[Magdalen] An engineering story

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Yea, I thought of that immediately.  It works too!

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:55 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A friend sent this today:
>
> >>>> Some years ago, there was an Engineering Convention in San Francisco
> .  This was only for people who had an IQ of
> >>>> 140 or higher.
> >>>>
> >>>> Several of the members went out for lunch at a local cafe. When they
> sat down, one of them discovered that their salt shaker contained
> >>>> pepper and their pepper shaker was full of salt.
> >>>>
> >>>> How could they swap the contents of the two bottles without spilling
> any, and using only the implements at hand?
> >>>> Clearly this was a job for engineering minds.
> >>>>
> >>>> The group debated the problem and presented ideas and finally, came
> up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, 2 spoons, a straw, and
> >>>> an empty saucer. They called the waitress over to dazzle her with
> their solution.
> >>>>
> >>>> "Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice that the pepper
> shaker contains salt and the salt shaker contains pepper."
> >>>>
> >>>> But before they could finish, the waitress interrupted them. "Oh,
> sorry about that." She leaned over the table, unscrewed the caps of
> >>>> both bottles, and switched them.
> >>>>
> >>>> There was dead silence at the table.
> >>
>