TimeSpaceLightForce Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 A merchant bought 4 watches from a craftsman . On his way home he opened the box containing his purchase. He realized that one is telling a wrong time then notice one of them is not running while one of them is running at different speed..only one always tell the right time. He returned all the watches inside the box and brought it back to the craftsman. When the box was opened for complaint the craftsman told the merchant that none of the watches in that box tells the wrong time. The merchant believed him and went back home without replacement or fixing of his purchase. Wearing the watch that always tell the right time ,when he got home the other watches in the box tells the right time. Is there some explanation for this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gavinksong Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 The watches that do not have the correct time could all be running at different speeds (including one being completely stopped). By sheer coincidence, they all might have synced up when they were returned to the craftsman for inspection and also when the merchant arrived home with the watches for the second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TimeSpaceLightForce Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 The speed of the watch that is not running does not matter. But the delayed/advanced watch that told the wrong time at first look runs at "correct speed" when he noticed that "one" of them runs at different (slow/fast) speed .. that is compared to correct watch that always tell the right time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TimeSpaceLightForce Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 The watches that do not have the correct time could all be running at different speeds (including one being completely stopped). By sheer coincidence, they all might have synced up when they were returned to the craftsman for inspection and also when the merchant arrived home with the watches for the second time. If no other watch stops or used up its spring windings..can they all possibly synchronize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gavinksong Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) The craftsman secretly fixed the watches. The craftsman changed the time on all of the watches such that they synced up when the merchant arrived home. Edited March 9, 2015 by gavinksong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TimeSpaceLightForce Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Three watches can sync up easily.But the proper watch cant sync with the delayed or advance watch because both keeps on ticking with same speed. @ Gavinksong : Can you give it a new try? Hint: The proper watch always tells the right time because it is always on the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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