Contest: Cigars ablaze!

[ndv21]

Buzz,

I had to read that 3 times just to understand it! lol

Congrats on passing the exam! I will let the other mathletes handle this one. I will sit back and enjoy the show

[buzz]

Thanks guys, I am pretty dang excited that I passed that test - I'll be smoking a celebration cigar this weekend with my wife!

Keith, Jamie, and Lopaka - you guys all can't guess 0 seconds...

Nelson, no math-nerdness necessary, just throw some numbers around and see if you get lucky.
Example: # cigars / RTI * indoor temperature = 150 / 100 * 75 = 113 (this of course is not the correct answer)

We are talking about some high quality smokes here... Blunts AND Swishers!

-Buzz

[mail man]

Thanks guys, I am pretty dang excited that I passed that test - I'll be smoking a celebration cigar this weekend with my wife!

Keith, Jamie, and Lopaka - you guys all can't guess 0 seconds...

Nelson, no math-nerdness necessary, just throw some numbers around and see if you get lucky.
Example: # cigars / RTI * indoor temperature = 150 / 100 * 75 = 113 (this of course is not the correct answer)

We are talking about some high quality smokes here... Blunts AND Swishers!

-Buzz

Well...That is what had me confused, I was figuring the burn rate for some real cigars

Actually, I was trying to read this and figure out how to answer this and my eyes went cross, and I am sure I heard a blood vessel in my brain pop.

[mail man]

okay, I am just throwing stuff out there, so please, don't tell me how I did this wrong, it might make my head explode trying to comprehend the workings.

My answer is 133 seconds, and this is how I got to it;

btu/ #cigars * ceiling height + temp rise = 250 / 150 * 10 + 70 = 133

Keith

[ashauler]

snip....., and I am sure I heard a blood vessel in my brain pop.

And I bet the echo was a real bitch.















j/k couldn't resist

[Eville]

Congrats on passing your exam! If you had a lot of questions like the one you asked on the exam, I can see why you are so excited.

As for the problem, I worked it out and came up with 2 answers, neither of which are probably close. I worked it out one way and got 31.7 seconds, and another way I got 1.7 seconds. I am going to go with the first answer of 31.7 seconds.

[ndv21]

# cigars / RTI * indoor temperature = 150 / 100 * 75 = 113 (this of course is not the correct answer)

Then what the hell is that example good for!!!!


J/K lol

[buzz]

Then what the hell is that example good for!!!!

I think the red-faced double-bird smiley makes me laugh more than anything on this site...

-Buzz

[badwhale]

I think the red-faced double-bird smiley makes me laugh more than anything on this site...

-Buzz

I think that is Kevin's personal smiley

[slcraiders]

I am guessing it would take about double that amount of cigars to make up one cubic foot. so Approx 125 BTUs at a temp increase of 1 degree per second (another guess). So based on the detection temp and the current temp= 60 seconds?

Congrats on passing your test, btw.

[cigarsarge]

Just a wild guess...I think it would go immediately.