In article ,
Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "HDRDTD"
wrote:
This one triped up every engineer here that has taken the test so far.

I was thinking along the same lines at first, noting that if you measure
from the center of each box to the fulcrum, the the distance ratio appears
to be 5:1

Not "appears to be". Is.

HUH???

I see two triangles point down.
center of mass _is_ the same as the point of contact with the lever.
The lever is already marked in uniform segments.

The one on the left is _two_ segments out from the fulcrum
The one on the right is _six_ segments out from the fulcrum.

How in name of {something} do you come up with anything other than 3:1??