I’m not a particularly good artist, nor am I particularly good at math or science…so give me a little tiny bit of leeway…
In the “illustrations” below, it is imperative that the roundish, very heavy object move from A to B.
Assume that the diamonds represent people-
Which box best represents where the people should be standing to have the best chance at moving the object?
Why?
Side note: This post was originally written yesterday because I am not good with diagrams and boxes and such, and has thus been altered at least six times (and it’s only 9:05 so it’s only been up for 65 minutes) because I was focusing on the minutia instead of the overall goal. I need to keep that in mind, that you have to give all things equal focus because it’s realy easy to not look at the big picture because you’re so focused on the small. Look at that…I learned something today!!
Waking up on the Wrong Side of 50 
Those aren’t triangles, LA, they’re diamonds. Tri-angles have three angles and three sides! A diamond shape is sometimes called a rhombus, but not a triangle. Feel free to delete this comment! 🙂
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You know, I wrote this yesterday because I knew I would have trouble with the boxes and when I first did it I used triangles and I didn’t proof the opening paragraph
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I go with scenario 2. Better leverage. Mind you, the two people need to know how to work together!
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Well, it’s like when they pair kids up in school for cooperative learning. You need to learn to work together no matter what or you fail the assignment
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Exactly!
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Math?!?!? In the morning?!?!? Have you no heart!??! I’d go with 3 since they’re both on the same side and can push simultaneously in the same direction. And I’m missing the point in scenario #5.
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Apathy…. I know. I didn’t even write it today…it was one of my rare pre done posts because drawing the boxes is way out of my comfort zone and I knew I would throw the computer out the window if I tried it straight out if the box, so to speak…
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Assuming the roundish object is a table, I would choose 4. The two people are on each side of the table. They lift it up and move it.
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That’s one way of looking at it. In my i artistic mind I had it more the weight of a Boulder that probably wouldn’t be easy to move and would need to be pushed uphill, but I get that
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I mean, it depends on the object, doesn’t it? If they’re trying to move a table, they’ll be in a different place than if they were trying to move a car or a cow…
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Think car or cow…
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This is why I should stick to words and not pictures…I mean…how could you not know what I meant?😉😆
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*lol*
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I appreciate your efforts and the humor it generated in the comments. I’d suggest a 6th option wherein the diamonds raise their hands in frustration and green turns to blue and says, “forget it. I like it here, anyway. Let’s go get a beer.”
Except, maybe that’s what happened before option 5?
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Possibly! But if we can laugh at my stupidity on any given day this year, I’ll take it for the win…
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So if it has the weight of a car or cow, but in that egg shape they need to start in position 2 to roll it (up end it I suppose) as if you were rolling and guiding and egg end over end. However if this is a clear 1 time move and there is no chance the egg shaped thing is going to roll sideways then position 3 seems to be the best for a one time flip over and rest on the hill at B finish. Could I have made that anymore complicated… probably, because I overthink everything!
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Over thinking is way better than not thinking….
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I’m no better at this than I was with word problems in math…
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Ok. I’m going to be no fun and say I’m going to leave the circle where it is because I’m too tired to think this morning. Still on coffee number 1. 🥱
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This was fun, LA.
I chose option 3, since it represents unity. 😄
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It is none of the above. Hire a some movers if it is that big! lol! I really hate things like this because I ALWAYS end up thinking “Well, it depends on eleventy million different things and I wasn’t given those things, so I CAN’T answer it with any kind of accuracy!” This drives my kids nuts when they ask me questions that should be simple, but I never let them be. Please done ever ask me for a favorite of anything because that is just as bad.
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I’d rather be like you than have no opinion. I like thinking and thought process.
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That made my brain hurt. It’s okay, though. The pumpkin pie is ready to come out of the oven, and soon it will be time to go to the airport to pick up our Danish daughter.
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Yay on both things!!
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I keep going back to three
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Personally, I think that’s the best way
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It does depend on what is being moved. I’d go with #2 because of the direction of the line. If said movers were pushing, the circle would move a more direct path along the line. If it were something like lifting and moving a table, I’d pick #4 so the weight is evenly distributed. I also like #5 because if it’s too heavy, I’d just leave it there, thus not needing any diamond people to push/lift it. But, it is after noon on Friday so let’s go with #5, call it a day and go to happy hour. 🍷
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Probably need happy hour before reading this
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It would make the answers more interesting! 🤣
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I’m not good at spatials and things, and I try my best not to perform manual labor, but I say #4.
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Ok. I’ll take that
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🙄well this post damaged my brain lol
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A future in info graphics…it’s a big thing…this was an engaging post.
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Oh…the stress I caused myself trying to do this!
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Initially I thought #2 , but I’d go with #3 b/c if its a very heavy object it would need two people get it going.
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Cooperation is key
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I have no idea, What I DO know is, like everyone else, I LOVED this post and the conversation it generated. HAHAHAH.😂 Lovely post, LA. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Welcome! 🙂
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It reminds me of the house-sized boulder that fell on a highway nearby. They moved the highway. So, I pick #5.
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No way!!
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True story. Gov. Polis even named the rock.
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That is my favorite story of the day
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I personally go with number 4, but number 5 is interesting(just leave the damn thing where it is!).
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So much conversation from wordless diagrams. I’d say you succeeded 🙂
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The real question is whether you got your furniture moved in the way you thought was best. 😉
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Ha
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Overthinkers (and perfectionists?) of the world unite! Thank goodness many of us saw the need to forego the angst for the humor and/or the easy way out!
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