Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cmu-cs-k.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-k!dba From: dba@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (David Anderson) Newsgroups: net.puzzle Subject: using a barometer to ... (pointer needed) Message-ID: <367@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 09:17:17 EST Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-k.367 Posted: Thu Apr 11 09:17:17 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Apr-85 02:27:47 EST Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI Lines: 7 I remember seeing published somwhere (Reader's Digest? Games?) a canonical list of ways to measure the height of a building using a barometer (throw if off the roof and measure the time to hit the ground, etc.). I'm not suggesting that we recreate the list -- I'm just asking for a pointer to it. Can anyone help? -- David.Anderson@cmu-cs-k.ARPA ..!seismo!cmu-cs-k!dba (412) 422-1255