This was a question in a physics degree exam at the
University of Copenhagen:
"Describe how to determine the height of a skyscraper with a
barometer."
One student replied:
"You tie a long piece of string to the neck of the
barometer, then lower the
barometer from the roof of the skyscraper to the ground. The
length of the
string plus the length of the barometer will equal the
height of the building."
This highly original answer so incensed the examiner that
the student was
failed immediately. Th
