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wu :: forums    riddles    microsoft (Moderators: Grimbal, towr, Eigenray, william wu, SMQ, ThudnBlunder, Icarus)    WHY R MANHOLES ROUND « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1 2  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND  (Read 37203 times) BNC Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1732 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #25 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 3:10am » Quote Modify on Sep 9th, 2007, 10:26am, Grimbal wrote: I have to make a picture, But I have seen triangular ones! Picture in link IP Logged How about supercalifragilisticexpialidociouspuzzler [Towr, 2007] meegers Newbie     Posts: 1 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #26 on: Jan 26th, 2008, 5:26am » Quote Modify Why are manhole covers round?   Well, why are manholes round? Because the fastest most efficient way to create a long deep hole on the ground is by drilling or boring, which naturally results in a round  tunnel. the easiest and most efficient way to cover a round tunnel? Round lid. IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #27 on: Jan 26th, 2008, 2:25pm » Quote Modify I have never seen a hole dug in the road by using a giant drill. IP Logged MakingaSplash Newbie     Posts: 1 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #28 on: Oct 10th, 2011, 3:50am » Quote Modify Erm, I hate to throw a spanner in the works but manholes in the UK are normally rectangular!!   Mike Irrelevant link removed --SMQ « Last Edit: Oct 10th, 2011, 5:11am by SMQ » IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #29 on: Nov 27th, 2012, 6:03am » Quote Modify I'd like to add another dimension of thought to the whole question.   They are round because round manhole covers look cute . « Last Edit: Nov 27th, 2012, 6:04am by Grimbal » IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #30 on: Dec 13th, 2012, 12:56pm » Quote Modify And I can prove it. IP Logged SMQ wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 2084 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #31 on: Jan 21st, 2013, 4:04am » Quote Modify on Dec 13th, 2012, 12:56pm, Grimbal wrote: And I can prove it. Did you really update your avatar script to serve that image just on this thread? Nice.   --SMQ IP Logged --SMQ towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #32 on: Jan 21st, 2013, 9:00am » Quote Modify I don't think he needed to update the script for that. I think he has one (usually randomly chosen) avatar per thread anyway, so it's just a matter of setting the right one. IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB SMQ wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 2084 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #33 on: Jan 21st, 2013, 10:20am » Quote Modify Not to get too far off-topic, but I believe Grimbal's avatar script is normally just random, not thread-based. If I bring up another thread he's commented on (e.g. this one) and hit refresh I get a different avatar each time.  On this thread, however... IP Logged --SMQ towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: WHY R MANHOLES ROUND   « Reply #34 on: Jan 21st, 2013, 11:23am » Quote Modify Seems I misremembered a conversation, but at least I remembered it took place   IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB Pages: 1 2  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened => microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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