Thar She Blows

The Pequod is resting peacefully at anchor: over its side hangs a ladder with rungs a foot apart. If eight rungs are above the waterline at low tide and the tide rises at eight inches per hour, how many rungs will still be above the waterline in four hours?

Thar She Blows

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