Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) A boy was 12 years old in 1982. THE SAME BOY was 7 years old in 1987. How is this possible? EDIT: oops i meant 7 years old, but the riddle isn't really changed. Edited June 26, 2008 by blondee3210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) leap year?he walked into a time machine. Edited June 26, 2008 by akaslickster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 5 years later he lost 7 years 5+7=12 ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 BC it would have to be calculated in months before and after his birthdays to make up the seven year difference...or Im wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 no one's got it yet but i did like the time machine idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I'm not really sure what the question is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 It was BC. (Chaelpaddy had it. The math actually makes sense if you just count the years. 1987 would have been 5 years before 1982, thus, the 5 year age difference. There is no seven year difference.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 it was indeed 1982BC and 1987BC sorry chaelpaddy the rest of your comment about months was what confused me good job all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 born feb 29, 1970 4yrs and 1 yr feb 29, 1974 8yrs and 2 yrs feb 29, 1978 12 yrs and 4 yrs feb 29, 1982 16 yrs and 5 yrs feb 29, 1986 therefore 5 yrs in 1987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 yeah.. someone mentioned BC 1982 BC and 1987 BC 7 years old at 1987BC and 12 years 5 years later during 1982 BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 There are multiple answers, but this is likely what you're looking for. Time is decreasing in value. Likely this is due to the time period being based on BC (Before Christ >.>) rather then AD (Anno Domini >.>) Boy's Age | Time =============== 7 1987BC 8 1986BC 9 1985BC 10 1984BC 11 1983BC 12 1982BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 he died? Or even went forward in time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A boy was 12 years old in 1982. THE SAME BOY was 7 years old in 1987. How is this possible?
EDIT: oops i meant 7 years old, but the riddle isn't really changed.
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