[ExI] puzzle

[William Flynn Wallace]

OK, thanks. I am fairly new at making up puzzles and need all the feedback
I can get. Is there any way to salvage this one by rewording it?  bill w

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 12:55 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 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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