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Brain teaser thread

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

 

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

 

 

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They are twins

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@Anonymous wrote:

They are twins


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

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

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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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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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So who posted the answer first: me or MI5 tongue

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Marjo
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Correct, @MI5 and @sheepdog! grin 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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Leap years. 29/02/1898
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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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