Monkey on a Rope

[Denco]

Before or after the monkey pooped in his hand and threw it at you?

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That's why you want to make sure the monkey has a permit.

[TB Roye]

While the monkey was paying attention to climbing the rope, a lion spied him .walked over and


Tom

[capncarl]

You guys......... it is not a physics problem. It is a monkey problem. A monkey could climb a rope up a pulley even if it did not have a bucket of sand on either end. And he would throw the hand full of poop at you from the rafters where you could not get to him.
capncarl

[Stytooner]

While the was paying attention to climbing the rope, a lion spied him .walked over and


Tom

...asked him, "Hey! Did you see a gazelle come by here?" The monkey replied...

[Denco]

...asked him, "Hey! Did you see a gazelle come by here?" The monkey replied...

Now I KNOW the gazelle had a permit.

[cabinetman]

...asked him, "Hey! Did you see a gazelle come by here?" The monkey replied...

Yeah I did...he went thataway. The lion said..."Hang in there, when I get back I'll"...

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[vaking]

As he climbed the rope the bucket of sand would rise to maintain the equilibrium. I think.

+1. This sounds like correct answer. And this presumes ideal monkey, pulley and rope.

[woodturner]

This sounds like correct answer. And this presumes ideal monkey, pulley and rope.

I agree that is one "correct" answer, for one particular set of assumptions. Those assumptions appear to mix real and ideal components.

If we make ideal assumptions - frictionless pulley, weightless rope, etc. - it doesn't matter where the monkey is located on the rope as position does not affect equilibrium.

I think the value of these kinds of problems is that it gets people thinking. There is no "right" answer, but thinking about the problem builds cognitive and reasoning skills.