Subject: Re: future elections
When I came out of grad school, I had no semiconductor experience. My future-supervisor was smart, and asked me questions to see how I think (e.g. if you're in a boat with an anchor, and you throw it overboard, does the level of the lake rise, fall, or remain the same) - 1pg

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Interesting question.

The effect on lake level while the anchor is in the boat is a function of the anchors weight. The effect on lake level while the anchor is on the bottom is a function of the anchors volume. Netting the two together, the effect of the anchor on lake level is magnified when it is the anchors weight that is displacing water since it is heavier than the volume of water equal to the anchors volume. Therefore, throwing it overboard would cause the lake level to fall. Do I get the job?