The answer to the problem is wrong because of the loss of inertia.
In the comic, Jenny’s travel time is said to be only 10 minutes faster than Egbert’s because she stops twice for 25 minutes, while Egbert stops once for an hour. However, the comic overlooks an important factor: the loss of inertia when Jenny stops and then has to accelerate again twice. In real-world driving, stopping and starting up again doesn’t just take the exact stop time into account—Jenny would also lose time decelerating and regaining speed after each stop. This means the total impact of her two stops would likely add more time than just the 50 minutes of rest. So, the time difference between Jenny and Egbert would actually be greater than 10 minutes because Egbert only stops once and has to regain speed just once, while Jenny does it twice. Therefore, in a realistic scenario, Jenny’s travel would take longer than calculated in the comic.
When I was a kid, I had a little yellow 78rpm record by Roy Rogers. On Side A, he sang “Peter Cottontail,” but Side B was a song about “Eggbert, the Easter Egg.”
I think that was my first and last exposure to that name in my daily life.
I HATED word problems like this!! I could never figure them out no matter what the teacher tried to show me. I could never figure out how this was supposed to be relevant to real life.
”Just as Seamus/Seumus is Irish for James, Hamish is the Scottish form — one that’s not often used here, but still redolent of Olde Scotland. If you’re ready to go further than Duncan and Malcolm, out to Laird and Ewan territory, this may be worth consideration. It also sounds just like the Yiddish word for homey.In Scotland, where it became popular in the second half of the nineteenth century, Hamish is a nickname for a Highlander, and it’s a high-ranking name in South Australia, where it’s currently in the Top 50.Some people may have become familiar with Hamish via one of the grooms in Four Weddings and a Funeral”(Quote from )
I’m with Hammie here, I used to drive my teachers nuts by questioning the premise of the story problem. They would be like, “Tom goes into the store and buys 24 cantaloupes” and I’d be asking “Who buys 24 cantaloupes at once?”
Because the book was written in the 1920s when there were actually people named Egbert and cars had just been invented, giving authors a new subject about which to make up story problems.
WaywardWind 2 months ago
THAT’S a really good question!
sirbadger 2 months ago
This assumes that Jenny can instantly get in and out of the rest stop.
Ratkin Premium Member 2 months ago
Egbert means bright edge (like a blade) in Old German. There are many major figures of their day with that name.
j_m_kuehl 2 months ago
He must by related to Dilbert
cracker65 2 months ago
Eggbert. Imagine going to school with that name?
danketaz Premium Member 2 months ago
Why would anyone be named Hammish?
ʲᔆ 2 months ago
Hammish and Egbert, please⠄⠄⠄
and a side of hashbrowns
iggyman 2 months ago
It’s an old-fashioned name you don’t hear much of these days, Hammie, By the way how many Hammies do you know?
steveh64 2 months ago
Egbert Humperdinck! Oops, not quite…
cdillon85 2 months ago
Why name a child `Hamish’? (Long-time reader—I remember when Hammie was born.)
Huckleberry Hiroshima 2 months ago
Hammie and Egbert. Breakfast!
Ichabod Ferguson 2 months ago
Start assuming every Bert you meet is short for Egbert and see what happens.
ddl297 2 months ago
I got a cousin named Patricia. She looked up its meaning, which is (I kid you NOT!) “a Patrician woman”. Oh, THAT helps!
The Orange Mailman 2 months ago
From the Dilbert world before it was banned.
Philly1115 2 months ago
I’ve always hated those type of math problems.
ʲᔆ 2 months ago
We’re so sorry, uncle Egbert
But if anything should happen
We’ll be sure to give a ring
~ ᴮᵉᵃᵗˡᵉˢ
Crandlemire 2 months ago
The answer to the problem is wrong because of the loss of inertia.
In the comic, Jenny’s travel time is said to be only 10 minutes faster than Egbert’s because she stops twice for 25 minutes, while Egbert stops once for an hour. However, the comic overlooks an important factor: the loss of inertia when Jenny stops and then has to accelerate again twice. In real-world driving, stopping and starting up again doesn’t just take the exact stop time into account—Jenny would also lose time decelerating and regaining speed after each stop. This means the total impact of her two stops would likely add more time than just the 50 minutes of rest. So, the time difference between Jenny and Egbert would actually be greater than 10 minutes because Egbert only stops once and has to regain speed just once, while Jenny does it twice. Therefore, in a realistic scenario, Jenny’s travel would take longer than calculated in the comic.
ctolson 2 months ago
I disliked story problems, Had trouble figuring out who/what should be ‘X’ and who/what should be ‘Y’.
Zen-of-Zinfandel 2 months ago
Didn’t Egbert run a sandwich place with Gerbert?
Daltongang Premium Member 2 months ago
Quite a question coming from a kid named Hammie.
StoicLion1973 2 months ago
Says the kid named after a Denny’s breakfast dish.
dgaietto22 2 months ago
I hated math-word problems.
Strawberry King 2 months ago
Egbert must be short for “Edgar”
hornacek 2 months ago
Egbert sounds like a side character in the Dilbert strip. Back before Adams went insane.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 2 months ago
Hammie once again raises a valid question.
curtlyon19 2 months ago
sounds like my grandson
Hello Sweetie 2 months ago
His parents liked history?
philwinn 2 months ago
Funny
Brian Premium Member 2 months ago
Maybe he’ll grow up and marry an Egbert. They’ll be Ham and Eg.
Smeagol 2 months ago
Egbert, better than being named Gollum.
Sherlock5 2 months ago
When I was a kid, I had a little yellow 78rpm record by Roy Rogers. On Side A, he sang “Peter Cottontail,” but Side B was a song about “Eggbert, the Easter Egg.”
I think that was my first and last exposure to that name in my daily life.
Gabby 2 months ago
I HATED word problems like this!! I could never figure them out no matter what the teacher tried to show me. I could never figure out how this was supposed to be relevant to real life.
olds_cool63 2 months ago
I’m with Hammie.
kathleenhicks62 2 months ago
Why would anyone be named Ratkin?
maureenmck Premium Member 2 months ago
”Just as Seamus/Seumus is Irish for James, Hamish is the Scottish form — one that’s not often used here, but still redolent of Olde Scotland. If you’re ready to go further than Duncan and Malcolm, out to Laird and Ewan territory, this may be worth consideration. It also sounds just like the Yiddish word for homey.In Scotland, where it became popular in the second half of the nineteenth century, Hamish is a nickname for a Highlander, and it’s a high-ranking name in South Australia, where it’s currently in the Top 50.Some people may have become familiar with Hamish via one of the grooms in Four Weddings and a Funeral”(Quote from )
maureenmck Premium Member 2 months ago
The site name was cut off. It’s “nameberry” and then the dot com
aaron1616161 2 months ago
What happed to Alice and Bob?
The Quiet One 2 months ago
That’s a good question Hammie.
John Jorgensen 2 months ago
I agree.
PaStark Premium Member 2 months ago
Don’t forget the even worse name, Norbert.
ahnk_2000 2 months ago
I’m with Hammie here, I used to drive my teachers nuts by questioning the premise of the story problem. They would be like, “Tom goes into the store and buys 24 cantaloupes” and I’d be asking “Who buys 24 cantaloupes at once?”
rumpus 2 months ago
When I taught upper elementary, I used a lot of goofy, factices names in my examples. Kids loved it.
EMGULS79 2 months ago
Because the book was written in the 1920s when there were actually people named Egbert and cars had just been invented, giving authors a new subject about which to make up story problems.
supersexyghotmew95 2 months ago
i know ONE egbert and they are from the hit webcomic known as homestuck™ and they are currently both alive and dead at the exact same time/gen
AtomicForce91 Premium Member 2 months ago
Kronk’s Angel: No, no he’s got a point.