Here's one for ya ............

[Gizmonster]

The big hand of the Big Ben clock weighs 1200 Ib, and the hour hand weighs 700 lb. What is the total weight of the hands?

Verify your answer here:

http://projecteureka.org/problem/question/761

..... can someone plzz explain why the answer isn't 1900 lb - 'cos I'll admit I'm stumped on this one, 'cos the last time I went to school (okay it was a long time ago), 1200 + 700 = 1900

[pulse876]

Big Ben has four clock faces. So 7600 lbs.

[Gizmonster]

*sigh*

Thanks for that - I feel silly now >.<

[Postdog]

And being just a tad pedantic, Big Ben is actually the bell, not the clock.

[johnalex]

. . . . or more correctly, more pedantic.

[keithlbw]

I'm not being picky johnalex but I just think your being pedantic now.

[mohill]

And I am also being pedantic, keithlbw, when I suggest you meant to write 'you're' and not 'your' in your comment.

[johnalex]

And you shouldn't start a sentence with 'And' mohill . . . .

[Jumbuck]

And ellipsis is only 3 dots...