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Lateral Thinking - Preconceptions
Two cars...

 
Sun May 11, 2008 2:24 am  by xfx

Two cars leave from point A towards point B.
They both travel at the exact same speed and follow the exact same path, thus taking the exact same time to arrive to point B.

However, one of the cars arrives about 34.73 minutes after the other one.

How is that possible?
 
   
Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:25 pm  by steinjim

Perhaps the second one left 34.73 minutes after the first one?
 
   
Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:10 pm  by xfx

Correct.

As simple it sounds, try to tell it to some of your friends and you'll be amazed at how many of them are not able to figure it out.
 
   
Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:23 pm  by DEN

[b]YES IT MAY ALSO BE A MORE INTERESTING STORY IF THE CARS LEFT FROM "ALBUQUERQUE" TO "NEW YORK"!
:arrow: (haved you heard the one about the man who left for salt lake city on monday to friday! [/b]
 
   
Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:39 pm  by aisha

second car started its journey 34.73 minutes later
 
   
Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:41 pm  by aisha

or one car had an accident along the way which took 34.73 out of his journey
 
   
Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:40 am  by ouflap

[quote="aisha"]or one car had an accident along the way which took 34.73 out of his journey[/quote]

"thus taking the exact same time to arrive to point B. "

You missed this part?
 
   
Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:14 pm  by ramesh4fun

Yes, they both maintain same path take same time to reach but not started at same time. The second starts exactly by 34.73 mns past after first one.
 
   
Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:18 am  by slueth

Because the other car had arrived about 34.73 minutes before the one under consideration!
 
   
Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:22 pm  by oncemoreforluck

how did they arrive at the same time yet one car arrived after the other?
 
   
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