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(Message started by: alien on May 13th, 2005, 10:19am)
Title: Runner
Post by alien on May 13th, 2005, 10:19am
John and Mark are jogging. Mark stops because his lace was untied. While he was tying his sneaker John asked him to borrow him $3000 again. Mark says: "Two men are standing near each other and they start to run in the same direction. They are both running at the same speed but the distance between them after 5 seconds was grater than 5 meters. If you can explain this I will lend you the money." Needless to say, Mark lends him the money.
Title: Re: Runner
Post by SMQ on May 13th, 2005, 10:49am
Was the 5m distance [hide]vertical[/hide]? For example [hide]one of them ran off the edge of a cliff[/hide], or [hide]one of them ran up a ramp[/hide]...

--SMQ
Title: Re: Runner
Post by honkyboy on May 13th, 2005, 11:37am
They started from [hide]the north pole[/hide] with their backs to each other and [hide]both ran due south[/hide]
Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on May 13th, 2005, 1:27pm

on 05/13/05 at 10:49:02, SMQ wrote:
Was the 5m distance [hide]vertical[/hide]? For example [hide]one of them ran off the edge of a cliff[/hide], or [hide]one of them ran up a ramp[/hide]...

Nice try SMQ but I hadn't that in mind.


on 05/13/05 at 11:37:58, honkyboy wrote:
They started from [hide]the north pole[/hide] with their backs to each other and [hide]both ran due south[/hide]

I've decided to accept your neat answer honkyboy.
Title: Re: Runner
Post by BNC on May 13th, 2005, 3:46pm

on 05/13/05 at 13:27:07, alien wrote:
I've decided to accept your neat answer honkyboy. But what if they were in, say, Ohio?


So, was that your intended answer?
Regrding Ohio, [hide]did they start running at the same time[/hide]?
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Deedlit on May 14th, 2005, 12:24am
You say they start in the same direction at the same speed, but you don't say that they continue.  Perhaps one or both change direction, speed, or maybe one of them trips.

Also, I assume "standing near" each other means less than 2 meters or so?

If they run really fast (miles per second), two close paths will naturally diverge by the curvature of the Earth.
Title: Re: Runner
Post by BNC on May 14th, 2005, 12:29am
Perhaps one of them was running on a gym's running machine (hence stayed still), and the other ran on ground and moved forward.
Title: Re: Runner
Post by baddab457 on May 14th, 2005, 3:16pm
well they [hide] ran down a street and a car came so to avoid getting hit they spilt 5 meters apart from one another [/hide]
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Roy on Sep 11th, 2006, 2:28pm
They both ran forward.....but....kdllfjsiokdla...........................................................and.........................it's gone
Title: Re: Runner
Post by cchris on Sep 11th, 2006, 2:51pm
One had a greater acceleration until 5 seconds, when he reached a constant velocity equal to that of the other?
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Sep 11th, 2006, 8:37pm
I agree with BNC's last post.  Similarly, one could be running on a moving walkway, or any other surface that creates a reference frame different from the other jogger.
Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Sep 12th, 2006, 4:08am
I get goose pimples because of this riddle. On what page did you dig it out? :P btw, I don't remember what was the intended answer.  ::)
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Grimbal on Sep 12th, 2006, 5:15am
One of them is running on the other's head?

One of them is running on ice?  (and the other is not, of course)

They are running on parallel lanes on a circle?

They are both running ... out of fuel, but one has a larger tank?

They are 1km high mutant ants (due to some radioactive accident) and they started 10m apart, which is considered near?

They are running for presidency but one of them stopped for recounting the votes?
Title: Re: Runner
Post by cchris on Sep 12th, 2006, 9:10am
I like the ice answer. If one is running on solid ground, and the other on ice -- or a treadmill, or something like that -- then they'd end up far apart but be going the same rate.
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Roy on Sep 12th, 2006, 1:49pm
It was last posted on 2005, i think i found it on page 6/7.....?
Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Sep 13th, 2006, 5:20am
How did you do that? I thought only aliens could go back in time.    ???  :o
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Roy on Sep 13th, 2006, 2:34pm

on 07/20/06 at 18:45:19, alien wrote:
Don't you be taking me literally, because I am a mysterious riddler, just like my riddles. If you take me literally, I land on you with my silver saucer. Twenty five times. Then I land near you, get out of my saucer and zap you with my plasma gun just to be sure. Then I get back into my saucer, land on you again, twenty five times, and get back to Mars. Then I connect to wu forum, and tell you that I have landed on you 50 times, and zapped you, just in case you survived but have amnesia, and don't remember this.


Cheers Roy. Sure hope you like my twisted sense of humor, because if not, you probably hate me now.   ;)
:'(



on 07/20/06 at 19:16:17, Roy wrote:
I'm slightly lost in the space between liking and hating your twisted sense of humor. But i never said i was human either, iceman. but no, i am not an alien. i am just.....something else......okay i think i liked the joke now. ;).


I would've thought you remember that well,
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Roy on Sep 13th, 2006, 2:36pm
btw, up near the top of the page you accepted honkeyboy's neat answer. or was that also not your originally intended answer
Title: Re: Runner
Post by Roy on Sep 13th, 2006, 2:38pm
or did the person with the grater slip, making the distance 5m or more?
Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Sep 14th, 2006, 7:10am
Maybe some day you tell me about your specie. But don't tell me that you are predator.    :P


I think it is comming back to me.. yes, I think [hide]BNC's[/hide] answer was the intended answer. I prefer honkyboy's answer myself. Of course, it is better if a riddle has one answer.  ;)




And what of this nostalgia about old riddles? There are two new Hellraiser riddles still waiting to be solved. I am starting to think you dislike Hellraiser riddles, but that is not possible. Is it?   ::)
Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Sep 14th, 2006, 7:34am
Since new ideas are suggested, how about this one: [hide]when they are running, both have the same speed, but one of them stopped because his lace was untied. So while he was tying his sneaker, the other one was sprinting like hell. After hi tied his sneaker, he continued sprinting, but could not make up for the lost time, because both are running at the same speed.[/hide]   :-* Deedlit thought of this first.   ;)
Title: Re: Runner
Post by cchris on Sep 14th, 2006, 1:26pm
Well then him stopping would make his speed equal zero, while the other was moving at a faster speed, so the speeds were definitely not equal.
Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Sep 14th, 2006, 2:02pm
Deedlit thought of this, like I said.  ;D


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