A Conversation for The H2IQ Quiz - Be The First Among Equals
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
GreeboTCat Started conversation Dec 11, 2001
A ship is twice as old as the ship's boiler was when the ship was as old as the boiler is. What is the ratio of the boiler's age to the ship's age?
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Dec 11, 2001
ratio 2 for the boiler, 3 for the ship
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Dec 11, 2001
confused the "is"s and "was"s!
Looks you are right , Mycroft! Well done
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
Mycroft Posted Dec 11, 2001
I always knew staying awake in maths class would pay off eventually 
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Dec 11, 2001
Looks like we are the only ones awake now.
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Dec 11, 2001
1:2
Greebo, don't you ever sleep?
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Dec 11, 2001
simulpost Titania.
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
You can call me TC Posted Dec 11, 2001
Now? or then?
the only thing I know is that the ratio changes from year to year. But I can't be bothered to exert my brain cells any further.
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
HollePolle Posted Dec 12, 2001
Now the ratio IS 3:4;
then it WAS 2:3.
HP
ยป--.
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
Whisky Posted Dec 12, 2001
Jeez, looks like I'm going to have to set up a camp bed next to the computer...
How am I expected to be on line 24 hours a day
(severe case of addiction here I think)
Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
GreeboTCat Posted Jan 10, 2002
Well done Mycroft... a point to you...
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Tuesday 11th December 2001 (EXTRA QUESTION)
- 1: GreeboTCat (Dec 11, 2001)
- 2: Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking (Dec 11, 2001)
- 3: Mycroft (Dec 11, 2001)
- 4: Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking (Dec 11, 2001)
- 5: Mycroft (Dec 11, 2001)
- 6: Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking (Dec 11, 2001)
- 7: Titania (gone for lunch) (Dec 11, 2001)
- 8: Titania (gone for lunch) (Dec 11, 2001)
- 9: Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking (Dec 11, 2001)
- 10: Gnomon - time to move on (Dec 11, 2001)
- 11: You can call me TC (Dec 11, 2001)
- 12: HollePolle (Dec 12, 2001)
- 13: Whisky (Dec 12, 2001)
- 14: GreeboTCat (Jan 10, 2002)
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