[GeoStL] Re: Car Talk Puzzler
- From: Jon Mertz <jemertz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:36:36 -0600
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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
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> > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
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> > 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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> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fourfeld@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 8:27 PM
> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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.
> > Mark
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