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Brain teaser thread

Marjo — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:45:47 GMT

Ok I saw something cool in the papers the other day and thought it would make a great start to a "brain teaser" thread.

Here goes:

There is a simple reason why 2 baby siblings are both the eldest. What's the reason?

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Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:56:26 GMT

They are twins

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Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:04:09 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
They are twins

one would still have been born before the other so technically older!

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Marjo — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:06:23 GMT

Yes they are twins, but both are the eldest. How can that be?

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MI5 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:28:20 GMT

One was born first at 1.50am the other was born second at 2.10am but because the clocks went back at 2,00am the second one born was actually 40 minutes older than the first born on paper.

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sheepdog — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:29:07 GMT

Daylight Savings time. The clocks went back an hour just after the first one thus rendering a lifetime argument over who was born first.

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sheepdog — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:30:49 GMT

So who posted the answer first: me or MI5

*internet latency

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Marjo — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:32:30 GMT

Correct, @MI5 and @sheepdog! It was because of the daylight saving time.

Here's another one:

A man was born in 1898. He is still alive today, at the age of 33. How is this possible?

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MI5 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:33:47 GMT

Leap years. 29/02/1898

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sheepdog — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:34:25 GMT

Born on Feb 29th which means he's ages once every 4 years.

Ha.He only had to wait for 72 years before getting a pint in his local.

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Marjo — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:40:33 GMT

Haha awesome answers but not the answer I was looking for yet.

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Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:50:51 GMT

Cryogenic freezing

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MI5 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:58:50 GMT

He was born in Room 1898 at the hospital.

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Marjo — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:59:43 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

Cryogenic freezing

But no....

@MI5 you got it right!

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Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:09:19 GMT

The year this was written was 1931?

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MI5 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:10:37 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
The year this was written was 1931?

Nope

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Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:12:07 GMT

@Marjo wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Cryogenic freezing
But no....

@MI5 you got it right!

I was working it out when the others posted. My hubby says the answer still stands...just more cryptic than the rest

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Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:13:08 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
The year this was written was 1931?
Nope

You better stick your tongue out at Ray then cos he worked it out ....

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MI5 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:14:51 GMT

Ray...... Epic Fail

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Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:57:45 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
Ray...... Epic Fail

Don't think I will pass that one. He has given me a few brain teasers to ask on here...I reminded him I was actually between ironing and packing!!