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Default Mechanical Aptitude Test

Robert Bonomi wrote:
In article ,
Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "HDRDTD"
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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.

....

They changed the pictures from boxes from the time the initial takers in
the thread visited the quiz so you're looking at a different problem
than the one under discussion...

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