Google Interview Question

Why the manhole cover is round?

Interview Answers

Anonymous

Apr 2, 2011

You can't fit a circle with a larger radius into a smaller circle, so therefore the manhole cover can't fall in.

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Anonymous

Jan 16, 2012

This is a well known Microsoft interview question, not for engineers but for sales people. Steve Ballmer was famous for asking this absurd question. That's why I don't think Google would ask this question.

Anonymous

Apr 11, 2011

Come on, I don't think Google asked you this question..