Submitted by
Bubba
Redneck Engineering Exam
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1.
Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree
that will support a 10-pound possum 8 inches from the trunk.
2.
Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when
placed on blocks in your front yard? 66 Ford Fairlane, 69
Chevrolet Chevelle, 64 Pontiac GTO?
3.
If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of
20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are
necessary to condense the product?
4.
A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm.
The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is
470 per acre. The plot 2.3 acres in size. The average tree
diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweiser Tallboys will it
take to cut the trees?
5.
If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of
R-12 simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone
layer?
6.
A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers
with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the
porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor s 1 inch rough sawn
pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound dogs will be
killed?
7.
A man owns a Tennessee house and 3.7 acres of land in a
hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children.
Can each of the children place a mobile home on the man's
land?
8.
A 2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding 900
yards down a steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The
brakes fail. Given the average traffic loading of secondary
roads, what are the chances that it will strike a vehicle
that has a muffler?
9.
A coal mine operates an NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous
Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning
is issued at the beginning of 3rd shift. How many cartons of
unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?
10.
At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per
generation, how long will it take a town that has been
bypassed by the interstate to breed a country-western
singer?
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