Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?
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What row of numbers comes next?
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Comment by The Dude — November 2, 2005 @ 1:22 pm
1113213211
Comment by nate — November 2, 2005 @ 2:02 pm
Let me just say that I thought you were in charge of t-shirt designing and ordering……….
whatever happened to THAT nathan?
Comment by Teresa — November 2, 2005 @ 7:35 pm
?umop ap!sdn 6u!t!Jm pue 6u!peaJ te noh aJe poo6 moy tnq ‘he}O
Comment by The Dude — November 3, 2005 @ 2:28 pm
Both.
Comment by Meathead — November 4, 2005 @ 8:47 am
I don’t get it.
Comment by nate — November 4, 2005 @ 2:05 pm
I don’t get it either…
Comment by Teresa — November 5, 2005 @ 11:34 am
but yeah… both.
Comment by nate — November 5, 2005 @ 9:31 pm
Its actually pretty simple.
Its a trick question.
When the planes meet, regardless of differing speeds, they are in the exact same location.
Comment by Meathead — November 5, 2005 @ 11:08 pm
No, I don’t get what Dave posted…
“?umop ap!sdn 6uJm pue 6u!peaJ te noh aJe poo6 moy tnq ‘he}O”
Comment by nate — November 6, 2005 @ 4:18 pm
Also easy. Turn your head upside down and try to read it.
Comment by Meathead — November 6, 2005 @ 5:28 pm
“okay, but how good are you at reading and writing upside down?”
Comment by Meathead — November 6, 2005 @ 5:33 pm
su!m peayteaW
Comment by The Dude — November 7, 2005 @ 1:04 pm
I see.
Comment by nate — November 7, 2005 @ 4:17 pm
Actually I think the plane that left from Paris would be closer to Paris, because when they meet they would be nose to nose and the tail of the Paris to New York flight would still be closer than the nose of the other.
Comment by nate — November 7, 2005 @ 4:18 pm
Your overthinking the question. It’s a simple question with a simple, straightforward answer.
Comment by Meathead — November 7, 2005 @ 5:52 pm
I think you’re under-thinking the question, so there.
Comment by Nate — November 7, 2005 @ 5:59 pm
If you think about it. When you meet somewhere, your going to the same location/place. So when the planes meet, their in the same location.
Comment by Meathead — November 7, 2005 @ 7:01 pm
When two people meet they do not occupy the same space, they are only in the same general area. If the two planes actually “met” in the way you are talking about, niether would be closer because they would have both blown up.
Comment by nate — November 7, 2005 @ 8:29 pm
meet ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mt)
1. To come together: Let’s meet tonight.
2. To come into conjunction; be joined: “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” (Rudyard Kipling).
Jackass…
Comment by Meathead — November 7, 2005 @ 8:38 pm