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wu :: forums    riddles    what happened (Moderators: Icarus, william wu, towr, Grimbal, Eigenray, SMQ, ThudnBlunder)    Going up or down? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Going up or down?  (Read 214 times) alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6986 Going up or down?   « on: Sep 19th, 2015, 6:54am » Quote Modify An intelligent and open-eyed man in topnotch health prepares to go straight to his girlfriend. He lives on the 15th floor of a 30-story building. She lives in a secluded house. He steps out of his flat and enters an elevator on the 15th floor. The elevator is in perfect order. He presses the 30th button. Why? IP Logged rloginunix Uberpuzzler     Posts: 1029 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #1 on: Sep 19th, 2015, 8:06am » Quote Modify Because the ordinal position of an item (button) in a list and the item's contents (floor number) are two different things?   In other words the button's position in this particular cabin of this particular elevator may be "30" (if/when somehow counted) but the number of the floor in this building this cabin will go to when that button is pressed is "1"? IP Logged alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6986 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #2 on: Sep 20th, 2015, 9:52am » Quote Modify There's nothing unusual about the elevator control panel. IP Logged rloginunix Uberpuzzler     Posts: 1029 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #3 on: Sep 20th, 2015, 10:14am » Quote Modify Helicopter? IP Logged alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6986 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #4 on: Sep 20th, 2015, 10:28am » Quote Modify Yup. IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #5 on: Sep 25th, 2015, 6:08pm » Quote Modify It could have been a penthouse. IP Logged alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6986 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #6 on: Sep 26th, 2015, 10:20am » Quote Modify I guess I should've said that the rendezvous is at her house. IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #7 on: Oct 1st, 2015, 7:50am » Quote Modify A small penthouse in the middle of a large terrace could be described as secluded. IP Logged oceanvibe Junior Member This is, my personal, text     Gender: Posts: 59 Re: Going up or down?   « Reply #8 on: Oct 14th, 2015, 1:11am » Quote Modify maybe sky dives with a parachute to her place? (as well) IP Logged 4k wallpapers, my favorite space wallpapers, 1366x768 wallpaper Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i => what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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