A bad bad bad Trivial question

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:57 am

I am on a subway traveling at 60 MPH
I left Point A at exactly 9:50AM, I am now half way to reach my destination. Then come a kamikaze who sat just next to me. His outfit is set to 10:15AM. I know that since that I am using this trajectory every week that I still have 6 stations to go ahead of me and this will take another 2 mnts +/- per station.
What time will I arrived?
And if so…In how many pieces?

Sometimes more or less really have some value (+/-).

Post by **werldhed** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:11 am

Is it 2 minutes to get from one station to the next?
Or is it a 2 minute wait at each station?

If it's the latter, then we need to know the distance between stations. If it is the former, then the 60 mph information is pointless.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:49 am

what does "outfit set to 10:15am" mean? Did you use a translator tool?

Post by **mjrpes** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:05 am

[xeno]Julios wrote:what does "outfit set to 10:15am" mean? Did you use a translator tool?

He's a terrorist wearing an 'outfit'. Hehehehehehehe.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:57 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:what does "outfit set to 10:15am" mean? Did you use a translator tool?

I meant the belt of dynamite, he is a kamikaze.

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:46 pm

"the belt of dynamite", as used by al-Wylie-Qai'ote

Post by **Chupacabra** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:51 pm

i think a lot of things need clarification but i think judging by the answer that comes out of this, maybe this is how pete designed the question...we'll just simplify the whole thing and say that 2 minutes times 6 stations is 12 minutes and that he's halfway to his destination.

so 12 minutes is halfway. 24 minutes would be the total time of the trip. if you started at 9:50, youll get their at 10:14, which is one minute before the detonation.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:14 pm

ah i missed the kamikaze bit.

but yea - what chup said.

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:36 pm

seremtan wrote:"the belt of dynamite", as used by al-Wylie-Qai'ote

clever

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:41 am

Chupacabra wrote:i think a lot of things need clarification but i think judging by the answer that comes out of this, maybe this is how pete designed the question...we'll just simplify the whole thing and say that 2 minutes times 6 stations is 12 minutes and that he's halfway to his destination.

so 12 minutes is halfway. 24 minutes would be the total time of the trip. if you started at 9:50, youll get their at 10:14, which is one minute before the detonation.

You see, I didn't have to clarify since you understood exactly what I meant. So you'll also understand what I meant by
Sometimes more or less really have some value (+/-).
Imagine a twerp holding the door at one station and getting me late...Imagine the 'con'sequence of his act...twerp is con in french.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:49 am

but what if the detonator was set for 11:30 instead?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:57 am

Chupacabra wrote:but what if the detonator was set for 11:30 instead?

I would have watch it on the news from my ''living'' room and not been in it.

Post by **glossy** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:45 am

pete wrote:
Chupacabra wrote:but what if the detonator was set for 11:30 instead?
I would have watch it on the news from my ''living'' room and not been in it.

*rimshot*

Post by **Foo** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:48 am

Any fucking questions?