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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
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I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
Dec 24 at 0:49
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
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Dec 24 at 0:50
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Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
Dec 24 at 0:51
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He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
Dec 24 at 0:56
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Or we can just say that my dad left. Its okay. I am a big boy now. I won't cry. Not at all. Definitely not. Okay maybe a little. Please stop. sob Dad, why did you leave? sob Why? Full on bawling ensures
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Assuming that the metrics provided are correct and your dad's intellect is not weak enough to take the long way as pointed in another answer(or any longer way for that matter), one possible solution is that you are living on a planet where 12 minutes is 15 years.
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Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered Dec 24 at 0:47
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I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
Dec 24 at 0:49
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
Dec 24 at 0:50
1
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
Dec 24 at 0:51
2
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
Dec 24 at 0:56
1
Or we can just say that my dad left. Its okay. I am a big boy now. I won't cry. Not at all. Definitely not. Okay maybe a little. Please stop. sob Dad, why did you leave? sob Why? Full on bawling ensures
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
2 days ago
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Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered Dec 24 at 0:47
Display name
794216
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
Dec 24 at 0:49
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
Dec 24 at 0:50
1
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
Dec 24 at 0:51
2
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
Dec 24 at 0:56
1
Or we can just say that my dad left. Its okay. I am a big boy now. I won't cry. Not at all. Definitely not. Okay maybe a little. Please stop. sob Dad, why did you leave? sob Why? Full on bawling ensures
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered Dec 24 at 0:47
Display name
794216
Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered Dec 24 at 0:47
Display name
794216
answered Dec 24 at 0:47
Display name
794216
answered Dec 24 at 0:47
Display name
794216
answered Dec 24 at 0:47
Display name
794216
794216
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
Dec 24 at 0:49
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
Dec 24 at 0:50
1
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
Dec 24 at 0:51
2
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
Dec 24 at 0:56
1
Or we can just say that my dad left. Its okay. I am a big boy now. I won't cry. Not at all. Definitely not. Okay maybe a little. Please stop. sob Dad, why did you leave? sob Why? Full on bawling ensures
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
Dec 24 at 0:49
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
Dec 24 at 0:50
1
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
Dec 24 at 0:51
2
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
Dec 24 at 0:56
1
Or we can just say that my dad left. Its okay. I am a big boy now. I won't cry. Not at all. Definitely not. Okay maybe a little. Please stop. sob Dad, why did you leave? sob Why? Full on bawling ensures
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
2 days ago
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
Dec 24 at 0:49
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
Dec 24 at 0:49
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
Dec 24 at 0:50
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
Dec 24 at 0:50
1
1
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
Dec 24 at 0:51
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
Dec 24 at 0:51
2
2
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
Dec 24 at 0:56
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
Dec 24 at 0:56
1
1
Or we can just say that my dad left. Its okay. I am a big boy now. I won't cry. Not at all. Definitely not. Okay maybe a little. Please stop. sob Dad, why did you leave? sob Why? Full on bawling ensures
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
2 days ago
Or we can just say that my dad left. Its okay. I am a big boy now. I won't cry. Not at all. Definitely not. Okay maybe a little. Please stop. sob Dad, why did you leave? sob Why? Full on bawling ensures
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
2 days ago
|
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Assuming that the metrics provided are correct and your dad's intellect is not weak enough to take the long way as pointed in another answer(or any longer way for that matter), one possible solution is that you are living on a planet where 12 minutes is 15 years.
answered 2 days ago
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Assuming that the metrics provided are correct and your dad's intellect is not weak enough to take the long way as pointed in another answer(or any longer way for that matter), one possible solution is that you are living on a planet where 12 minutes is 15 years.
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Assuming that the metrics provided are correct and your dad's intellect is not weak enough to take the long way as pointed in another answer(or any longer way for that matter), one possible solution is that you are living on a planet where 12 minutes is 15 years.
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Assuming that the metrics provided are correct and your dad's intellect is not weak enough to take the long way as pointed in another answer(or any longer way for that matter), one possible solution is that you are living on a planet where 12 minutes is 15 years.
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