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In this case the person doing the mocking is the interviewer. I don't see why the interviewee doesn't just say, "I have no idea" and let the interview continue. Why would that be forbidden?


I'd ask him to estimate, being able to do Fermi estimations is a skill engineers need to have: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/19567/how-did-en...


Totally. "Let's simplify, and assume a spherical Kim Jong Un in vacuum..."


The only correct answer is that he is a rippling mass of pure beefcake muscle.


Like Cartman from South Park, if the interviewee responds, "he's not fat, he's big-boned!" that would be at least 20+ points for culture fit right there.


That would be a failing answer.




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