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Each podcast is a presentation of a single problem that will help you stretch your imagination and critical thinking skills before you start problem solving. The problems are formulated to not have a single “correct” answer but to give you the opportunity to have an open discourse on different approaches to a solution.

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Launch Pad Problems #9 - Fuji Torii

08-03-2015

Build a Torii at the summit of Mt. Fuji, only you have to do it remotely.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 6.49MB - Duration: 7:05 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #8 - Grains of Sand

08-03-2015

How many grains of sand are on a section of beach?

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 5.44MB - Duration: 5:56 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #7 - Timing Runners

08-03-2015

You have to time a series of runners to compare their speed, but you have to do it without a time piece.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 2.81MB - Duration: 3:04 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #6 - Moving Water Out of a Cup

08-03-2015

Remove water from a cup without touching the cup or the table it is sitting on.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 3.57MB - Duration: 3:54 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #5 - Needle in a Haystack

08-03-2015

With unlimited resources but limited time, find a needle in a haystack.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 5.65MB - Duration: 6:10 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #4 - Ball Pit Balls Transfer

08-03-2015

How do you transfer 200,000 balls from one football end zone to the other?

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 4.54MB - Duration: 4:57 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #3 - Sahara Ice block

08-03-2015

You have to keep a 5 lb ice block frozen in the middle of the desert.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 2.18MB - Duration: 2:23 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #2 - Egg Drop

08-03-2015

Build a contraption to protect an egg from a 1 story drop.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 3.54MB - Duration: 3:52 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #1 - Jello Tower

08-03-2015

How high can you stack jello cylinders?

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 1.73MB - Duration: 1:54 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





Launch Pad Problems #0 - Introduction

08-03-2015

A brief introduction to the Launch Pad Problems podcast.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 2.94MB - Duration: 3:13 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)





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