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gotit
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Peter is in a place called P and he has to reach a place called Q within 15 minutes. And even though he is alone and he has no vehicle of his own, he manages to reach there in time. How then?
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Re: Peter
« Reply #1 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 8:07am » |
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Walk,
ski,
jump,
swim,
skip,
astral projection,
meditation (if he needs to be in his 'happy place', and for some reason it's called Q),
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Re: Peter
« Reply #2 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 8:13am » |
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If in an elevator, just press the Q button. (Where I work, there are three underground levels, they are called P, Q and R).
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Azgard
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Re: Peter
« Reply #3 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 9:52am » |
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He watches Star Trek: TNG and knows Q personally. Q takes him to the Q Continuum.
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Re: Peter
« Reply #4 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 12:25pm » |
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He made a single step on the map.
Or he’s standing on the border.
Or he has no vehicle of his own but uses taxi.
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Re: Peter
« Reply #5 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 1:21pm » |
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Peter is in kindergarten, learning the alphabet. It is 15 minutes before nap-time, and since he is smart, he memorizes the letter "Q"
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You can only believe i what you can prove, and since you have nothing proven to cmpare to, you can believe in nothing.
I have ~50 posts to hack a "R" into a "D". Which one?
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Re: Peter
« Reply #6 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 5:13pm » |
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Snow skiing?
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Re: Peter
« Reply #7 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 9:41pm » |
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you need to say how far away p and q are.
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So, if I help you, I'll get kicked for ksing, but if I don't, then I'll get kick for not helping...
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Re: Peter
« Reply #8 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 10:21pm » |
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No to all. However, one of towr's guesses is close to the intended answer. Has to be, isn't it?
Btw towr, you missed the option of 'run'
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Re: Peter
« Reply #9 on: Apr 4th, 2008, 1:02am » |
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on Apr 3rd, 2008, 10:21pm, gotit wrote:| Btw towr, you missed the option of 'run' |
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I also missed sliding, crawling, moonwalking, and all forms of public transport, and probably several more :p
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Re: Peter
« Reply #10 on: Apr 4th, 2008, 7:28am » |
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on Apr 4th, 2008, 1:02am, towr wrote:... and probably several more :p
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Hm... I don't want to nitpick* but shouldn't that be "certainly", and not "probably"?
*yeah, sure!
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Re: Peter
« Reply #11 on: Apr 4th, 2008, 7:31am » |
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PQRS is a square drawn on a clock. Contrary to mathematical convention, the corners are labeled clockwise. Peter is the long hand of the clock.
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Re: Peter
« Reply #12 on: Apr 4th, 2008, 12:22pm » |
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on Apr 4th, 2008, 7:28am, Grimbal wrote:| Hm... I don't want to nitpick* but shouldn't that be "certainly", and not "probably"? |
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Is certainty not probable? 
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Re: Peter
« Reply #13 on: Apr 5th, 2008, 12:47pm » |
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Possibly. 
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Azgard
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Re: Peter
« Reply #14 on: Apr 5th, 2008, 4:46pm » |
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It's certainly probable and possible that it's plausible!
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Re: Peter
« Reply #15 on: Apr 7th, 2008, 7:36am » |
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on Apr 4th, 2008, 7:31am, Grimbal wrote:| PQRS is a square drawn on a clock. Contrary to mathematical convention, the corners are labeled clockwise. Peter is the long hand of the clock. |
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Nice try. But not what I had in mind.
I again say that one of towr's initial guesses is indeed close to the intended answer.
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Re: Peter
« Reply #16 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 8:57pm » |
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skipping? I think hopscotch or something had letters on the boxes. Now taking 15 minutes to reach from P to Q means that Peter abviously has horrible balance 
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