I don't see anything special about this. Just someone who either needs more practice with parking skills (so what? we all sucked at that when we started driving) or could otherwise be having a bad day. Maybe s/he was anxious about an important meeting and got cold feet and couldn't do it. Maybe it was for a job interview. Maybe it was a meeting to sign divorce papers or meet a parent who they hadn't seen since childhood. Who knows?

As far as the content of this video: nothing happened. It wasn't funny or entertaining. Move along.

".....these pictures were taken by a man who had been on a bus, heading to a job interview, the day Baghdad-style violence, came to South London....Paul Davis, ITV NEWSSPEAK"

*promote the not-so-subtle programming of the complicit cabal of so-called, British newscasters.

My Googlegänger is about the same age and grew up about 20km from me, even though my last name is rather uncommon. Combined with the fact that I don't use any social networks, it made for some awkward moments during job interviews over the years...

Also, Zugzwang sounds funky when pronounced by someone who doesn't speak German.

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And how many more people would die if they were allowed to bring guns to work? How many people would get fired? How many bosses would have the balls to fire someone? How well would job interviews go? How many other questions are needed to highlight the absurdity of your argument?

If I understand the intention of the puzzle correctly, I'm assuming the lake is a closed system (a large pool, really), that all energies are transferred instantly and evenly, and that all things mentioned have mass.

After you pick up the anchor and start lifting, the boat will sink some amount (not a rate) proportional to the speed you're raising the anchor, and the lake will rise a proportional amount to the amount the boat sank. When you stop lifting the anchor, the boat will go back to the start height, as will the lake. The moment you release the anchor, the lake boat will rise above its start height, and the lake will drop below its start height. As the anchor enters the water again, the lake will rise back to the start height, so the final result is the water will stay the same level.

Or I could say that with any anchor that I could lift and an average-sized lake, the difference in the height of the lake distributed over the entire surface would probably be less than a molecule of water, so even without figuring out the forces, I could claim the difference would be insignificant, so "stay the same" again. But I guess I can't just assume the "lake" is not a wee tarn, where an anchor could make a measurable difference.>> ^Boise_Lib:

This is one I've seen used in job interviews:
You're in a boat on a lake. You pick up the anchor that's in the boat and throw it into the lake.
Will the water in the lake; rise a bit, fall a bit, or stay the same level?

>> ^alien_concept:

>> ^Boise_Lib:
This is one I've seen used in job interviews:
You're in a boat on a lake. You pick up the anchor that's in the boat and throw it into the lake.
Will the water in the lake; rise a bit, fall a bit, or stay the same level?

Oh hmm, is it the same because whether in the boat to make it heavier or in the water, it's exactly the same?


That was my first thought, but I came awake about 3 AM that night with the real answer.

I will reveal the answer when I receive $100,000 in unmarked bills.
(or, in two hours--whichever comes first)

>> ^Boise_Lib:

This is one I've seen used in job interviews:
You're in a boat on a lake. You pick up the anchor that's in the boat and throw it into the lake.
Will the water in the lake; rise a bit, fall a bit, or stay the same level?


Oh hmm, is it the same because whether in the boat to make it heavier or in the water, it's exactly the same?

This is one I've seen used in job interviews:

You're in a boat on a lake. You pick up the anchor that's in the boat and throw it into the lake.
Will the water in the lake; rise a bit, fall a bit, or stay the same level?

Conduct a job interview in flight! http://videosift.com/video/Job-Interview-Is-Full-Of-WTF

You knew I was at a job interview, your Bull pucky reasoning can jump in a lake.

Not that I could sift it, as I have six wonderful videos in my que http://videosift.com/member/BoneRemake/queued

Buzz Killington to the rescue>> ^Quboid:

You can't hire someone to a position above yours without the OK of someone even higher up. Otherwise, people could just higher their friend as king of the universe and that would be that.
OK, I do realise that I'm over thinking what is just a joke, but if you're going to enforce the "can't fire someone above you" rule, you need to enforce the "can't hire someone above you" rule too.

Well aren't you the connoisseur of fine arts.>> ^TangledThorns:

Lame video, I'd rather see these two chicks make out instead.

I'm with you. Couldn't look over that part, I can suspend disbelief only to a certain level!

Though I've always wanted to be King of the Universe, no wait....Jnr Vice King of the Universe!
>> ^Quboid:

You can't hire someone to a position above yours without the OK of someone even higher up. Otherwise, people could just higher their friend as king of the universe and that would be that.
OK, I do realise that I'm over thinking what is just a joke, but if you're going to enforce the "can't fire someone above you" rule, you need to enforce the "can't hire someone above you" rule too.