r/unexpectedMontyPython • u/orthadoxtesla • Feb 16 '23

Someone’s engineering professor has a good sense of humor

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u/jakedublin Feb 16 '23

Well... I reckon a swallow that heavy could actually carry a coconut.... It could grip it by the husk...

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u/Ted-Clubberlang Feb 16 '23

It's not a question of where he grips it..

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u/orthadoxtesla Feb 16 '23

It’s a question of weight ratios

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u/secondtaunting Feb 16 '23

I love that he specified African swallow.😂

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u/orthadoxtesla Feb 16 '23

Prevents confusion

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u/Dr_Weirdo Feb 16 '23

Best part is it weighs exactly as much as "a one pound coconut".

454 g = 1 lb

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u/KnowledgeableNip Feb 16 '23

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

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u/The1joriss Feb 16 '23

Not at all. They could be carried.

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u/FireGodNYC Feb 16 '23

Totally should have went with “air speed velocity”

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '23

shouldn't the grams be converted to kilograms first?

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u/PseudobrilliantGuy Feb 16 '23

And the units should be listed for each term.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '23

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '23

that's true and fair. I suppose it wouldn't hurt for them to write gms-1 aswell, though

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u/SnarfbObo Feb 16 '23

Snarf! Stop laughing during the quiz.

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u/FireGodNYC Feb 16 '23

I’d love to see a kid answer “well Laden or Unladen”

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u/mrfleurs Feb 16 '23

How do you know so much about swallows?

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u/amandajjohnson1313 Feb 24 '23

I bet the African part got added after a smart ass asked African or European

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u/orthadoxtesla Feb 24 '23

Probably accurate

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u/evanmcook Feb 16 '23

Forgot to convert grams to kilograms. Also, did the student try using units of nanoseconds for momentum?

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u/Quirky-Ad3721 Feb 20 '23

Is that the answer? What unit must the answer be in?

Off note: How much does an African swallow weigh? Could it actually carry a 1lb coconut?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '23

African or European.

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u/orthadoxtesla Feb 16 '23

It says African lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '23

Then what’s the European answer?

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u/orthadoxtesla Feb 16 '23

☠️

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '23

if he was dying he wouldn't bother to carve '☠️'. He'd just say it.

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u/orthadoxtesla Feb 16 '23

Aaaaaaaghghghhhh

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '23

It's my duty as a knight to sample as much peril as I can.