[ExI] puzzle

[Adrian Tymes]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:12 AM Dave Sill via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 8:50 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> Now will somebody tell me what made the puzzle so hard?  Aside from a
>> minor wording that Will caught, which I have to think didn't confuse
>> anyone, how could the puzzle be presented better?
>>
>
> You were looking for one particular answer. You got several valid answers.
>
> The situation you envisioned is pretty contrived: most faucets are easily
> adjustable to control the rate of flow.
>
> You said "half full" when you really meant "partially full". Half, in this
> case, is overly specific and misleading.
>

This, pretty much.  Also, water being poured in with enough force that
fully half the glass is air suggests a more secure & stable glass than
typical.  I'd be worried about the glass toppling and breaking, if it was a
typical drinking glass.
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