StDuncM Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 You are stuck in a lift with 3 mice. One is 2mm tall, one is 4 cm tall and the 3rd is 2 inches tall. Who is the tallest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scobby_SJFC Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 You are still taller!!! wwas that a trick question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDuncM Posted May 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 You were born in 1900 on February 29th how old are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scobby_SJFC Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDuncM Posted May 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Right with the mice but wrong with 22! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingermunkie Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 You were born in 1900 on February 29th how old are you? you'd still be 108, just that your birthday would only come up every 4years. meaning 27 if thats what youre looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krokko Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 1900 was not a leap year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scobby_SJFC Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I meant 27 doh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunfermline Saint Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 1900 was not a leap year Remember hearing somewhere that every 4 years are a leap year but as a year is just more than 365.25 days then every turn of the century there is also a leap year to make up for it. Could be absolute rubbish though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJC Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Remember hearing somewhere that every 4 years are a leap year but as a year is just more than 365.25 days then every turn of the century there is also a leap year to make up for it. Could be absolute rubbish though! There wasn't an extra leap year at the turn of the last century! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDuncM Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 1900 was not a leap year Atta boy. That means what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krokko Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Leap years are every four years as we all know if the year is divisible by 4 (so that our calendar ties in with the Earth's orbit) BUT this slightly over-compensates for the difference so the 'century' years ie 1900 are NOT leap years unless they are also divisible by 400. So 2000 was a leap year as was 1600 but 1900, 1800 and 1700 were not. So, either the person does not exist as there was no Feb 29th in 1900 or his birthday was actually March 1st and he would now be 108. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Rourke Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 you have probably stopped ageing by having passed away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDuncM Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Leap years are every four years as we all know if the year is divisible by 4 (so that our calendar ties in with the Earth's orbit) BUT this slightly over-compensates for the difference so the 'century' years ie 1900 are NOT leap years unless they are also divisible by 400. So 2000 was a leap year as was 1600 but 1900, 1800 and 1700 were not. So, either the person does not exist as there was no Feb 29th in 1900 or his birthday was actually March 1st and he would now be 108. The former is indeed correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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