I would ask it in the context of an engineering interview. After explaining Kepler's laws, I would ask the question. I didn't care if they got the right answer nearly as much as how they approached the problem. ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 6:39 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] From the funnies On 12/22/11, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Think Solar Day - not Mean Solar Day. I used to use this as an interview question. Wayne Sumner is disqualified to answer.
Solar time only gets you what, 15-18 minutes deviation? Daylight Savings time loses an hour, lol. Yeah, I know, it's the Kobayashi Maru solution, but still fun. The bigger question is, interview question for what? The kid who mows your lawn? _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php