[Guest]

a woman overslept and when she woke up she found she only had 15 minutes till work!! she spent five minutes getting ready and realized that if she drove to work instead of walked or biked or whatevered, then she could get to work right on time! So she got in her car and drove as fast as she could to work. but when she got to work she was at least five minutes late. How is this possible?

[Guest]

bloody traffic

[Guest]

But see, it says that she drove as fast as she could. if it was traffic then she'd be driving pretty slow. good guess though

[Guest]

But see, it says that she drove as fast as she could. if it was traffic then she'd be driving pretty slow. good guess though

So? You can drive as fast as you can through traffic and that speed can still be considered 'slow'.

Some minutes went by between her realizing she could get to work on time if she drove and her actually starting to drive.

[Guest]

it says 'drove as fast as she could'...she could have 'drove as fast as she could' through the traffic

I know its wrong.Just wanted to prove a point

[Guest]

she didnt factor in parking time, and the time it takes to get from the parking spot to the building.

[Guest]

So? You can drive as fast as you can through traffic and that speed can still be considered 'slow'.

Some minutes went by between her realizing she could get to work on time if she drove and her actually starting to drive.

Oh yeah huh wow im dumb. but thats not the snwer i was thinking of actually. but its a possibility so sorry selliss

[Guest]

umm... maybe i am looking at it the wrong way but this used to happen to me

the clock at work is fast???

[Guest]

show me a woman that can get ready in 5 minutes, she probably needed to go back in and touch up her makeup, curl the last few strands of hair, or whatever it is that always takes women so long to get ready and ended up being late to work by a half hour

[akaslickster]

there was a freight/passenger train passing by? Stopped for a lotte? Her watch was 5 minutes slow.?

Edit- or Post #8's answer.Could be.

Edited July 24, 2008 by akaslickster

[Guest]

it took her five minutes to get ready. If she had left right when she got up, she would have been on time.

[Guest]

she had to look for the car keys...

If she normally walks or rides the bike, then her keys will not be on the same key chain.

[Guest]

She didn't allow for the 5 minutes it took her to get ready... (that was my first thought, but I know it's on the board already)

2nd thought... She had to stop for gas

a woman overslept and when she woke up she found she only had 15 minutes till work!! she spent five minutes getting ready and realized that if she drove to work instead of walked or biked or whatevered, then she could get to work right on time! So she got in her car and drove as fast as she could to work. but when she got to work she was at least five minutes late. How is this possible?

[Guest]

if you walk or bike, then you need to wear comfortable clothes/shoes, but when she realized she can drive, she changed into the "working" clothes/shoes. She did not factor this time in...

[Guest]

a woman overslept and when she woke up she found she only had 15 minutes till work!! she spent five minutes getting ready and realized that if she drove to work instead of walked or biked or whatevered, then she could get to work right on time! So she got in her car and drove as fast as she could to work. but when she got to work she was at least five minutes late. How is this possible?

[spoiler=after all a Grl ]She spent 5 more minutes "getting ready"