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Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Gnomon - time to move on Started conversation Nov 30, 2001
Today's unofficial question:
After a long walk, a man and his dog set out for home together, a distance of three miles. The man walked at a steady pace of four miles per hour, while the dog ran at twenty miles per hour. As soon as the dog reached home, he turned and ran back to the man. He continued to go backward and forwards between the man and the house until the man reached the house. How far did the dog run?
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Ming Mang Posted Nov 30, 2001
A very long way... honestly, I'm in Physics and can't be bothered to work it out...
¦M¦
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Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... Posted Nov 30, 2001
Too 
ing far !!!
But what can you expect from a 
??
A 
would have stayed home and had a good sleep. 
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Whisky Posted Nov 30, 2001
OMG I'M STUPID, I just spent ten minutes trying to work this one out using some horrendous calculations...
Then...
Man walks at 4 mph, house is three miles away, therefore he walks for 45minutes
Dog runs continuously for 45 minutes at 20 mph, (in any direction, it doesn't matter he covers 15 miles
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Whisky Posted Nov 30, 2001
And if I hadn't tried to be a smart alec and calculate it all, i'd have been first 
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Mycroft Posted Nov 30, 2001
Thanks for that stream of consciousness (and tears), Whisky 
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Clelba Posted Nov 30, 2001
i have 35 e-mails, what am i going to do?
^. .^
= ' =
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... Posted Nov 30, 2001
Clelba - tell everyone that you were scared of viruses and dump them all
Too many emails = not enough h2g2
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Ming Mang Posted Nov 30, 2001
Clelba, last night I had to get through 109 e-mails. All from the ACEs! And that was three nights backlog. Yeesh!
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Nov 30, 2001
How about catching up with 100 postings of backlog in one single forum after being away for 24 hrs!
Congratulations, Mycroft!
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Clelba Posted Dec 1, 2001
i have had more e-mails...i think i had 300 once...but it's a problem when you have lots of e-mails and limited time...
^. .^
= ' =
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Dec 1, 2001
Well done, Mycroft! You got the right answer so you get the unofficial consolation virtual point. Let's hope you worked it out the easy way (Dog walks five times as fast as man, man walks 3 miles, dog walks 15) rather than with Whisky's horrendous formulas!
Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
You can call me TC Posted Dec 2, 2001
Kids do that too - run about three times as far as adults when out for a walk. Funny they don't have the energy to go upstairs to bed, though!
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Question for Friday 30-Nov-2001
- 1: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 30, 2001)
- 2: Ming Mang (Nov 30, 2001)
- 3: Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... (Nov 30, 2001)
- 4: Mycroft (Nov 30, 2001)
- 5: Whisky (Nov 30, 2001)
- 6: Whisky (Nov 30, 2001)
- 7: Mycroft (Nov 30, 2001)
- 8: Clelba (Nov 30, 2001)
- 9: Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... (Nov 30, 2001)
- 10: Ming Mang (Nov 30, 2001)
- 11: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 30, 2001)
- 12: Ming Mang (Dec 1, 2001)
- 13: Clelba (Dec 1, 2001)
- 14: Ming Mang (Dec 1, 2001)
- 15: Gnomon - time to move on (Dec 1, 2001)
- 16: You can call me TC (Dec 2, 2001)
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