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wu :: forums    riddles    what happened (Moderators: william wu, towr, Grimbal, Eigenray, SMQ, ThudnBlunder, Icarus)    Elevator question. « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Elevator question.  (Read 1584 times) turtler7 Newbie     Gender: Posts: 37 Elevator question.   « on: Sep 13th, 2003, 6:23am » Quote Modify There is a lady that lives on the 30th floor of a building.  Every day after she gets back from work she goes into the elevator.  If it is raining she goes straight up to the 30th floor.  If it is not raining she goes to the 27th and walks the next 3 stories.  She does not need nor want the exersise.  She does not stop to talk or say hi to people.  There are no windows or open areas to admire the weather.  So why does she do this? IP Logged maryl Guest Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #1 on: Sep 13th, 2003, 8:36am » Quote Modify Remove Unless you have changed the answer, this is a very familiar riddle. IP Logged Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #2 on: Sep 13th, 2003, 3:46pm » Quote Modify Yes - there is a version of it already in one of the forums. But this version is better IMO, so I won't link.   I must say, though, that the lady is not very bright. IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous wowbagger Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 727 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #3 on: Sep 23rd, 2003, 8:21am » Quote Modify Does this strange habit of this lady have anything to do with her job? And are the numbers important or would it be the same with 37 and 42 storeys?   on Sep 13th, 2003, 3:46pm, Icarus wrote: I must say, though, that the lady is not very bright. Sometimes I wish I was better at putting myself in a not very bright person's position. IP Logged "You're a jerk, <your surname>!" Sir Col Uberpuzzler impudens simia et macrologus profundus fabulae     Gender: Posts: 1825 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #4 on: Sep 23rd, 2003, 9:19am » Quote Modify on Sep 23rd, 2003, 8:21am, wowbagger wrote: Does this strange habit of this lady have anything to do with her job? And are the numbers important or would it be the same with 37 and 42 storeys? No. Yes, and probably. IP Logged mathschallenge.net / projecteuler.net Speaker Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1118 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #5 on: Sep 23rd, 2003, 6:10pm » Quote Modify About relating to the job. I first heard this riddle when I was a kid, and the information given included that the person, a man at the time, worked at the circus. This was in pre-politically correct times when it was thought that people of this stature could only find work in circuses. IP Logged They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. <Ben Franklin> wowbagger Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 727 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #6 on: Sep 24th, 2003, 4:27am » Quote Modify Aha! So the lady is probably a little shorter than usual (a dwarf, midget, pygmy, runt, whichever non-politically correct term you like best or least) and therefore can't reach the button for the 30th floor, only the one for the 27th. If it's raining, however, she carries an umbrella and uses it to press the higher button. « Last Edit: Sep 24th, 2003, 4:29am by wowbagger » IP Logged "You're a jerk, <your surname>!" Redingensian Guest Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #7 on: Oct 26th, 2003, 12:03pm » Quote Modify Remove id agree with wowbagger except that maybe if it was raining, there might be an elevator operator instead of an umbrella IP Logged Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #8 on: Oct 27th, 2003, 5:28pm » Quote Modify Why would there be an elevator operator only when it was raining IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous Sir Col Uberpuzzler impudens simia et macrologus profundus fabulae     Gender: Posts: 1825 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #9 on: Oct 27th, 2003, 5:58pm » Quote Modify Maybe it's to avoid insurance claims: the soggy lift users may electrocute themselves on the buttons? IP Logged mathschallenge.net / projecteuler.net Jess_13 Newbie     Posts: 20 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #10 on: Feb 21st, 2004, 9:51am » Quote Modify Oh my god i though about this for 10 minuts and now i know!!   :: The lady is a midget and she cant reach the high buttons by herself so she has to walk for the next three floors..when its raining she has an umbrella so she can reach the buttons! IP Logged Kazn Newbie     Gender: Posts: 45 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #11 on: Aug 2nd, 2004, 12:53pm » Quote Modify But why doesn't she always carry something so she can push the button everyday?   IP Logged towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: Elevator question.   « Reply #12 on: Aug 3rd, 2004, 1:21am » Quote Modify because she's sofa king we tall did.. 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