How can a boomerang be thrown from today into tomorrow returning from today into yesterday?
First correct response will win a DQ ice cream gift certificate redeemable after my next rocket launch, or any other time.
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My name is Zechariah I am 9 years old, and this blog is dedicated to my favorite hobby -- building and flying model rockets. Check here for videos, product reviews, launch reports, and much more! All emails to this blog are read by my Dad before I get them.
7 comments:
Let me see...
Does it mean you threw it right at midnight?
Sure would enjoy a DQ. :)
Well, this is a logical answer, and if you throw the boomerang just before midnight it would go from today into tomorrow, but the return would just be from today into today.
Good try!
:-)
- Z
Okay, Zechariah, I think I might have it now. When you throw it you are standing on the international date line!
When's the next rocket launch?
We have a winner!
Congratulations, Mrs. O'Hara!
Your DQ prize will be arriving shortly!
Once my Dad gets better we can have a launch.
For extra credit, which side of the IDL should you stand on when you throw your boomerang?
I believe you would need to throw your boomerang from east to west across the IDL to satisfy your riddle.
Thanks very much for the prize, Zechariah. I can probably round up a few people around here who will be delighted to help me use it!
P.S. This is a good riddle...did you come up with it yourself?
My Dad and I were talking about boomerangs, because my mouth was hurting. It was hurting in the place where my boomerang broke two of my teeth.
I said to my Dad, "Hey Pop, what if you threw a boomerang across the International Date Line? Then you would be throwing the boomerang from today into tomorrow!"
Then my Dad said, "Hey let's make a riddle out of this."
So we worked together on how to word the riddle, and Pop said, "Hey how about if you put this on your blog, and offer a fabulous prize for the person who figures out the riddle?"
I said, "Great idea!"
And I was inspired by the riddle, so I got a DQ gift card for myself, too!
Oh, and you are correct about the direction to throw the boomerang!
:-)
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