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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44563 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-08 02:51:44
September 08 2019 02:50 GMT
#21
"Can you escape?" is a weird and and ambiguous question, because that implies that you (the swimmer) have to actually get out of the water after reaching the edge of the pool. It would make much more sense to talk about racing the person outside of the pool to the edge of the pool or something like that, because there's no information regarding how fast you can lift yourself (or walk if there are steps) out of the pool, etc.

That being said, calling a relatively difficult SAT math question "High IQ" did make me smile
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Strangerinastrange1
Profile Joined September 2019
1 Post
September 08 2019 09:47 GMT
#22
I would first consider a round pool with radius 1 and swim speed 1. In this pool we can observe 2 things: first you can always escape by swimming from the centre straight away from the guard , because he has to run Pi>3 while you must swim 1. You can also always swim in a circle at radius 1/3 while keeping away from the guard at the max distance of 1,3333...
Now if we replace the round pool with a square one with side length 2 the guard has to run 4 to get to the exact opposite side.
Because the guard has to run farther you can still hold him at max distance while swimming a circle with radius 1/3. The maximum distance you would have to swim is to the corner, starting with a head start of 1/3;sothe distance is d=(sqr(2)-1/3) which is about 1,0809. As the guard has to run 4 he will take 4/3 time which is longer than you take.
I really liked this problem, it was deeper than I thought at first glance.
linestein
Profile Blog Joined June 2018
United States210 Posts
September 09 2019 04:24 GMT
#23
On September 08 2019 11:50 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
"Can you escape?" is a weird and and ambiguous question, because that implies that you (the swimmer) have to actually get out of the water after reaching the edge of the pool. It would make much more sense to talk about racing the person outside of the pool to the edge of the pool or something like that, because there's no information regarding how fast you can lift yourself (or walk if there are steps) out of the pool, etc.

That being said, calling a relatively difficult SAT math question "High IQ" did make me smile


yes, IQ 190 questions are regularly in the "easy section" for graduate student homework.
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Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6944 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-09 08:36:27
September 09 2019 08:36 GMT
#24
On September 08 2019 02:13 Chef wrote:
Does this question assume that once I'm out of the pool I'm faster than the guard? I think I'm probably expending more energy just by swimming or treading water, so I'm already going to have a tough time. Plus even if I can swim at that speed, it takes time to get out of the pool, more than enough to catch up for the guard unless I've got the strength of a dolphin to leap out in one go.

I think the best strategy in this case is to try to catch the guard running to get to you, splash water in his path, and hope he slips and splits his skull or otherwise really hurts himself. Then you've got a shot to find some clothes and skedaddle. Alternatively maybe you can quickly pull his leg and get him to fall into the pool and buy yourself some time that way, that is probably easier to pull off but less likely to incapacitate him. Also risks getting hit in the head with a baton when you go to do it, depends how vicious the guard is.

The mathematics are kind of irrelevant to the problem, you don't give yourself much of a head start even in the best case.


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FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-09 10:38:18
September 09 2019 10:36 GMT
#25
can you turn back and repeat the sequence multiple times to slowly gain a greater edge? that way you could get ahead far enough to account for getting out of the pool and grabbing a towel to put over your dinger

don't know why i'm imagining everyone in the pool naked but i am
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FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10191 Posts
September 09 2019 22:23 GMT
#26
On September 09 2019 19:36 FFGenerations wrote:
can you turn back and repeat the sequence multiple times to slowly gain a greater edge? that way you could get ahead far enough to account for getting out of the pool and grabbing a towel to put over your dinger

don't know why i'm imagining everyone in the pool naked but i am

these are the real questions no one is asking, and thus you should be 200IQ.
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Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18047 Posts
September 09 2019 23:20 GMT
#27
On September 06 2019 07:56 linestein wrote:
The renowned universal genius, Rick Rosner, who has a verified IQ of 192 posed this question to his twitter followers:

A guard walks around a pool three times faster than you swim. You are in the pool swimming. Can you escape?

The pool is a square, and you are swimming in the pool.

I thought this was a great puzzle when I finally figured it out. I hope my answer is right!

Seems to me that if you start in the middle and swim to the opposite side of the pool from the guard you will get there before him as long as it is on one of the sides. If he is in the corner and you swim towards the opposite corner, he will get there before you, but he has to go around one side or the other. So when he picks a side, swim straight towards the edge so he would have to walk past the corner you were heading to to get there.
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18047 Posts
September 09 2019 23:22 GMT
#28
On September 06 2019 15:33 calh wrote:
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On September 06 2019 10:19 Alejandrisha wrote:
i believe so. if you start an infinitesimally small distance from the middle and then go the opposite direction, you will travel ~.5000001 the length of one side of the pool and the guard has to travel 4 times that distance to stop you

edit: upon further thought i was thinking the guard could counter this by hugging a corner while you are in the middle of the pool. but the guard gets to the opposite corner just a tad slower than you do if you both go to the opposite corner at the same time. so i stand by my answer. curious what you came up with


That is essentially correct.

Assuming you start in the center:
- If the guard is not at any corner, you swim to the opposite side to him and escape.
- If he is at one corner, you swim to the opposite corner slowly while watching him. If he never moves, you escape. If he commits to one side, you swim to the opposite side and escape (basically reduces to the previous case with extra advantage for you).

Great, we reached the same answer. IQ 192 confirmed!
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4135 Posts
September 12 2019 19:37 GMT
#29
https://iqtests4kids.com/einstein-IQ-test.html

Albert Einstein created an intelligence test for us all, said that 98% of people can't solve it (he said that ~80years ago).
Today I am sure ~20% of all 1980+ born people can solve it within 30 mins.
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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
September 12 2019 21:41 GMT
#30
On September 13 2019 04:37 Dingodile wrote:
https://iqtests4kids.com/einstein-IQ-test.html

Albert Einstein created an intelligence test for us all, said that 98% of people can't solve it (he said that ~80years ago).
Today I am sure ~20% of all 1980+ born people can solve it within 30 mins.

i heard somewhere that the average iq has drifted from 100 to 115 since the tests were originally made because of the proliferation of information. have no sources tho
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Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18047 Posts
September 13 2019 12:33 GMT
#31
On September 13 2019 04:37 Dingodile wrote:
https://iqtests4kids.com/einstein-IQ-test.html

Albert Einstein created an intelligence test for us all, said that 98% of people can't solve it (he said that ~80years ago).
Today I am sure ~20% of all 1980+ born people can solve it within 30 mins.

Took me more than 30 mins, but I don't have an adequate notebook, so spent quite some time drawing lines and tracing them because they weren't adequately straight

Still, top 2% according to Einstein!

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SkrollK
Profile Joined January 2015
France580 Posts
September 15 2019 20:41 GMT
#32
Nice test though

Took me ~40 mins. But I honestly don't think only "top 2%" on earth can solve this lmao. Probably loads more !!

Still, it was a nice test
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
September 16 2019 08:59 GMT
#33
If you grab the life-guard by the ankle, he will probably slip and fall, breaking his hip. You will then be able to escape pretty freely, but then suddenly realize that the life-guard isn't there to keep you in the water, but to help you in case you drown. Oh no, what have we done?
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FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-16 12:36:21
September 16 2019 12:32 GMT
#34
lol those fucking guards always guarding my pool
who do they think they are
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Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6944 Posts
September 16 2019 12:57 GMT
#35
On September 16 2019 17:59 ninazerg wrote:
If you grab the life-guard by the ankle, he will probably slip and fall, breaking his hip. You will then be able to escape pretty freely, but then suddenly realize that the life-guard isn't there to keep you in the water, but to help you in case you drown. Oh no, what have we done?


That guy is just doing his job! You are like the fifth person who wants to inujure or kill the poor guard

I just realized there is a shitton of really cruel people on TL...
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Vivax
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
22024 Posts
September 16 2019 13:38 GMT
#36
Seems confusing that one guy walks and another swims to the point where it could be part of the solution. Why can't the escapee just be in a room walking ?

My random lazy guess without math and expecting the guard to walk towards where I'm swimming. I'd swim to a corner, swim back to the middle towards the opposing corner leading the guard there and then back to the initial corner.
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
September 16 2019 20:39 GMT
#37
On September 16 2019 21:57 Harris1st wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 16 2019 17:59 ninazerg wrote:
If you grab the life-guard by the ankle, he will probably slip and fall, breaking his hip. You will then be able to escape pretty freely, but then suddenly realize that the life-guard isn't there to keep you in the water, but to help you in case you drown. Oh no, what have we done?


That guy is just doing his job! You are like the fifth person who wants to inujure or kill the poor guard

I just realized there is a shitton of really cruel people on TL...

lol right? what's up with killing the guard. just swim good.
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25613 Posts
September 16 2019 22:04 GMT
#38
Just befriend someone and suggest going for a swim and then use them as a sacrifice to escape the guard no?
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Vivax
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
22024 Posts
September 16 2019 23:09 GMT
#39
The pool thing might be the solution. Why am I being guarded while in a pool? Because it's my bodyguard, dummy! How do I escape? I don't, I just climb out.
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18047 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-17 05:14:30
September 17 2019 05:13 GMT
#40
On September 17 2019 08:09 Vivax wrote:
The pool thing might be the solution. Why am I being guarded while in a pool? Because it's my bodyguard, dummy! How do I escape? I don't, I just climb out.

It's a hotel pool and you're there after hours.

E: more surprising is that it's square!
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