Waiting for the hake to bite, musing about that ice cube
Mister Penguin, a Chilly Willy doppelgänger, is fishing for fluke, hake and scrod. Waiting for a strike, he is confronted by an iceberg in the shape of a perfect cube.
His calibrated eye sees that this iceberg rises 23 centimeters above sea level. The density of an iceberg is 917 kilograms grams per cubic meter. The density of cold sea water is 1024 kilograms per cubic meter.
Find the mass M, in kilograms, of that mysterious cubical iceberg.
Send the correct answer to [email protected] for a chance to win a Tucker’s gift card.
Last week’s winner was John Lovato, with the area of the Star being 1011.26 square inches.
The answer to the Cannon problem (November 21) was 20.9184 degrees above the horizon.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected].
