Believe 98% of RHP Puzzle Solvers will answer this puzzle wrong. If you're among the two percent who will probably get it right, then solve this interesting Summer Picnic Puzzle: One fine day, in July, Mr and Mrs Chesterton went for a picnic. The couple has five sons and each son has seven daughters, who have three babies each. In total, how many people went for the picnic?
Well, the "Summer Picnic Puzzle's Statistical History" applied to RHP Puzzle Solvers who answered this puzzle. On an Imaginary Base of 100, only 2% got it right with "2". Congratulations to two of the site's most intelligent ladies!! Well done in record time. Nobody got it right on Facebook this past week. So, responsibility for the thread's next puzzle becomes the shared responsibility Kewpie and coquette. Don't laugh but my playful, stupid/overkill solution was... "Mr and Mrs Jonah = 2 + five sons = 7 + their 5 wives = 12 + 35 daughters = 47 + their 35 husbands = 82 + 105 babies = 187 people + Chaperone Gary L. = 188 + 10 Government Advisors = 198 + Gary’s 1,002 FB Friends = 1,200 Nice People who went on a Magical Picnic in CA, I think".
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A statistician was consulted to determine the optimal way to place shielding armor on aircraft in WWII.
The weight of shiedling slows the aircraft, reduces the weight it can carry (bombs, ammunition, crew), reduces the range it can fly, and reduces it's maneuverability. In essence, it becomes a flying target for other aircraft and antiaircraft weapons on the ground. Not good.
An absence of armor means no protection for the aircraft or crew. It's an easy target to shoot down.
The optimal solution is to place the minimum amount of armor necessary in just the right place or places on the aircraft. It needs to protect the crew and vital apparatus.
The mathematician solved the problem and recommended the best placement of armor and helped to win the war.
How did he do it? (I think it was a "he," but maybe it was a woman. I don't know for sure.)
Disclaimer: I don't have a reference for the story. I only heard that it was true. If anyone knows a good source, please let us know!
A statistician was consulted to determine the optimal way to place shielding armor on aircraft in WWII.
The weight of shiedling slows the aircraft, reduces the weight it can carry (bombs, ammunition, crew), reduces the range it can fly, and reduces it's maneuverability. In essence, it becomes a flying target for other aircraft and antiaircr e story. I only heard that it was true. If anyone knows a good source, please let us know!
"Put armour only in the areas where there were no holes."
correct. Still no name of the statistician . . . interesting!
Andrew Park may possibly know a few principle of basic math:
Acknowledgments: "Thanks to David A. Schauber, Jr. of Brigham Young University, Russ Fisher of Contemporary Products of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ken Hacker of the FAA, and to Andrew Park of Park Technology, Inc. of Midlothian, Virginia for assistance in obtaining information."
Thanks again, coquette; do you a few more for us to chew on?
Summer Picnic Puzzle
01 Mar '13 23:27
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