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(Message started by: alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 2:06am)

Title: Runner
Post by alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 2:06am

Mark, John and Jim are racing on the 100 meters track at the stadium. Mark's personal record is 11 seconds in the 100 meters, John's is 14 and Jim's 17 seconds. They are in perfect health condition, and they start running as fast as they can at the same time all the way through the 100-meter track, but Jim came first, John second and Mark third. What happened?? 8)

Title: Re: Runner
Post by Grimbal on Dec 20^th, 2005, 3:17am

[hide]That happens all the time at ski races.[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 3:20am

They are racing at the stadium, so what do you mean? ???

Title: Re: Runner
Post by Grimbal on Dec 20^th, 2005, 3:29am

[hide]In ski races the runners race one after the other against the clock. The first to start is also the first to arrive. The best time wins, not the first to arrive.[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 4:22am

Not bad, but it has nothing to do with skiing. ;)

Title: Re: Runner
Post by towr on Dec 20^th, 2005, 4:25am

[hide]Jim and John's didn't run their best when they set their personal records. And perhaps they are less exhausted form not doing so, and therefore have the energy to outperform mark.[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 4:51am

on 12/20/05 at 03:29:00, Grimbal wrote:

[hide]In ski races the runners race one after the other against the clock. The first to start is also the first to arrive. The best time wins, not the first to arrive.[/hide]

I see what you mean now, but they start racing at the same time.

on 12/20/05 at 04:25:14, towr wrote:

[hide]Jim and John's didn't run their best when they set their personal records.[/hide]

Actually - they did.

on 12/20/05 at 04:25:14, towr wrote:

[hide]And perhaps they are less exhausted form not doing so, and therefore have the energy to outperform mark.[/hide]

They are rested, so no.

Nice try though.

8)

Title: Re: Runner
Post by Grimbal on Dec 20^th, 2005, 5:36am

[hide]Are there any special conditions, wind, snow, ice, a slope, angry birds, a crowd of fans, that make the race very different from a normal 100m race[/hide]?

Or [hide] are they racing in a very different way, on ice, on a motorbike, or jumping in bags?
[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 5:52am

on 12/20/05 at 05:36:46, Grimbal wrote:

[hide]Are there any special conditions, wind, snow, ice, a slope, angry birds, a crowd of fans, that make the race very different from a normal 100m race[/hide]?

None whatsoever - it is a normal race.

on 12/20/05 at 05:36:46, Grimbal wrote:

[hide][hide] are they racing in a very different way, on ice, on a motorbike, or jumping in bags?
[/hide]

No.

Title: Re: Runner
Post by Deedlit on Dec 20^th, 2005, 6:05am

Could it be [hide]a relay?[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by Grimbal on Dec 20^th, 2005, 6:06am

[hide] They are blinded by a mirror carried by 2 men waiting for the light to turn green?[/hide]

or

[hide]A rich oncle died recently and he offered his fortune to the last who crosses the finish line?[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 6:31am

No to both.

on 12/20/05 at 06:06:02, Grimbal wrote:

[hide] They are blinded by a mirror carried by 2 men waiting for the light to turn green?[/hide]

Grimbal, I see you know all of my tricks. Alas, that is not the intended answer. This passes for the wittiest answer for sure, it just ain't the right answer, that's all.
:)

Title: Re: Runner
Post by BNC on Dec 20^th, 2005, 7:05am

[hide]Mark is John's father, who's Jim's father.[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by Grimbal on Dec 20^th, 2005, 7:46am

[hide]They arrive in alphabetical order?[/hide]

Title: Re: Runner
Post by JohanC on Dec 20^th, 2005, 8:37am

[hide]This time they are running backwards[/hide]?
It is a serious sport after all.

Title: Re: Runner
Post by Deedlit on Dec 20^th, 2005, 12:46pm

on 12/20/05 at 02:06:08, alien wrote:

but Jim came first, John second and Mark third. What happened?? 8)

"Came first" is a rather odd way of putting it. Does it mean "finished the race in first place", or something else?

Title: Re: Runner
Post by alien on Dec 20^th, 2005, 11:18pm

on 12/20/05 at 12:46:27, Deedlit wrote:

"Came first" is a rather odd way of putting it. Does it mean "finished the race in first place"

Yes. :-[

on 12/20/05 at 07:05:07, BNC wrote:

[hide]Mark is John's father, who's Jim's father.[/hide]

That is right. [hide]It is a matter of time, in that two of them set their personal record when they were younger. [/hide]