01-13-2007, 02:46 PM
Full of air,
round as a cup;
Yet all the king's horses
can't pull it up.
What is it?
You have a shovel, and are standing in an empty lot. You dig approximately 1 cubic foot of dirt with each stroke, and you maintain an average of 10 strokes a minute. You dig a hole 10 feet by 15 feet by 6 feet. How much dirt is in the hole?
round as a cup;
Yet all the king's horses
can't pull it up.
What is it?
You have a shovel, and are standing in an empty lot. You dig approximately 1 cubic foot of dirt with each stroke, and you maintain an average of 10 strokes a minute. You dig a hole 10 feet by 15 feet by 6 feet. How much dirt is in the hole?