The Hydrant


A mathematician and a physicist were asked the following question: Suppose you walked by a burning house and saw a hydrant and a hose not connected to the hydrant. What would you do?P: I would attach the hose to the hydrant, turn on the water, and put out the fire.M: I would attach the hose to the hydrant, turn on the water, and put out the fire.Then they were asked this question: Suppose you walked by a house and saw a hose connected to a hydrant. What would you do?P: I would keep walking, as there is no problem to solve.M: I would disconnect the hose from the hydrant and set the house on fire, reducing the problem to a previously solved form.

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