OT - Alarm clock puzzle

QuikSand · 07-17-2003, 07:34 AM

So, I'm a restless sleeper. I tend to toss and turn, occasionally thrash about and upset the nightstand, and fairly frequently wake myself up in the middle of the night.

This happened to me not too long ago, and I woke myself up in the middle of the night. In the darkness, all I could see was the glow of my alarm clock, which told me that it was around midnight... and so I drifted back to sleep.

I woke up again, after what I was sure was at least an hour or two of sleep, and got another look at my alarm clock. To my shock, it was telling me that it was now forty minutes earlier than it was the last time I woke up and saw it.

Now that's a puzzle! How do I sleep for an hour or two, wake up and find that my clock has moved backwards by forty minutes?

How can all this be explained?

VPI97 · 07-17-2003, 07:56 AM

Your clock was upside down.

The first time you looked at the clock you saw that the display read 12:01. Actually, the time was just 10:21.

You saw:

Code:

   _      _
|  _| 0  | | |
| |_  0  |_| |

The actual time was:

Code:

   _      _
| | | 0   _| |
| |_| 0  |_  |

Nearly two hours later, at 12:11, you awoke again. This time you saw:

Code:

         _
|  |  0  _| |
|  |  0 |_  |

When the actual time was:

Code:

   _
|  _| 0  |  |
| |_  0  |  |

Bee · 07-17-2003, 08:00 AM

If you are going to go to that much trouble making the digital clock numbers, you could at least change the text color to red or green or something.

QuikSand · 07-17-2003, 08:08 AM

That is a very impressive job of representing the readout, I must agree.

Oh, by the way... ding, ding!

Marmel · 07-17-2003, 08:58 AM

This was an easy one Quiksand. You are slipping.

Anrhydeddu · 07-17-2003, 09:36 AM

In a similar vain, fill in the missing numbers in this series:

Code:

5 2 2 ? 2 1 ? 0 2 1

cuervo72 · 07-17-2003, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
In a similar vain, fill in the missing numbers in this series:

You're risking a citation from the grammar police!

Or was that a mirror hint?

Anrhydeddu · 07-17-2003, 10:18 AM

You're right. What's the phrase I'm looking for?

cuervo72 · 07-17-2003, 10:22 AM

Vein? Or some other phrase directed towards me

Question....does the series continue, or is what is shown complete?

Anrhydeddu · 07-17-2003, 10:25 AM

Vein. So it was GrantDawg typo, right?

It is a complete series.

VPI97 · 07-17-2003, 10:37 AM

Code:

5 2 2 3 2 1 4 0 2 1

The number of unused LED "segments" when displaying the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.

Anrhydeddu · 07-17-2003, 10:39 AM

Good job, VPI. You are 2 for 2.

07-17-2003, 07:56 AM	#2
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	Your clock was upside down. The first time you looked at the clock you saw that the display read 12:01. Actually, the time was just 10:21. You saw: Code: _ _ \| _\| 0 \| \| \| \| \|_ 0 \|_\| \| The actual time was: Code: _ _ \| \| \| 0 _\| \| \| \|_\| 0 \|_ \| Nearly two hours later, at 12:11, you awoke again. This time you saw: Code: _ \| \| 0 _\| \| \| \| 0 \|_ \| When the actual time was: Code: _ \| _\| 0 \| \| \| \|_ 0 \| \| __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

07-17-2003, 08:58 AM	#5
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	This was an easy one Quiksand. You are slipping. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

07-17-2003, 09:36 AM	#6
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	In a similar vain, fill in the missing numbers in this series: Code: 5 2 2 ? 2 1 ? 0 2 1

07-17-2003, 10:22 AM	#9
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Vein? Or some other phrase directed towards me Question....does the series continue, or is what is shown complete? __________________ null

07-17-2003, 10:37 AM	#11
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	Code: 5 2 2 3 2 1 4 0 2 1 The number of unused LED "segments" when displaying the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

07-17-2003, 08:00 AM	#3
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	If you are going to go to that much trouble making the digital clock numbers, you could at least change the text color to red or green or something.

07-17-2003, 08:08 AM	#4
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	That is a very impressive job of representing the readout, I must agree. Oh, by the way... ding, ding!

07-17-2003, 10:18 AM	#8
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	You're right. What's the phrase I'm looking for?

07-17-2003, 10:25 AM	#10
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Vein. So it was GrantDawg typo, right? It is a complete series.

07-17-2003, 10:39 AM	#12
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Good job, VPI. You are 2 for 2.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)