Re: Intelligence & Creativity

Thor Cameron (my_colours@hotmail.com)
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 16:24:46 -0700 (PDT)

Forgive my last post.  The way the email came in, I got the answer long 
before I got the question, so it was a bit odd.
Thor



><< A simple brain teaser: You are crossing a railroad bridge that spans a 
>deep
>  ravine. When you are 1/4 of the way across, you notice a train coming 
>from
>  behind. If you try to run across the rest of the bridge, the train will 
>hit
>  you just as you reach the other side. If you try to backtrack, the train
>  will hit you at the very beginning of the bridge. Question: how fast is 
>the
>  train traveling relative to you?
>   >>
>
>in relation to which of your speeds?  the original walking speed?  the
>running speed?  or the standing there calculating where the trains going to
>hit you speed?


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