A weightless and perfectly flexible rope is hung over a weightless, frictionless pulley attached to the roof of a building. At one end of the rope is a weight which exactly counterbalances a monkey at the other end. If the monkey begins to climb, what will happen to the weight?
2006-09-16 10:42:53 · 14 answers · asked by sly` 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
It would not move.
Cancel that, I've just worked it out.
If the monkey climbs the rope, the weight should rise by the same amount.
2006-09-16 10:49:03 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the weight exactly counterbalances the monkey even if the money climbs the rope the weight will always counter balance the monkey so in effect the moneky will always be climbing the rope untill theres no more rope to move through the pulley and both the weight at the end of the rope and the monkey are at the top of the building
2006-09-16 10:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'll move up, becase as the monkey climbs up, it drags more rope from the other side, there making the monkey's side heavier than the side with the weight on it!
2006-09-17 09:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by bex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? If the rope and pulley are weightless, isn't the monkey too?
2006-09-16 10:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by O'Faolain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weight will rise at the same rate as the monkey climbs.
2006-09-16 11:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by jameshens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you also assume that there is no gravity then the monkey would climb the rope
2006-09-16 10:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the weight would move up with him in order to balance the force of the monkey climbing.
2006-09-16 13:02:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weight will always be opposite the monkey.
2006-09-16 15:55:16 · answer #8 · answered by brainyandy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing until he reaches the top and gets of the rope
2006-09-16 10:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 19:17:07 · answer #10 · answered by start 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋