Smallest Fence
An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician are shown a pasture with a
herd of sheep, and are told to put them inside the smallest possible amount
of fence.
The engineer is first. He herds the sheep into a circle and then puts the
fence around them, declaring, "A circle will use the least fence for a
given area, so this is the best solution."
The physicist is next. She creates a circular fence of infinite radius
around the sheep, and then draws the fence tight around the herd,
declaring, This will give the smallest circular fence around the herd."
The mathematician is last. After giving the problem a little thought, he
puts a small fence around himself and then declares, "I define myself to be
on the outside!"
Nothing but Jokes by
Nauman Faridi
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