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(Message started by: alien2 on Sep 19^th, 2017, 4:02am)

Title: bilocation
Post by alien2 on Sep 19^th, 2017, 4:02am

I was in New York City and Chicago at the same time. How's this possible?!

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by towr on Sep 19^th, 2017, 10:07am

[hide]Timezones[/hide]?

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by alien2 on Sep 19^th, 2017, 11:47pm

Not quite sure what you mean. I'm ashamed.

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by dudiobugtron on Sep 20^th, 2017, 1:55am

on 09/19/17 at 23:47:45, alien2 wrote:

Not quite sure what you mean. I'm ashamed.

Woah, I was sure towr's answer would be the right one!
:) Here's how I understood it: [hide]Chicago is 1 hour behind New York. So first, go to New York, then go to Chicago in an hour and it will be the same time as it was when you left New York.[/hide]

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by alien2 on Sep 20^th, 2017, 9:16am

Amazing! There is no need to continue to search for the expected answer which, btw, sucks, and I am to embarrassed to say it. How was I supposed to know that [hide]Chicago is 1 hr behind New York City? I never was in either of these places.[/hide]

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by dudiobugtron on Sep 20^th, 2017, 6:51pm

Another possible answer: You were [hide]performing the musical Chicago in New York[/hide].

on 09/20/17 at 09:16:04, alien2 wrote:

I never was in either of these places.

The riddle says you were in both! ;)

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by towr on Sep 20^th, 2017, 10:18pm

on 09/20/17 at 09:16:04, alien2 wrote:

How was I supposed to know that [hide]Chicago is 1 hr behind New York City? I never was in either of these places.[/hide]

I had to look it up myself to be sure. I knew it was an option in America, though. And that that Chicago [hide]lay further to the west[/hide]. The main issue with my answer is whether [hide]you can realistically get from New York to Chicago in an hour - flight time is 1h49, so you'd need something faster than an airliner.[/hide]

Another answer would be [hide]at the same time, but on different days[/hide]

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by alien2 on Sep 21^st, 2017, 12:51am

That's a fine alternative answer.

If you're looking for something faster than[hide] an airliner, no problem. You can borrow me UFO. As per: 'Beam me up, Scotty.', a Chinese team has broken the distance record by teleporting particles to a satellite in space. Stand by for the starship Enterprise, that once was fictional, but soon real.[/hide]

Title: Re: bilocation
Post by alien2 on Sep 21^st, 2017, 9:02am

Towr, you are one of those rare people, and me friend, who happen to admit their bad by suggesting that their solution is not quite a proper one. I salute you for that; and now, I have even more respect for you, if that is at all possible, since I already had admiration for you in abundance. As per the Flying Dutchman, and You, the Flying Dutch, I wish you, and your soccer team, a lot of success in Russia, the land, of frozen tears, and yet, warm charming women.