{"id":894,"date":"2018-05-03T21:48:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T21:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/?p=894"},"modified":"2018-05-04T04:08:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T04:08:53","slug":"pop-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/index.php\/2018\/05\/03\/pop-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A. You are sailing south on a course of 180 degrees magnetic at 7 knots. According to your radar and AIS there is a large ship sailing north along your track at 25 knots and is currently 10 nautical miles away. How long will it be before your spouse gets mad at you?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>My spouse is always mad at me<\/li>\n<li>Three days ago<\/li>\n<li>In 18\u2019 45\u201d<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s all that noise?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>B. Bob and Sally hook up in Fort Lauderdale. Sally\u2019s boat has a cruising speed of 12 knots, burns 8 gallons of fuel an hour at 3,000 rpm and has 1,450 gallons of fuel on board. 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