We had some great thinkers respond to the Solar Challenge. Unfortunately the first three responders were on to something but they didn’t register their names (come on folks – ya gotta register to win!). For their detailed calculations we awarded cunninjn and adambutts a $25 gift card each. However, both answers assumed doctor Fuddle would only drink coffee during the peak insolation time, around noon. That seems unlikely and wyatt pointed that out – so we’re going to break our rules and send wyatt a gift card also.
Surprisingly, all but one left out assumptions about latitude, season etc.
Of course, our own expert panelist, Todd Ike Kiefer, with his usual panache, added those and a lot more details and humor. Well worth reading!
In the end it looks like Dr. Fuddle should just buy his coffee at the nearby café.