Someone sent me the following riddle.... can anyone here answer it? I can't.
A roughly 5-mile run at the bottom of a chasm gets it roughly one mile closer to standing still. About how high up would you have to meander to catch the sunrise?
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Someone sent me the following riddle.... can anyone here answer it? I can't.
A roughly 5-mile run at the bottom of a chasm gets it roughly one mile closer to standing still. About how high up would you have to meander to catch the sunrise?
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Originally Posted by Iceaxe
The shortcut is a lot easier: second star to the right, then straight on.
Neverland?Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
It appears this riddle comes from part of the
Marlboro OutWit the West 3 Contest
http://www.sconsig.com/marlboro_contest/index.htm
I guess I should feel special that someone thought I might be smart enough to actually answer that question :lol8:
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Originally Posted by Iceaxe
A rough mile or about a mile
I'm guessing it has something to do with the Colorado running through the Grand Canyon. As the river runs 5 miles, it's only 1 mile in a straight line. Then, it gets closer to standing still in Lake Mead?
So, the answer is the depth of the Grand Canyon?
Either that, or the Snake River, but I can't think of the Snake River standing still really (in the form of a well known lake). This is why I think it's the Colorado, as it eventually dries up.
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Originally Posted by Sombeech
Depends on how far it is to Peter Pan?
Damn Sombeech.... you are a lot smarter then you look :lol8:
What do you mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
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That photo is NOT sexy!!!! :ne_nau:
Where is that one I love :nod:
PS... 2 words appear twice
Then I'm afraid this relationship isn't going to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
What do you mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
Hmmmm.... the answer must be in:
How high, in hundreds of feet?
That is how it's printed in the contest book. There are 5280 feet in a mile. make any sense?
This is my guess.
Source here:Quote:
The Colorado River flows along the bottom of the canyon, 5000 feet/1524 m below the rim.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/grandcanyon/south-rim/
50 hundreds???
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Originally Posted by Iceaxe
I already gave you the answer :nod:
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Originally Posted by tanya
I think tanya's giving us a riddle of her own.Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
A rough mile or about a mile <-----
Ahhh, I see what yer gettin' at.Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
A ROUGHLY 5-MILE run at the bottom of a chasm gets it ROUGHLY one MILE closer to standing still. About how high up would you have to meander to catch the sunrise?
But the answer must be in "hundreds of feet".
Yeah, I like 50 hundreds. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe