RAY:This puzzler came in from a fellow who is some kind of a builder. He writes, "I was hired to build a cabin in the woods 20 miles from civilization, so I set off early one morning before sunrise. And because there was no electricity at the site I brought along my generator, radio, etc. I also packed an extension cord, my electric drill and the bits, and my socket and wrench set. When I was finished for the day, I tried to leave but my battery was dead. I had left my lights on all day."
TOM: Oh no.
RAY: "And here I am 20 miles from anywhere and I figure I'm done for. Anyway, I look behind the driver's seat and I find the following items: jumper cables, a roll of duct tape and a quart of Fillipo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil. By this time it's getting dark, the coyotes are howling and the buzzards are circling. Now, if only there was a way to get power from that generator which is making 110 volts. And get that into my dead battery, which is 12 volts, of course it's 110 volts AC, and my battery is 12 volts DC. The question is: how can I do it with only the items at my disposal."
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