(thing) by /dev/joe Mon Apr 17 2000 at 1:42:56
An old chestnut goes like this:

A ship at anchor has a ladder hanging over the side. The ladder has rungs a foot apart, and initially nine rungs can be seen above the water. The tide rises five feet. How many rungs can be seen now above the water?

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