Creativity test

nickspoon · Post by **nickspoon** » 23-07-2005 12:53

@nighthawk: Yes.

A driver notches up 15951 miles on his milometer and realises that this number is palindromic. He is quite surprised at this, but is doubly so when 2 hours later he reads another palindromic number from his milometer. How fast was he going in those 2 hours?

nighthawk263 · Post by **nighthawk263** » 23-07-2005 12:55

50 miles an hour

Post by **Kisa** » 23-07-2005 12:56

55 miles per hour?

nickspoon · Post by **nickspoon** » 23-07-2005 12:56

@Kisa: You got it.

nighthawk263 · Post by **nighthawk263** » 23-07-2005 12:58

Damn! math was off need more coffee....

Post by **Kisa** » 23-07-2005 12:59

Could have been 105 miles, too

nickspoon · Post by **nickspoon** » 23-07-2005 12:59

An item costs £1 + half its price. How much does it cost?

Really easy one, this

Post by **Kisa** » 23-07-2005 13:00

nickspoon · Post by **nickspoon** » 23-07-2005 13:00

German keyboard? Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V mine.

Post by **Kisa** » 23-07-2005 13:01

Yeah, I used that

nighthawk263 · Post by **nighthawk263** » 24-07-2005 12:00

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!

Post by **Kisa** » 24-07-2005 12:03

It's talking about itself in third person ...

nighthawk263 · Post by **nighthawk263** » 24-07-2005 12:04

Post by **Kisa** » 24-07-2005 12:12

A lipogram (thanks Wayfarer!)

nighthawk263 · Post by **nighthawk263** » 24-07-2005 12:17