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stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts 
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I appreciate the offer of a bonus point, but I decline.
I am not worthy, because I wasn't thinking very clearly. If it was in vitro fertilization, there wouldn't be a need for the father to be at the hospital. (Not that the bonus question required the father to be at the hospital). Any other ideas? No. |
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Steve Martin Inner circle 1119 Posts
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Yeah, in this there is no actual requirement for the father to be at the hospital. Mind you, even in the original puzzle, there is no strict requirement (for the reason you mentioned) for the father to be present at conception.
To answer my question, you have to have a re-think on the age of the child right now...
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stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts
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As George correctly pointed out,
the "child" must be -.75 years old. |
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Steve Martin Inner circle 1119 Posts
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Not necessarily.
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18028 Posts
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You see, the problem with this is an inside out open ended type of question, Where's the father?
Right now? Then? In the beginning? Six years later??? I'm confused now 
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27300 Posts
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On 2006-10-02 11:27, Nir Dahan wrote: Given that the original problem statement does not include any reference to the "mother" or "child" being human there are lots more answers ...
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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Good one, Jonathan!
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18028 Posts
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You dudes are SMART!!!!!
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Steve Martin Inner circle 1119 Posts
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There is a solution in which it is logical that the father is at a hospital. You may not agree that it is a valid solution, but it requires you to re-do the maths...
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27300 Posts
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Would that be "two of us" or I dig a sea-horse? (okay it's a bad beatles joke)
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vinsmagic Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10959 Posts
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Well, this mans father is my fathers son. Who is he???
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TomasB Inner circle Sweden 1144 Posts
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Vin, not enough info there. Could be your nephew or your son.
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RKB New user 17 Posts
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On 2007-02-01 14:27, TomasB wrote: Or your brother or even... yourself! |
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0pus Inner circle New Jersey 1739 Posts
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Brothers and sisters, I have none, but . . .
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stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts
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On 2007-02-01 17:17, RKB wrote: Huh? How can it be your brother? How can it be yourself? I think Tomas's answer was complete. As Opus pointed out, the traditional version goes: "Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man's father is my father's son." Now the speaker must be referring to his own son. Vin left out the part about the speaker being an only child, and that's why Tomas was correct when he pointed out that the answer could be either the speaker's son or the speaker's nephew. (Yes, I'm familiar with "I'm my own grandpa." But for yourself or your brother to be possible answers to Vin's version, your father would have to be his own father! Now unless your father was able to time-travel, I don't think this is possible. I don't think your father could even be his own step-father...unless it was legal to marry your own mother.) |
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RKB New user 17 Posts
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On 2007-02-02 12:49, stanalger wrote: |
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The Bean New user 30 Posts
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With another woman... Duh! LOL!
People think way too hard, it's an obvious answer!! |
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