[GeoStL] Re: Car Talk Puzzler
- From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:27:10 -0600
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A plane would not work as the first thing they say is it is a newer GPS.
Newer GPSs have high sensitivity receivers and work anywhere in a plane.
On the Internet I found where the train has a top speed of 186 so it does go
fast enough. The problem is a total trip time of 28 hours. But they could
drive from the airport, walk a lot, and ride the train. What had happen was
figured out after it was thrown down the steps-well you go down under the
English Channel.
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Mertz
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:37 AM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Car Talk Puzzler
>
> -
> On the way into work I came up with the idea that turning it off before
> moving a significant distance might cause this. I think losing
> reception but
> leaving the unit on, in a tunnel for example, would be more likely,
> except
> for the extreme high speed; even a train wouldn't go that fast (In the
> US, I
> think they run 50-60 MPH). An airplane perhaps, and the signal onboard
> is
> lousy unless you are near a window, so that may do it.
> -Jon
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > -
> > With all the puzzle solvers, I cannot believe no one has figured it
> our
> > yet!
> >
> >
> > Could it be something like they took the train under the English
> Channel -
> > they would lose the signal. It is a high speed train (186 MPH) which
> could
> > account for the 159 mph average. So if you take a high speed train
> under
> > the channel for 32 miles, your GPS would lose reception under the
> channel.
> > Since it would not have the signal under the channel it would not
> register
> > how fast you went in the tunnel. But when you get out on the other
> side it
> > would draw a line from one side of the tunnel to the other and
> include that
> > distance in the calculation of average speed. For this to work, you
> would
> > not be able to go faster than 72 MPH other than the tunnel.
> >
> > Or maybe turning it off in an airplane would account for it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Bensman
> > "Nature Bats Last"
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Braman
> > > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:00 PM
> > > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Car Talk Puzzler
> > >
> > > -
> > > I'm with you. I would guess it has to do with time zones too, but
> I
> > > would say it must also have something to do with their position on
> the
> > > earth. The riddle doesn't state where they are, in fact, it says
> it
> > > allows them to visit new and exciting lands. It also doesn't state
> > > that how long they actually traveled. I'm guessing they were
> traveling
> > > nearer to one of the poles and was able to "overlap" himself in
> time.
> > > I'm guessing they traveled with an average speed of 35 - 40 mph for
> > > four hours. I just can't wrap my tiny little brain around the
> exact
> > > answer.
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> > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Car Talk Puzzler
> > >
> > > -
> > > First thought that came to my mind was international date line, but
> I'm
> > > not
> > > sure if that would do it.
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