Four sophomores taking organic chemistry at Princeton University did so
well on all their quizzes, midterms, labs and so on that each had a grade
of A so far in the course. The four friends were so confident that the
weekend before finals, they decided to travel to University of Virginia
and party with some friends there. "No need to cram for this exam," they
thought. "This one's in the bag already."
They enjoyed themselves thoroughly but there was one problem: After all
the partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to
Princeton until early Monday morning. Rather than take the final then,
they decided to seek out their professor after the exam was given and
explain to him why they missed it. They told him that they had gone to
UVA, to study for the weekend, but unfortunately got a flat tire on the
way back, didn't have a spare, and couldn't get help for a long time. As a
result, they missed the final.
The professor thought it over and then agreed to give them a make-up exam
the next day. The four friends were both elated and relieved. They hit the
books that night and arrived at their Prof's office the next day for the
make-up at the designated time.
The professor put them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test
booklet, then told them to begin. Each looked at the first problem, worth
5 points: a simple question about free radical formation.
"Great," each thought at the same time, each one in his separate room.
"This is going to be a breeze." Each finished the problem and then turned
the page.
On the second page was written: (For 95 points) Which tire?
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