A Riddle

Re: me

Originally posted by cool skill
TEMPEL!

one train goes north from orlando to new york at 50mph
the other train goes south from new york to orlando at 100mph

we shall consider the distance between new york and orlando as this approxinate: 1071.66 miles

both trains leave at the same time

when both trains meet, wich train will be closer to orlando?
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OK. Let me get this straight.

Two cities, let's call them North and South.
Presumably, connected by a direct rail line (for the purposes of tis puzzle).
A train leaves South travelling to North.
Presumably on the same track;
A train leaves North bound for South.
Right?

Regardless of the the speeds of the incident trains, and relative distance from North compared to South, the one from South cannot fail to be closest to south when the meet (presumably collide).

Which assumptions amI wrong on?
 
me

Originally posted by esp

Presumably on the same track;
(presumably collide).
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y?

neither is closer
because at the point they meet, they r at equal distance to orlando.
 
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But...

You must concede that the one from Orlando will have be on average nearer to Orland, since at the instant they meet, (the N end of the N bound train striking the S end of the S bound train, the majority of the N bound train is nearer the S station than the most part of the south bound; the N bound train has stopped it from passing it.
 
me

Originally posted by esp
But...

You must concede
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ok.
as long as u measure before the time they explode into billions of pieces everywhere.

hehehe
 
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me

the old man is fixing up his property
the old man goes 2 the store and make a purchase
the cashier says "it is $1 for one, $2 for twenty, and $3 for two-hundred."
what is the item?
 
me

Splinter's father Yoshi had 4 children (EDIT).
Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael are 3 of them.
What is the name of Yoshi's 4th son?
 
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If Splinter is male then it's him. If Splinter is female then there is inadequate information to determine an answer.
 
ME

Originally posted by DeSeRt RaT UK
At the risk of sounding stupid I'm going to say:

Because there is one more?
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CORRECT

1998 x $0.25 = $499.50
1997 x $0.25 = $499.25
 
Another really old one (and quite simple really):

Me and a friend were digging this hole.
We each had a spade of the same design, size and material.
Between us we managed to dig thirteen holes in two and a quater hours.
Assuming that we have similar physical attributes, that the holes were all of the same size and that the digging of the thirteen holes was distributed equally between us, if I were digging on my own, how long would it take me to dig one half hole?
 
The same amount of time it takes you to dig one hole? Since you really can't have a half of a hole because it too would be a hole.
 
This one may have been done before but this whole thread is just too fucking long to check.
Well done esp!!
Three word story's catching up but that's just drivel!!

Anyhoo... An easy one.

A farmer is digging in his field when he spots a coin. He looks it over and sees that it's dated 44bc.
Yoiks thinks the man I'm rich beyond the dreams of avalanche
Turns out the coin is completely worthless...
Why?
 
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