Contributed by: cindysmythe@hotmail.com
At college, there were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. They all did so well on
all the quizzes, mid-terms, labs, etc., that each was carrying an "A" thus far.
These four friends were so confident toward the end of the term that the weekend before
finals, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia
and party with some friends up there. They had a great time; however, after all the hard
partying, they overslept all day Sunday and didn't make it back until early Monday
morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their Professor after the final
and explain to him why they missed the final. They explained that they had gone to UVA for
the weekend and planned to come back in time to study. Unfortunately, they had a flat tire
on the way back, didn't have a spare, and couldn't get help for a long time. As a result,
they were late getting back to campus and didn't have any time to study.
The Professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following
day. The guys were elated and relieved. So, they studied that night and went in the next
day at the time the Professor had told them.
He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet, and told them to
begin. They looked at the first problem, which was something simple about free radical
formation and was worth (5) points. "Cool," they thought, "this is going to
be easy."
They did that Problem and then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what
they saw on the next page. It said: (95 points) Which tire?
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