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Puzzle ID: #22512
Submitted By: KnightsTale Corrected By: silly_goose
Submitted By: KnightsTale Corrected By: silly_goose
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A man walked three blocks north, then two miles west, rode a bicycle three and one half miles east and finally walked another three blocks south only to find himself right back where he started.
How is this possible?
How is this possible?
Hint
Distances can be confusing!Answer
He walked three blocks north to the gym where the treadmill faced west andthe stationary bicycle faced east.
Then he walked the three blocks home (south)
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You got me on this one!
he could also be at the south pole
ok that was dumb. lol. jk that was great
okkkkkkkkkkkk not to be mean but wierd
There are no "blocks" at the south pole ^_^
...unless you are thinking of ice blocks *giggle*
Congrats! Your teaser just got on the radio in New Zealand.
...unless you are thinking of ice blocks *giggle*
Congrats! Your teaser just got on the radio in New Zealand.
South Pole! A block can be an estimated distance.
On the radio?!?! Hooray!!!!! I'm Published!!! lol
for the writer, ur not on the radio!! ur not good enough. ur so bad at this. they dont even make any sense~
i cant believe u thought u were on the radio. tell me what u think about that. my name is libra0890
i cant believe u thought u were on the radio. tell me what u think about that. my name is libra0890
libra i think you are mean and terrible thats what i think be nice
Libra!!! That was a good one! jeez stop dissing peoples work!!!
And just 2 let u know libra yesterday u said it was great!!!
Hey ozzimandius do u read avalon?
Missed it completely.Good one.
totally confused, whoever submitted is a genious
good trick
PROBLEM...Walking West is not the same as walking FACING west. The same as riding a bike East. He didn't actually move in those directions, simply FACING those directions.
Although I did like this, I took the wording litterally.
Although I did like this, I took the wording litterally.
sry bout yr b/f libra but you r bein an a**
I like this one... nice hint "distances can be confusing" no kidding!
I agree with kcelf, saying someone "rode" three miles implies distance, not time on a bike.
I ride the STATIONARY bike at the gym all the time, I have never heard anyone thinking they rode the bike any distance in the direction they were facing.
Guess it made me think!
I ride the STATIONARY bike at the gym all the time, I have never heard anyone thinking they rode the bike any distance in the direction they were facing.
Guess it made me think!
Hey missed it by walking a mile, then turn and walk two blocks east and Oh you get it I just did'nt get at alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.
wow, alot of u people are dissing peoples teasers, and i have found none of yours. at least some people have the mental capacity to create something. i think this teaser was excellent.
just to let u know. im not being a butt. so stop. ok. i really liked him but im over it now.
just to let u know. im not being a butt. so stop. ok. i really liked him but im over it now.
Very cute!
Another way would be that it says "two miles east" and "three and one half miles west". Maybe "three and one half" doesnt mean "3 1/2" but " 3 + 1 half (3 halves and 1 half)" Which equals 2.
3 x 1/2 + 1/2 = 2
Please tell me if I said that right...
3 x 1/2 + 1/2 = 2
Please tell me if I said that right...
You know, a 'block' does not necessarily go straight in one direction. Some streets curve and meet up with other streets - all streets are not perfectly parellel. Maybe the 3 blocks south are not perfectly south and they meet up back at the original point of origin?
i just thought that his compass was a piece of crud!!!!
The original point of Origin?...Very Original!
I'm with SonsoNifty. I just assumed that when he walked he didn't walk due north, due south, due east or due west, so that he walked a rather than a square.
I'm with SonsoNifty. I just assumed that when he walked he didn't walk due north, due south, due east or due west, so that he walked a t r a p e z o i d rather than a square. (sorry for the crazy spacing there, but for some reason braingle thinks that t r a p e z o i d is a swear word...maybe braingle needs to redo his maths classes...
trapezoid
Nice teaser, but shouldn't it say facing west? You people need to stop dissing other people's work. I don't have any teasers, but I know how hard it is to make a good one that people actaully like. So don't put people down.
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