ames-
I agree, it is a tasty drink (one of my favorites, in the diet variety, of course). (fortunately, I realized that your comment contained a typo)
I like your riddle. My answers would’ve been a) he was superman b) 21 floors were underground c) he was unhurt after landing, but during landing he was hurt quite badly
The “real” answer is much better.
Dr. Pepper-
Please don’t post the solution – I am intrigued by the question and would like to see if I can figure it out, but I haven’t had time to try yet.
BTW – the drink had a period until 1950.
moish01-
squeak-
I didn’t know the solution to “moish01″s question, so Google showed the answer in Rashi on Megilla 30b. 32b is the blank page following the conclusion of Megilla, so I assume that that was “squeak”s Purim Torah.
squeak-
Your “lunar leaper” question was a good one, but I couldn’t answer it because I was too busy (honest). Since high-jumpers and vaulters both use the “Fosbury flop” technique, the center of gravity is indeed key. Lack of air resistance would bring the height up slightly. Also, we must assume that the vaulting pole’s tensility is unaffected. If someone throws a ball as high as he can on the moon, it will actually land with greater impact than it would on Earth, due to no air resistance ascending or descending (and assuming that a human being can’t achieve escape-velocity speed on his throw).
The Big One-
Nice catch!
I have a deerstalker cap that hopefully fits you – size 7 3/4.
You can call me Dr. Watson or Inspector Lestrade, as you prefer.