Long time NPR listeners will remember a Saturday morning staple, Car Talk hosted by the Tappet Brothers, Click and Clack, aka Tom and Ray Magliozzi. For many years it was the most highly rated show on NPR. One of the regular features of the show was their Puzzler. Frequently it dealt with subjects automotive, but not always. The one of interest for this blog posting dealt with lawn mowing.
This particular Puzzler involved a gentleman who had had the same lawnmower for many years. He had always been able to mow his lawn with one tank of gas. The last year or so, he had to refill the lawnmower’s gas tank to complete his household chore. Of course, with it being Car Talk you were thinking of various causes mechanical. After much joviality and Continue reading “Car Talk Puzzler: Lawn mowing”