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Mark, John and Jim are racing on the 100 meters track at the stadium. Mark's personal record is 11 seconds in the 100 meters, John's is 14 and Jim's 17 seconds. They are in perfect health condition, and they start running as fast as they can at the same time all the way through the 100-meter track, but Jim came first, John second and Mark third. What happened?? 
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Re: Runner
« Reply #1 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 3:17am » |
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That happens all the time at ski races.
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alien
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They are racing at the stadium, so what do you mean? 
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Re: Runner
« Reply #3 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 3:29am » |
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In ski races the runners race one after the other against the clock. The first to start is also the first to arrive. The best time wins, not the first to arrive.
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alien
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Not bad, but it has nothing to do with skiing. 
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Re: Runner
« Reply #5 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 4:25am » |
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Jim and John's didn't run their best when they set their personal records. And perhaps they are less exhausted form not doing so, and therefore have the energy to outperform mark.
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Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB
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on Dec 20th, 2005, 3:29am, Grimbal wrote:| In ski races the runners race one after the other against the clock. The first to start is also the first to arrive. The best time wins, not the first to arrive. |
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I see what you mean now, but they start racing at the same time.
on Dec 20th, 2005, 4:25am, towr wrote:| Jim and John's didn't run their best when they set their personal records. |
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Actually - they did.
on Dec 20th, 2005, 4:25am, towr wrote:| And perhaps they are less exhausted form not doing so, and therefore have the energy to outperform mark. |
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They are rested, so no.
Nice try though.
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Re: Runner
« Reply #7 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 5:36am » |
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Are there any special conditions, wind, snow, ice, a slope, angry birds, a crowd of fans, that make the race very different from a normal 100m race?
Or are they racing in a very different way, on ice, on a motorbike, or jumping in bags?
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on Dec 20th, 2005, 5:36am, Grimbal wrote:Are there any special conditions, wind, snow, ice, a slope, angry birds, a crowd of fans, that make the race very different from a normal 100m race?
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None whatsoever - it is a normal race.
on Dec 20th, 2005, 5:36am, Grimbal wrote:[hide] are they racing in a very different way, on ice, on a motorbike, or jumping in bags?
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No.
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Re: Runner
« Reply #9 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 6:05am » |
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Could it be a relay?
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Re: Runner
« Reply #10 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 6:06am » |
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They are blinded by a mirror carried by 2 men waiting for the light to turn green?
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A rich oncle died recently and he offered his fortune to the last who crosses the finish line?
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No to both.
on Dec 20th, 2005, 6:06am, Grimbal wrote:| They are blinded by a mirror carried by 2 men waiting for the light to turn green? |
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Grimbal, I see you know all of my tricks. Alas, that is not the intended answer. This passes for the wittiest answer for sure, it just ain't the right answer, that's all.
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Re: Runner
« Reply #12 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 7:05am » |
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Mark is John's father, who's Jim's father.
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How about supercalifragilisticexpialidociouspuzzler [Towr, 2007]
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Re: Runner
« Reply #13 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 7:46am » |
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They arrive in alphabetical order?
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Re: Runner
« Reply #14 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 8:37am » |
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This time they are running backwards?
It is a serious sport after all.
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Re: Runner
« Reply #15 on: Dec 20th, 2005, 12:46pm » |
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on Dec 20th, 2005, 2:06am, alien wrote: but Jim came first, John second and Mark third. What happened??
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"Came first" is a rather odd way of putting it. Does it mean "finished the race in first place", or something else?
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on Dec 20th, 2005, 12:46pm, Deedlit wrote:
"Came first" is a rather odd way of putting it. Does it mean "finished the race in first place" |
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Yes. 
on Dec 20th, 2005, 7:05am, BNC wrote:| Mark is John's father, who's Jim's father. |
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That is right. It is a matter of time, in that two of them set their personal record when they were younger.
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