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1. An aircraft carrier has a catapult that pulls a fighter jet plane from rest to a 75 m/s in 1.9 seconds. If the distance traveled by the jet plane is 100.0 meters, what is the average force felt by the 85 kg pilot?
2. King Kong falls off the Empire State building. If he falls [...]

I: Complete the letter
This is a(1)…………holiday. Every day we do something different. We had a fantastic day yesterday. We(2)……………to Manhattan. It was brilliant!
We had breakfast at the top of the Empire State Building but we didn’t see Hong Kong
Then we went to Wall Street. At lunch time we(3)…………..a picnic in Central Park. There were hundreds(4)………………..people [...]

I know the answers to these riddlers, but I just like asking people these things!
First one:
A man has a wolf, a goat and a cabbage. He has a boat and wants to take all three of them across the river. The boat can only fit two objects; himself to row/steer and another object. If the [...]

How much will these things typically cost in NY?
A standard 10 min taxi ride?
A nice american breakfast?
Lunch of a sandwich crisps etc (also where to buy lunch? we have marks and spencer here)
A good dinner? (somewhere nice but not overly posh?)
To go up the empire state building?
Visit ground zero?
Go to the rockerfella center?
Also what is [...]

I will give the answers later, in the additional comments.
Please, do not look it up. I just want FUNNY wild guesses…Let’s have fun!
1. What is the average distance from the Moon to the Earth? (it you guess between when the Moon is closest and when it’s farthest, you’re good).
2. What is the capital of Venezuela?
3. [...]

Miley Cyrus, Justin Biber,and The jonas brothers are on the empire state building ready to jump…how many people (out of a thousand) do you think will yell “JUMP,JUMP,JUMP!”
-Jessica Juvenile™

1. Eating carrots will improve your vision
2. Sitting to close to a TV will ruin your eyes
3. Sharks have poor vision
4. If you get stung by a jellyfish, you should urinate on the wound
5. Chocolate is toxic(harmful) to dogs.
6. Dropping a penny from the Empire state building can kill a person.

1. The scale on a road map is 1 centimeter= 500 miles. If the distance on the map between New York City and Memphis is 2.2 centimeters, what is the actual distance between the two cities?
2. There are several different scales in model railroading.Trains designated as O gauge are built to a scale factor of [...]

The Empire State Building In New York City Is 1250 Feet Tall. It Took 30,000 Workers Only 1 Year And 45 Days To Build, Which Is A Record For A Skyscraper. On A Scale Model Of The Building , The Height Is 25 Inches.
8.What Is The Scale Of The Empire State Building Model?
A. 1 Inch [...]

in a time of crisis, the building of an expensive skyscraper such as the Empire State Building might have been wasteful. Instead, many Americans found it inspiring. What might account for this view of the project? please answer this question