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remmers
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Puzzle Time, Enigma Style
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May 9 00:58 UTC 1994 |
A factory owner leaves his place of business, walks two miles south,
and sees one of his employees. He then walks two miles west, two
miles north, and finds himself back at the factory.
How tall was the employee?
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vishnu
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response 1 of 16:
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May 9 01:21 UTC 1994 |
It matters what the owner had for lunch, unless I
overlooked something.
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gerund
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response 2 of 16:
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May 9 02:24 UTC 1994 |
Insificiant data.
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vishnu
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response 3 of 16:
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May 9 02:28 UTC 1994 |
Don't you call Data insignificant! He nearly runs
the whole Enterprise!
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gerund
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response 4 of 16:
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May 9 03:26 UTC 1994 |
I did not call Data (with a capital D) insignificant.
I did not even call him insufficient.
I mearly said that the data given was insufficient to solve the problem.
Sorry about the typo of insufficient though.
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rcurl
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response 5 of 16:
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May 9 04:51 UTC 1994 |
White
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gerund
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response 6 of 16:
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May 9 05:35 UTC 1994 |
Really? I thought orange.
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rcurl
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response 7 of 16:
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May 9 06:51 UTC 1994 |
No, its all white.
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remmers
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response 8 of 16:
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May 9 14:46 UTC 1994 |
The question is about the height of the employee, not the race.
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rcurl
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response 9 of 16:
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May 9 17:14 UTC 1994 |
We know that, but the light is brighter here under the lamp. But,
I'll venture - 1 meter.
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vidar
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response 10 of 16:
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May 9 18:37 UTC 1994 |
No! Come hither, under the Pagfa tree!
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remmers
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response 11 of 16:
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May 9 19:32 UTC 1994 |
Yeah, probably about a meter.
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robh
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response 12 of 16:
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May 9 20:28 UTC 1994 |
Unless of course they're Tolkien-style elves, in which case
they're taller than the employer.
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carl
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response 13 of 16:
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May 10 01:52 UTC 1994 |
I've got it!
He's as tall as he is long when he's laying down.
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rcurl
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response 14 of 16:
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May 10 04:25 UTC 1994 |
Apparently the question has been answered satisfactory (#s 9,11).
What else would you like to know?
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remmers
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response 15 of 16:
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May 10 04:50 UTC 1994 |
Is it proper to discuss Proust on a first date?
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rcurl
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response 16 of 16:
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May 10 05:21 UTC 1994 |
Yes, but I suggest you keep it short around the factory.
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