In the Elevator Riddle Which Asks Why Otto Rides the Elevator

question 8

Multiple Choice

In the elevator riddle which asks why Otto rides the elevator all the way up to the 15th floor on rainy days, but only to the 10th floor when it is not raining, the answer given in the film clip was that Otto

• A)liked to climb up the fire escape when it was not raining.
• B)usually had too many items with him when it was raining to take the stairs.
• C)was short and used his umbrella to press the number 15.
• D)did not want to track water on the new carpet in the stairway.

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Definitions:

Carbon Tetrachloride

A colorless liquid with the formula CCl4, historically used as a cleaning agent, fire extinguisher, and refrigerant, now recognized as a carcinogen.

Pyridine

A basic heterocyclic organic compound with the formula C5H5N, featuring a ring structure similar to benzene but with one methine group (\(CH\)) replaced by a nitrogen atom.

Aromatic

Compounds that contain a planar ring of atoms that are stabilized by a delocalization of pi electrons according to Huckel's rule.

Antiaromatic

Antiaromatic compounds are cyclic, planar molecules that possess 4n π electrons (where n is an integer) and are destabilized due to their electronic structure, contradicting the stability seen in aromatic compounds.