At Duke University, two students had received A's in chemistry all semester. But on the night before the final exam, they were partying in another state and didn't get back to Duke until it was over. Their excuse to the professor was that they had a flat tire, and they asked if they could take a make-up test. The professor agreed, wrote out a test, and sent the two to separate rooms to take it. The first question was worth five points. Then they flipped the paper over and found the second question, worth 95 points:"which tire was it?"
- quoted from Leonard Mlodinow, The Drunkard's Walk
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