Can you solve this week's puzzler?

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View in browser » The Glowing Converter It's time to boggle the mind with a new puzzler. This can apply to a lot of different cars. And this is an automotive puzzler. A fellow community do-it-yourselfer came into the garage. And he said, Geez, guys, I have a problem." He said, "and I hope you can solve it. I think I have a faulty part." I said, "Oh, yeah. What is that?" I think he had something like an 81 or an 82 Chevy pickup truck. It's not important what he had, but he had a late model vehicle of some kind. He said, "Gee, you know," he said, "I had a problem where my car had no power. I couldn't climb hills. And one day we're trying to climb a long, long steep hill. I got out night and I looked into the car and lo and behold, my catalytic converter was glowing red. Oh, geez, it must be all plugged up. I listen to you guys all the time." He is out in the middle of nowhere, unable to climb a hill and his converter is glowing red. So what does he do? He goes out and he buys a new converter. And he spends the whole next weekend busting his knuckles, removing the converter, and putting a brand new one. Guess what? He tried to climb the same hill at the same time of day. Didn't make it. Looked under the car and lo and behold, it was all red again! So he realizes that either he misdiagnosed the problem or as he suspects, he bought a faulty converter. So he goes to the parts store. And the guy says "Unlikely twerp! You did not buy a faulty converter!" Whereupon he comes to our garage, head in hand. Weeping, "Help me, Help me!" Yeah, the question is, what's wrong here? Was it really a converter? Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? What's That Sound? This is a non-mathematical puzzler. In fact, I'm not so sure what field of endeavor this comes in. So you're driving in your car and you drive by things like telephone poles. And you hear "Whuuh . . . . whuuh . . . whuuh!" And if my brother's driving, you hear, "Whuuh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whuuh." Even that was probably too fast, for my brother's driving! Here's the question. What are you hearing? When you drive by a telephone pole or some other regularly or irregularly spaced things on the side. You hear this noise. What is it? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner: Michael Stec Ulysses, NE 68669 Congratulations! This correct answer was chosen at random by our Web Lackeys. Cartalk.com Community This Week's Show Podcast Add to address book Unsubscribe from list Email preferences Shameless Commerce Care of WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Contents © 2021, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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2022 Nissan Rogue: New Engine, Better Fuel Economy Top List of Improvements for 2022 👀

Check out the latest car news, reviews, guides, and test drives. View in browser 2022 Nissan Rogue: New Engine, Better Fuel Economy Top List of Improvements for 2022 Nissan is performing a double-take with its 2022 Rogue five-seat crossover. The Rogue got a complete redesign for the 2021 model year, but its waterloo has to be its 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. Although 181 horsepower and 181 lb-ft. of torque looks good on paper, the naturally-aspirated motor has laggard acceleration and so-so fuel economy, but the 2022 Nissan Rogue is changing all that. 2022 Nissan Rogue: What's New? Nissan has ditched the old 2.5-liter four-banger in favor of the ... Read more... Alvin Reyes The Best Car Insurance Companies (December 2021) We looked at cost, service, coverage, and more to help you find the best car insurance. Here are the results for the top car insurance companies. Original article: The Best Car Insurance Companies (December 2021) Read more... Kristin McClure Read more on Automoblog.net Thank you, from the Automoblog team Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Forward email Automoblog - Gearhead Media, LLC - Detroit, MI & Berlin, Germany No longer want to receive these emails? Unsubscribe here - you won't hurt our feelings (maybe just a little)

Can you solve this week's puzzler?

Folkloric, historic and occasionally sophomoric

View in browser » What's That Sound? This is a non-mathematical puzzler. In fact, I'm not so sure what field of endeavor this comes in. So you're driving in your car and you drive by things like telephone poles. And you hear "Whuuh . . . . whuuh . . . whuuh!" And if my brother's driving, you hear, "Whuuh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whuuh." Even that was probably too fast, for my brother's driving! Here's the question. What are you hearing? When you drive by a telephone pole or some other regularly or irregularly spaced things on the side. You hear this noise. What is it? Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? Coring the Sphere It's time for the new puzzler. I already presented this puzzle as a challenge to our staff here at Car Talk Plaza. And  I'm going to use it because Doug Berman is still scratching his nose, trying to try to figure it out. I think the question has to be very carefully worded. You have a sphere, a solid sphere. And I don't want to tell you how big the sphere is because you have to figure that out. So you are going to drill through this to the center of this sphere with a tool, a drill. Or something like a drill, except the drill, is like a coring thing that you would core an apple with. A corer, if you will! You are going to take this corer, and make a hole through the center of a sphere. And the core is exactly six inches long. Or the corer is in fact a cylinder whose height is 6 inches. So you're gonna push this cylinder through the sphere. Imagine if you were coring, let's say orange. So you're gonna push this thing through until the piece falls out the other end. Both the corer and the piece fall out. Now the question is, how much of the material of the original sphere is left behind? Now you'll notice I didn't fool around with any semantics or jargon. And I didn't obfuscate the puzzler, because I was remonstrated by everyone here, including especially Doug was said, this puzzler was lousy, and that I should make it as clear, succinct, concise, uncomplicated, as possible. And the question is, how much of the sphere remains after you take out the 6" core? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner: Michael Meier Congratulations! This correct answer was chosen at random by our Web Lackeys. Cartalk.com Community This Week's Show Podcast Add to address book Unsubscribe from list Email preferences Shameless Commerce Care of WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Contents © 2021, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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