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Posted: 23-07-2005 12:53
by nickspoon
@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?
Posted: 23-07-2005 12:55
by nighthawk263
50 miles an hour
Posted: 23-07-2005 12:56
by Kisa
55 miles per hour?
Posted: 23-07-2005 12:56
by nickspoon
@Kisa: You got it.
Posted: 23-07-2005 12:58
by nighthawk263
Damn! math was off need more coffee....
Posted: 23-07-2005 12:59
by Kisa
Could have been 105 miles, too
Posted: 23-07-2005 12:59
by nickspoon
An item costs £1 + half its price. How much does it cost?
Really easy one, this
Posted: 23-07-2005 13:00
by Kisa
£2
Posted: 23-07-2005 13:00
by nickspoon
German keyboard? Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V mine.
Posted: 23-07-2005 13:01
by Kisa
Yeah, I used that
Posted: 24-07-2005 12:00
by nighthawk263
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!
Posted: 24-07-2005 12:03
by Kisa
It's talking about itself in third person ...
Posted: 24-07-2005 12:04
by nighthawk263
nope
Posted: 24-07-2005 12:12
by Kisa
A lipogram (thanks Wayfarer!)
Posted: 24-07-2005 12:17
by nighthawk263
:p