job count

The current count is 24 resumes out, 7 rejections without an interview, 2 rejections with an interview, and 2 in process (second rounds coming up). That leaves 13 companies left to hear from. So if my current rate holds, I can expect a lot more rejections in the coming few weeks. Of the second round places, one I really like and one I don't at all.

But I do have a new selection of brain teasers, some of which I got, some of which made me cry.

If you have 100 balls, 50 red and 50 black, how would you place them in two bags so that you maximize your chances of picking a red ball no matter which bag you picked from?

If you have 15 horses, how many heats would it take to find out which horse was your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place horse? Assume you have no watch or timing device, you can only race them 5 at a time, and no horse ever gets tired.

You're in a room with 2 ropes and a box of matches. Each rope burn completely in an hour. How would you measure 45 minutes? You cannot assume that the ropes burn at a uniform rate or that they are the same, just that the total time is an hour.

Some easier ones...

Say you have a cube of 1000 smaller cubes so 10x10x10. If you peal off the outer layer of cubes how many cubes are left?

If it is 12:20 what is the angle between the two hands of the clock?

Now do them while imagining someone staring at you.