Tag: engineers

Engineers are trying to measure the height of a flag pole
July 9, 2014

Engineers are trying to measure the height of a flag pole

Some engineers are trying to measure the height of a flag pole. They only have a measuring tape and are quite frustrated trying to keep the tape along the pole: It falls down all the time. A mathematician comes along and asks what they are doing. They explain it to him. “Well, that’s easy…” He […]

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The Bathroom
July 8, 2014

The Bathroom

Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.”How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?” asks an accountant.”Watch and you’ll see,” answers an engineer. All of them board […]

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