ECUpirateNehlly
08-02-2005, 09:50 AM
There were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. They were doing
so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc. Each had an "A" so
far for the semester. The four friends were so confident that the weekend
before finals, they decided to drive up to the University of Virginia
and party with some friends there.
They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept
all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday
morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor
after the final and explain to him why they missed it. They told him
they had gone to UVA for the weekend and planned to come back in time to
study, but, unfortunately had 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 they could make up the
final the following day. The guys were elated and relieved.
They studied that night and went in the next day at the time the
professor had told them.
He placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test booklet
and told them to begin.
They looked at the first problem, worth 5 points. It was something
simple about free radical formation. Cool, they thought! Each one, in
his separate room, thought the exam was going to be easy. After
finishing the first problem they turned the page. On the second page was written:
For 95 points:
Which tire?
so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc. Each had an "A" so
far for the semester. The four friends were so confident that the weekend
before finals, they decided to drive up to the University of Virginia
and party with some friends there.
They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept
all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday
morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor
after the final and explain to him why they missed it. They told him
they had gone to UVA for the weekend and planned to come back in time to
study, but, unfortunately had 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 they could make up the
final the following day. The guys were elated and relieved.
They studied that night and went in the next day at the time the
professor had told them.
He placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test booklet
and told them to begin.
They looked at the first problem, worth 5 points. It was something
simple about free radical formation. Cool, they thought! Each one, in
his separate room, thought the exam was going to be easy. After
finishing the first problem they turned the page. On the second page was written:
For 95 points:
Which tire?