Eric M Russell (9/5/2013)
Why is a manhole cover round?
How many cows are in Canada?
How would you cure world hunger?
On a slow day, when we're not on a coding sprint or putting out a fire, we'll huddle in the break room and discuss these type of questions. Otherwise, it typically doesn't come up. I'd never ask something like this during an interview. 😛
I have been asked obsurd questions like this myself and I always love to play with interviewer's mind alittle by repsonding this way:
Why is a manhole cover round? Because they roll much easier that way.
How many cows are in Canada? A lot more than I care to know about.
How would you cure world hunger? The same way I learn how to stop the rain.
Interviewer: "Those are obsurd answers"
Me: "True, but those are obsurd questions.":w00t:
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"