leave the drink in the holder more often;bl

[Joel Fellman]

I heard the 2 young boys just has a double baked bean caserole for dinner & didn't need no stinkin air pump. It just came naturally!

[Aquavet]

how about air bags?

[92RAGTOP]

not even close.

[C5pilot]

How about schrader valves?

[92RAGTOP]

That's it Schrader valves. You go to the Lightning Bonus Round Joe.

[92RAGTOP]

"In qualifying for the camel trophy off-road race, potential drivers and their teammates were told that they had to traverse a course in as close a time as their partners without the use of timepieces, like clocks and watches, etc. For example, the first man of the two-man team would drive the course. Through the woods, over bridges, through streams, and then return to the starting point and give his vehicle, his truck, to his partner, who would then drive the same course and try to finish it in as close to the time of his partner. So, if the partner finished in, say, four minutes and 25 seconds, the other guy would try to duplicate that. But how could he do that without the use of any kind of clock or timepiece? How could he possibly finish in the same time?

[C5pilot]

I had to look it up online so others can take a shot. It's important to know these are relatively short races of a few minutes. I kept thinking about off-road racing in terms of days etc. So things like the sun, stars, horizon and other naturally occuring things kept popping into my head. But none of those could be used for such a short race.

[92RAGTOP]

I had to look it up also. I thought I had the answer for sure. I figured if you had a music CD or casette you could play a familar song and use it to time yourself. I was wrong. Even though that would probably work there is a better way.

[Aquavet]

Hmmmm, a few minutes?

Heart rate?

[92RAGTOP]

That's not it. Remember you are in an off race which would make it hard to listen to your heartbeat.

[Bob Weiss]

How About something simple like counting. One thousand one, onethousand two, etc.

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

nope...... ;bl

[DanS711]

"Ninety nine bottles of beer on the wall, ninety nine botles of beer, if one on those bottles would happen to fall ninety eight bottles of beer on the wall" takes five seconds to sing per verse, depending on how many bottles of beer are still "on the wall" would give them a time.

Eeeerrrrr, maybe not

[DanS711]

It doesn't say they are racing for the best time they are racing to see who gets closest to their partners time, which means if they both drove the couse at a slow speed such as exactly 5mph the should be able to finish exactly the same

[92RAGTOP]

nope & nope

[DanS711]

Com'on Don, How about a hint

[92RAGTOP]

Theres a part of the car, every car has them that can be used to record a period of time. It's not made for that purpose but it will work.

[C5pilot]

Theres a part of the car, every car has them that can be used to record a period of time. It's not made for that purpose but it will work.

Well, not EVERY car, but that's one heck of a hint.

[92RAGTOP]

What car made in the last 50 years doesn't have them?

[carboman]

Odometer?????????????

[Bob Weiss]

How about the radio-KYW gives the time Anyway.

Bob

[C5pilot]

What car made in the last 50 years doesn't have them?

You said "every car" has them. You didn't say cars built in the past 50 years etc. Many vintage autos did not have this part and many race cars built in the past 50 years do not have this item. However, it's very important on off-road race cars whether they're street legal or not. ;)

Let's just say it's available with ANY current "street legal" car.

[92RAGTOP]

Another hint if you were a completely blind passenger with excellent hearing you can use this device for timing as well as a person with 20/20 vision.

[Aquavet]

its the turn signal right?:)

[92RAGTOP]

That's not the official answer, but it's a good one. The only problem I can see with the turn signals is that evertime you turned they would shut off. Of course you can but them back on imediatedly but that would screw up the time. There is a better answer.

[DanS711]

Windshield wipers or 4 way flashers

[Glennm27]

Windshield wipers or 4 way flashers

The wipers. Looks like a good answer Dan ;bt

[Bob Weiss]

Either way the driver has to count the cycles-might as well count one thousand one, one thousand two.

And most race cars dont have turn signals and a lot don't have wipers. How about an engine hour gauge-counts rpms and equates into hours of operation. These are in aircraft but not car. Tachometer-now that could work by holding the RPMs at a specified level and traversing the course in a certain gear. The distance remains the same so therefor the time to cover the course should be the same-exactly if you are diligent.

Bob Weiss

[Glennm27]

Either way the driver has to count the cycles-might as well count one thousand one, one thousand two.

And most race cars dont have turn signals and a lot don't have wipers. How about an engine hour gauge-counts rpms and equates into hours of operation. These are in aircraft but not car. Tachometer-now that could work by holding the RPMs at a specified level and traversing the course in a certain gear. The distance remains the same so therefor the time to cover the course should be the same-exactly if you are diligent.

Bob Weiss

THIS above does not fit THAT below very well..

Another hint if you were a completely blind passenger with excellent hearing you can use this device for timing as well as a person with 20/20 vision.

[92RAGTOP]

Dans got it!!!

[92RAGTOP]

Dan I saw you posted on CF I'm logged on as 9tred

[Bob Weiss]

Tough to do in a NEXTEL Cup car or most drag cars, Busch Series Cars, Indy Cars or F1 cars (to name a few forms of racing) as none of them have wipers (or turn signals) and YOU STILL GOTTA COUNT.

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

It's 1936. Europe is on the brink of yet another war. In a secret location in Germany, German officers are gathered around the table with the designers of its new personnel carrier. They're going over every little detail, leaving no stone unturned. They want everything to be flawless. One of the officers stands up and he says, "I have a question about the fan belt. He asks, "How long do you expect this belt to last?" The engineer replies, "Thirty to forty thousand kilometers, Colonel."
The officer says, "Not good enough! We need it to last sixty thousand kilometers." The engineer says, "It's merely a matter of taking the belt off and turning it over, because this is a flat belt. Not a V belt."
The Colonel replies, "That's unacceptable.
So, all the engineers huddle together, and they come up with a clever way to extend the life of the belt to 60 thousand kilometers. They do not change the material of the belt. In two minutes, they have a solution to the problem which satisfies the Colonel.

[DanS711]

How about adding an idler to double the length of the belt thereby cutting in half the amount of times it passes over the drive and driven pulleys per kilometer.

[92RAGTOP]

That is 100% wrong. But oddly enough makes sense.;bl

[DanS711]

How about cutting the diameter of the drive pulley in half which would reduce the belt speed?

[DanS711]

The only other thing I can think of Don, would be adding a second belt, which would cut the horsepower requirement on the belt in half extending the life

[92RAGTOP]

nope......:(
When you see the solution you'll wonder why all belts wern't made this way.

[carboman]

They made the belt round instead of flat or V shaped

[92RAGTOP]

nope! But if you recall the story, they were using a flat belt which may help you solve the puzzle. Or I may just be full of @#$%;bl

[DanS711]

They turned the water pump 90 degrees to the crankshaft and put the belt on so that it crossed itself (like and 8 ) which would run the belt on the inside on one pulley and the outside on the other. Them damm smart ass Germans

DS

[92RAGTOP]

What they did was they manufactured the belt with a twist in it. Imagine if you took your own belt and joined the two ends together, so you'd have an inside of the belt and an outside. But imagine before joining them, if you gave one end a twist and made it into what's called a Mobius strip.

This is pretty close to what you described Dan!!! :eek:

[C5pilot]

That's taking for granted that the surface of a belt wears out before it becomes brittle and breaks. Perhaps being heated on both sides while in use helps keep it from cracking too.

[92RAGTOP]

Ya Ya das iz gut!!;bl

[92RAGTOP]

I got stopped for speeding. It was an unmarked state police car that pulled me over. As he drove off after handing me my license and speeding ticket, I looked his car over, trying to find something that would make this unmarked car easier to spot in a crowd of cars the next time.

Well, the one thing I did notice was that there were no other unusual features on this car except that it had something called "half moon hubcaps." They're the kinds that cover only that part of the wheel where the lug nuts are located. They don't cover the entire wheel like traditional hubcaps.

Over the next few weeks, I began to look at lots of police cars, both marked and perhaps even unmarked. Most of them had these very same hubcaps, and not the full wheel hubcaps that most civilian cars had.

The question is why do you see these kinds of hubcaps on police cars? By the way, you do see them on some civilian cars. You see them on hot rods, for example-- and it may be that they're on hot rods and police vehicles for the same reason.

[C5pilot]

Brake cooling. They're also lighter and have less chance of falling off during high speed runs and wheel bumps.

[92RAGTOP]

High speed chases are the problem. With hub caps that cover the entire wheel as well as the valve stem you increase the possibility of the hubcap flying off and taking the valve stem with it. I always thought they were small for brake cooling only.

[92RAGTOP]

RAY: One crisp fall morning a man brings his Porsche into his mechanic saying that he couldn't drive it more than 20 miles an hour. At that speed, he says, it developed a horrendous shudder. The mechanic, being busy as usual drinking his morning coffee and eating donuts, tells the driver to drive the car into the shop and leave it there. He says I'll look at it later on. When the driver returns that evening, the mechanic says we couldn't reproduce the problem. So the owner of the car says c'mon let's go for a ride. They get it and he sees geez...
TOM: It's gone.
RAY: It's gone. I don't know what the story is. Well, anyway he drives home. The next morning the driver returns with exactly the same complaint. Again the mechanic says look, I haven't got time to look at it. Just put it over there, and we'll take care of it. And as you might expect...
TOM: As soon as we finish with the coffee.
RAY: Right. Again the driver returns that evening and gets the same story. We drove it; the car runs perfectly; and here's a bill for 500 bucks. The third morning the driver returns -- what?
TOM: Same problem.
RAY: Same story. At 20 miles an hour, the car starts to shake itself apart. This time the junior assistant mechanic, this young buck named Crusty, hears the story and he asks a question of the owner. The question is this: did you buy new tires this summer? The guy says yes, I did. And Crusty says I know what's wrong with your car.

WHAT DID CRUSTY DISCOVER??

[Aquavet]

What was water in the tire in the summer and in the late fall afternoons was ice inside them in the chilly fall morning and had caused an out of balance situation.....

[92RAGTOP]

That's correct. And I noticed the Aqua Vette, I actually earned that title a few years age. Sometime after I've had a few beers I'll be happy to tell you the story.:rolleyes:

[DanS711]

I thought maybe he forgot to change out the summer air for the winter air.

;bl ;bl

[92RAGTOP]

That would have been my guess ;bl

[92RAGTOP]

NEW BRAIN TEASER

You own a brand new pick-up truck which is in perfect working order, except for the battery. You left the lights on all night and ran down the battery. You figure what good luck I'm parked at the top of a hill facing down, the truck has a manual transmission all I need to do is coast down then pop the clutch to get it going.

Then I said "OH Crap, this will never work"
:confused:


:confused: WHY NOT?:confused:

[brian7836]

There is an interlock and the clutch must be depressed to start the engine.
Brian

[92RAGTOP]

NOPE I forgot to tell you this was about 10 years ago before they had all that stuff. ;at

[C5pilot]

The battery is dead. No fuel pump.

[92RAGTOP]

Nope it's got a mechanical fuel pump. ;bl

[Glennm27]

The fuel pick-up is at the rear of the tank.

[92RAGTOP]

Nope.... :D

[DanS711]

The road is covered with snow and there is not enough traction to turn over the engine?

[92RAGTOP]

Nope it's the 5th of July in Oreland, PA and you just used it the day before to pull a float in the parade. ;bl

[Tony B.96LT4]

No battery, no electricity to the injectors, no start.

[brian7836]

It's a diesel. No battery-no glow plug- no start.
Brian

[92RAGTOP]

That's it Brian. It's a diesel. I had to wait until this weekends Car Talk to find the answer.:rolleyes:

[DanS711]

On the 5th of July in Oreland, diesels will start without a glow plug!!

DS

[Bob Weiss]

Diesels do not need electric to run at All. Having owned and driven many diesels (mercedes) You have a bigger problem turning them off without electric. If you loose your battery in a MB Diesel you have to open the hood and flip a lever to vent the vacuum system to shut off the diesel engine. In fact if you run a diesel through a deep puddle that would shut off a gas engine the diesel will continue to run so long as you injest NO water in the intake. You only need glow plugs (elec) when it is cold and sometime if you crank it enough it will start even when cold without glow plugs (Not Easily).

Bob

[DanS711]

Exactly right Bob, I started a lot of diesel trucks in the middle of the winter by dragging them till they started.
It's Ok Don, we'll let you go on that one ;) :D

[Bob Weiss]

Oh, By the way Don, You can Pop start a diesel-better be a fairly good grade on the hill with the diesel compression ratio-but it will work !!

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

Some of these answer are a stretch ;at

Name the automobile makes:

1. river wading place
2. ringed planet
3. famous emancipator
4. weep convulsively
5. Star Wars action figure
6. earth wanderer
7. spotted cat
8. heavy metal
9. evade
10. diminutive
11. endlessness
12. bawl + disparaging remark

[Bob Weiss]

Ok Don,

Here is a shot:
1) Ford
2) Saturn
3) Lincoln
4) Saab
5) Sky (As in Saturn-Sky Walker)
6) Explorer
7) Tiger (as in Sunbeam)
8) Cobalt
9) Escape
10)Ion
11)Infinity
12) Chrysler

How'd I do ??

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

you got
1. Ford
2. Saturn
3. Lincoln
4. Saab
5. wrong
6. wrong
7. wrong
8. wrong
9. wrong
10. wrong
11. Infinity
12. Chrysler

Some of your wrong answers make perfect sense, however they were not the official answer.

[C5pilot]

6- Land Rover
7- Jaguar ?
8- Mercury
9- Dodge

yup,yup,yup,yup

[92RAGTOP]

1. Ford
2. Saturn
3. Lincoln
4. Saab
5. wrong
6. Land Rover
7. Jaguar
8. Mercury
9. Dodge
10. Mini
11. Infinity
12. Chrysler

[Rick280]

10 Mini cooper

[92RAGTOP]

yup........

[Glennm27]

#5 Millenium Falcon

[C5pilot]

#5 Millenium Falcon

Good one, but they're supposed to be Manufacturers, not model.

I had to look #5 up. It's the hardest by far. Good luck.

[92RAGTOP]

Two old friends bump into each other at the gas station one day. While they're filling their tanks and inhaling their fair share of gas fumes, one of them says to the other, "Boy, I really do miss them. You know, my old car had two of them, and I'm sure yours did, too. But you can't get them now on any new car, even a Cadillac or a Rolls Royce."

The friend shakes his head in agreement. "Yeah, too bad. I'm sure some pickup trucks and SUVs still have them, but you won't find them on a passenger car anymore, anywhere, anyhow."

[DanS711]

cigarette lighters or ash trays?

[92RAGTOP]

No, I bought a new car with an ash tray & lighter last year.

[Glennm27]

2 bench seats

[92RAGTOP]

nope......

[Ed Bonk]

A reserve gas tank.

[92RAGTOP]

nope.......

[Glennm27]

Running Boards... That's GOTTA be it..

[carboman]

Manual windows or vent windows

[92RAGTOP]

nowayjack..

[Glennm27]

nowayjack..

Are you replying to carboman or me or BOTH..

[92RAGTOP]

no way jackS :D

[Bob Weiss]

How About Antennas

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

no..............

[C5pilot]

Since there are 2 in my garage right now, it can't be leaf springs.

I'll go with VENT WINDOWS.

[92RAGTOP]

Nope!!!!!......

[Tony B.96LT4]

Oh crap handles?

[C5pilot]

Hmmm, what new cars have vent windows?

How about headlights with dual filament bulbs or whatever you call it when the high and low beams are combined. Sounds like a leap, so I'm gonna keep thinking.

[Rick280]

gangster lean AKA armrest?

[C5pilot]

I don't know who would miss them, but how about rear drum brakes?

[92RAGTOP]

No you're all wrong. This isn't a tricky puzzle either. When you hear the answer you'll say "Crap I can't believe I didn't get that". It is obvious once you hear it.

[Glennm27]

No you're all wrong. This isn't a tricky puzzle either. When you hear the answer you'll say "Crap I can't believe I didn't get that". It is obvious once you hear it.

My previous answer certainly fits the question.......... Running Boards :confused:

[Glennm27]

By the way, what was the correct answer to #5 in the previous Brain Teaser????

[Bob Weiss]

How About full size (or any) Spare Tires OR 2 Mufflers??

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

No it's not running boards. A big hint is you can plainly see it from the outside.
The answer to # 5 is Toyota (YODA) I told you it was a stretch. However the present puzzle is not a stretch. Glenn how many pickups and SUVs have running boards? The present puzzle refers to almost all pick-ups and SUVs.

[Glennm27]

.............................................. Glenn how many pickups and SUVs have running boards? The present puzzle refers to almost all pick-ups and SUVs.

I don't know any other way to answer that except, THOUSANDS. Take a look next time you are out............

From the 2007 Ford Explorer ordering guide
http://www.fordvehicles.com/assets/images/vehicle/fp/epr07_fip_322_lg.jpg

[92RAGTOP]

Well in any case that's not the best answer.

[C5pilot]

Key locks?

[Silver O Six]

Key locks?

That's gotta be it.

[Glennm27]

Sealed Beam headlights

[92RAGTOP]

No to keylocks & Headlights.

[Glennm27]

Chrome Bumpers

[92RAGTOP]

That's it!!!!!

[Glennm27]

I finally got one... hooray

[92RAGTOP]

This is an easy one.
There are two guys sitting around, and one of them is looking at a piece of paper. He says, "Hah! This is interesting."
The other guy says, "What's interesting?"
And, the first guy says, "Well, this is a bunch of names of cars, past, present, and future, and there's something interesting about it. I'll read you some of them:
AMC Eagle
Ford Falcon
Dodge Charger
Ford Bronco
Plymouth Colt
And, my personal favorite...Daihatsu Rocky."
The other guy says, "So what?"
But, there is a big deal. What is it that's unique to the names of these cars?

[Silver O Six]

Was gonna say all are NFL teams but the dam Daihatsu bagged that!:mad:

Em Em Em.....I suck at this stuff:mad:

[C5pilot]

Was gonna say all are NFL teams but the dam Daihatsu bagged that!:mad:

Em Em Em.....I suck at this stuff:mad:

Take the NFL out and you've got it right. Nice!

[Glennm27]

They all have vent windows, outside door locks, full size spare tires, running boards, sealed beam headlights and chrome bumpers

[92RAGTOP]

In 1936 an American car company introduced a car that could go 100 miles an hour. Now it certainly wasn't the first vehicle that could go 100 miles an hour, but it may have been this company's first vehicle that could go 100 miles an hour. The question is what is the name of that car, and the hint is you were still able to buy the same make and model in 2004. I mean not the 1936 version, you can buy the updated version of that very car that was made in 1936

[92RAGTOP]

Take the NFL out and you've got it right. Nice!

Todd you were 99% right. They all have major sport teams in their names including The Colorado Rockies :D

[Bob Weiss]

1936 Buick Century

Buick Century

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

you're Correct Bob !!!

[Bob Weiss]

It's about time I got something Right !!

[92RAGTOP]

This is a good one, I got it right away because I just saw a special about the car on the Speedchannel.

"It took place in the early 1970's, during the first gas crunch, when there were long lines at gas stations. My friend Maryann lived in a rural neighborhood in upstate New York, and someone was sneaking around late at night, siphoning gasoline. Maryann and the sheriff got together and hatched a plan to catch the thief. It involved using Maryann's car, and its full tank of gasoline as the bait.

Unlike many of her neighbors, Maryann did not own a locking gas cap, so her tank was very siphonable. The idea wasn't to catch the thief with a secret alarm, hidden cameras, or anything like that. They would catch the thief just by allowing him to siphon the gas and take it home for use in his own car.

The thief did strike and siphon her gas, and it was the end of the gas thefts.

The question is, what trap did they lay, and what was it about Maryann's car that made it easy to figure out who the gas thief was?

[Glennm27]

Mary Ann's car was an older Saab. Saab made a two-stroke engine in those old days.

I kinda cheated to get this answer...

[92RAGTOP]

What do you mean kinda cheated? :eek: ;ae :confused: :rolleyes:

[92RAGTOP]

A traffic accident occured when the front of one vehicle came into contact with the rear end of another. Luckily nobody was hurt however there was quite a bit on damage to both cars. The driver in the front car insisted that the other car ran into him while the other driver the other car backed into him. The police arrived and one clever cop said I can tell you who's telling the truth in about, 2 minutes. He correctly concluded that the car in back hit the rear of the car in front. How'd he know this?
Some timesaving details;
no witnesses
no cameras
no skid marks
both drivers had crummy driving records
both cars were in perfect mechanical order
the road was level

[DanS711]

He took out a brakelight bulb, and looked at the filament. The filament will be bowed if the brakelights were on and the car was hit from the rear.
:D DS

[92RAGTOP]

Yes and also the backup lights would have been on.

[92RAGTOP]

What is the largest company emblem to have been regularly displayed in ornamental form on a production passenger vehicle?

[Bob Weiss]

How About a Mercedes Benz 3 pointed star. Lots in the grill that are pretty large.

But it is probably Like a Pierce-Arrow or Rolls Royce with some huge embarrassingly gaudy Crystal and Stainless Something on the hood !!

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

Nope, you can still see the emblems on their cars today.

[Silver O Six]

Jag???????

[Rick280]

Hummm... Cadillac

[92RAGTOP]

nope nope ;tt

[jacques]

The Audi rings?

[92RAGTOP]

nope.......

[Aquavet]

VW has been pretty big in the past few years

[92RAGTOP]

yup........

[92RAGTOP]

In Sweden, on a weekday in 1967 at 5 AM all traffic in the whole country stopped. A few moments later it started up again and has never been the same since. What happened at 5 AM?:confused:

[jacques]

Thay changed from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right side of the road.

[92RAGTOP]

yup!!!!!!!!!

[92RAGTOP]

Sometime in the late 1930's Aeronautical engineers were working on a device. The device took water vapor which is one of the by-products of gasoline engine combustion and would condense it into water and save it and it would save it in such a way so that the amount of water saved would be exactly equivalent in weight to the amount of fuel burned.
The question is why was this needed? :D

[jacques]

To mainatin balance between the wing tanks?

[92RAGTOP]

No they just use equal amounts of fuel from each tank to keep it level. besides the lighter a plane the better. But nice try.

[Rick280]

To measure how much fuel was burned?

[92RAGTOP]

Nope, although that would work. :eek: I couldn't guess this one either, when I checked to see the answer I saw they listed some of the better incorrect answers. One was the Nazi Buzz bombs, that made a lot of sense because the flying bomb would always stay the same weight and you would think help with the guidance. However the added weight of the water which decreased it's distance was more of a problem than compensating for its weight change. Another good answer was submarines, fresh water was always needed on those old subs. These were both good answers but there is a much better one out there.

[DanS711]

How about a Zeppelin. The more fuel it burned the lighter it would get, retaining the water would maintain the balance. The 1930's was the heyday for Zeppelins, makes sense to me. :cool:

[Bob Weiss]

How About in the desert where water is scarce. You could always boil it and drink it if you HAD to. Plus it would save you from having to lug all that water along.

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

Both Bob's and Dan's answer make sense, however Dan is the big winner. The question had all the need clues including aeronautic engineers. The process was developed specifically for derigibles to keep them at a constant altitude which would not make it necessary to release the hyrdogen.

[92RAGTOP]

Because the airplane engines seemed to backfire through the carburetor with some kind of regularity. This would cause damage to the carburetors, or at the very least would require the mechanics to do extra maintenance. Well, they began investigating, figuring there was something wrong, and after thorough investigations, ruminations, recalibrations, and the like, they discovered that the cause of the backfiring was the pilot. And, in fact, the pilots were doing it on purpose. The question is why???

[DanS711]

Maybe to scare animals or deer off the runway? Just a WAG

DS

[92RAGTOP]

Dang you were doing so well ;bl nope!

[Aquavet]

Carb heat on decent to prevent icing

[Ed Bonk]

To get rid of condensation.

[C5pilot]

I would presume this was all before other forms of "carb heat" were invented. Removes any icing formed in the venturi.

[DanS711]

Maybe because they were leaning out the fuel mixture too much in an attempt to fly further.

[92RAGTOP]

Alan got it. I When ice would begin to for on and in the carbs. the pilots would force a backfire to blow the ice away. Congratulations you go to the lightening bonus round. ;bl

[92RAGTOP]

Quite a while ago when cars were big Ford was having a problem with their cars being delivered to the dealer with dead batteries. Not all of them but about 1 in 6 were DOA. They ruled out defective batteries and every car was started up and driven off the line. Ford engineers ruled out faulty electrical problems. They narrowed the problem down to somewhere between the end of the line and the dealer. Whatsup??

[C5pilot]

Could it be something like the 2005 Corvette problem? Under-hood light switches being activated on the transport trucks. Everytime the trucks move the cars leaning forward trip the switch as if the hood was opening.

[92RAGTOP]

Damn Joe it took me longer to write the puzzle than for you to solve it. Back in the 60s the cars were so long that cars carriers had a hard time transporting 6 at a time as usual. So they crammed the 6th car up front with the front end pointing down. This made the mercury switch in the trunk to activate turn on the trunk light and draind the battery.

[92RAGTOP]

Back in the late 60s my neighbor's T bird was dirty all winter, too cold to wash. But his other car was clean. Why?
Hint; He lost his extra set of keys in October.

[C5pilot]

Not sure what you're looking for here. His other car was kept in the garage? His other car was in Florida where it could be washed everyday?

So tell us, which set of keys did he lose in October, the Tbirds or the other car? You're getting kinda lax with the clues Don. :D

[92RAGTOP]

OK both cars are located in Pennsylvania, he lost the keys to the Tbird his clean car is a 67 Firebird. He never uses a garage. He's never been to Florida. He switches driving them each day on the same roads to the same places. ;bl :confused: :rolleyes: :eek:
During the cold weather the Tbird is always dirtier than the Firebird, much to his dislike, but there is very little he can do about it until he gets replacement keys.

[carboman]

Don,

What kind of polish does he use on each car?

Polish? he's not Polish he's Hungarian! Simoniz

[Aquavet]

Tbird is stuck parked on the curb and gets splashed with all the road salt crap?

[92RAGTOP]

Nope the T bird is parked on the same side of the road as the Firebird and gets driven every other day.

This is a tough one but you guys have been getting the others to quickly. There is a good reason for this car being dirty.

BIG Hint: Everyday the weather hits 40 or so he would go out and wash the T bird by hand, however he did not ever need to wash the Firebird by hand.

[92RAGTOP]

Looks like everyone gave up on this one. It may go unanswered ;bl
Here's one that's a little easier.

You're tooling around hilly Pittsburgh in the 1930s. You're travelling uphill and need to stop at a traffic signal. While you're waiting for it to change the guy in back of you hits you, no witnesses. No skid marks. No broken Brake light. Both cars had manual tranmissions. The guy that hits you claims you rolled into him when in fact he simply stopped too late. You go to court and win leaving no doubt in anyones mind that he hit you. What make and year car were you driving? :confused: :p :rolleyes:

[glandes]

mid 1930s Studebaker

[Aquavet]

mid 1930s Studebaker

I agree...the first hill holder clutches I think

[92RAGTOP]

You are correct there were 2 answers yours and the 1935 Stutz which introduced a hill holder feature called "noback'

[92RAGTOP]

Take the name of a current make of car -- you know, like a Dodge, a Buick, a Ford, or a Hyundai. Add a letter to it, scramble the letters, and come up with another make of car -- like, say, Saturn.

[Bob Weiss]

Don, on the Tbird/Firebird.

Hand washes the Tbird-car washes the firebird and it hasn't been above 32 degrees.

or Afraid the Locks will freeze in the tBird if he washes it.

Keys??

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

Nope but there is one word in your last answer that could be considered a hint.

[C5pilot]

Maybe the Tbird was a convertible and the top was stuck down. Did you have to unlock something to put the top up on a Tbird?

[92RAGTOP]

It was a coupe. But you're on the right track, kind of.

[Bob Weiss]

The T-Bird is a retractable and if you wash it it freezes or you short out the retraction mechanism or you can't open the trunk??

[92RAGTOP]

Nope! nothing freezes or malfunctions.
hint; Back in the 60s your car went thru all car washes without you in it!

[Bob Weiss]

OK-He needs the key in the ignition to unlock the steering column and Transmission so it can go through the cash wash. But the car has an auto-lock mechanism that locks the doors when you turn the key on-so with the key in the ignition he can't unlock the door (But ford used different keys for the Door and ignition-round vs square heads on the keys) but I will guess that is the reason. My father had a 67 Tbird and I don't remember an autolock funtion.

Bob

PS: Thanks for the hint About using a car wash!?!?!>????

[C5pilot]

The 1967 had an optional "Rolling Door Lock" feature! Once the car started rolling it would lock the doors. Bob, guess your dad didn't have a "loaded" Tbird. Did it have the "Tilt-Away" steering wheel?

[92RAGTOP]

You're correct. T Bird owners would take their cars to the car wash, keys in the ignition, in neutral. When the car wash mechanism would spin the tires to wash them the doors would lock. Owners would be scratching their heads trying to figure out how to get into their cars.

[Bob Weiss]

Joe, I think it was pretty well loaded. Yes it had a tilt wheel. It was a four door with the suicide back doors. My memory says it had all the whistles and bells-electric everything and even a LANDAU top. But I don't remember that. Could be. I did drive it when it was a couple years old when I got my license-but not long as my dad traded it in on a Mercedes Benz.

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

Some time ago, a team of British archaeologists came upon some ancient Roman ruins. Among the ruins was a stone quarry, a nearby fortress of some kind, and what appeared to be a small town, with some houses, some livestock pens, and so on.

All of these things were connected by roads -- those famous stone roads built by the Romans. In fact, they probably obtained the stones for the roads from the very quarry they discovered. After some careful observation, these archaeologists determined that the Romans drove their carts and wagons, and, probably chariots too, on the left side of the road, just like the Brits do.

How did they know this?

[Aquavet]

Fossilized hoof prints from the horses point in the direction of travel

[92RAGTOP]

If there was only one set of wagons ruts they would probably go down the center of the road. Assume there were two sets.

[C5pilot]

Wagons coming out of the quarry would be heavier and wear the stones more than those going in.

[92RAGTOP]

That's correct. I was waiting for someone to say that the PIZZA HUT billboards were facing the traffic on the left side ;bl

[C5pilot]

That's correct. I was waiting for someone to say that the PIZZA HUT billboards were facing the traffic on the left side ;bl

Don't you mean Little Caesars? :confused: ;bl

[92RAGTOP]

damn why didn't I think of that, good one! ;bl

[92RAGTOP]

:confused: Question: what man-made object first broke the sound barrier. :confused:

[Bob Weiss]

A Bullet !!

Bob

[92RAGTOP]

nope !!!!!!!

[C5pilot]

How about the tip of a whip? Don't know when whips were first used though. :confused:

[92RAGTOP]

that's correct. they snapping sound a whip makes is actually the tip breaking the sound barrier.

[Mike Campbell]

Don, you didn't strike me as the "whips & chains" type. ;tt

[92RAGTOP]

Gee Mike that's the first time anyones ever said that to me.;st