das@ucla-cs.UUCP (11/19/85)
Sue, who lives in an Atlantic Coast state, is talking on the phone to her friend Jack, who lives in a Pacific Coast state. At one point in the conversation, she notes, "It's 1:30 here." Jack replies, "Why it's 1:30 here, too!" Explain. I will post the solution in three days. Do NOT bother posting or mailing me the solution; after all, no one's keeping tabs on how clever you are. [Note: I'm not playing word games here. "Atlantic Coast state" means a state from Florida to Maine, assume Sue and Jack are talking on the phones where they live, etc.]
das@ucla-cs.UUCP (11/22/85)
In article <7634@ucla-cs.ARPA> I posed: > > Sue, who lives in an Atlantic Coast state, is talking on the phone to >her friend Jack, who lives in a Pacific Coast state. At one point in the >conversation, she notes, "It's 1:30 here." Jack replies, "Why it's 1:30 here, >too!" Explain. Solution (rot13): Fhr yvirf va Crafnpbyn, Sybevqn, naq Wnpx yvirf va Bagnevb, Bertba. Gur pnyy jnf znqr va gur rneyl zbeavat bs gur ynfg Fhaqnl va Bpgbore. Gur Sybevqn cnaunaqyr vf va gur Prageny Gvzr Mbar; n fznyy puhax bs rnfgrea Bertba vf va gur Zbhagnva Gvzr Mbar. Fhr'f 1:30 NZ jnf n unys ubhe nsgre fur unq frg gur pybpx onpx na ubhe. 1:30 NZ PFG = 1:30 NZ ZQG. -- Qnivq Fznyyoret, qnf@ybphf.hpyn.rqh, {vuac4,hpoink}!hpyn-pf!qnf -- David Smallberg, das@locus.ucla.edu, {ihnp4,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!das