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How did the hit man miss?
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Harry the hit man is hired to whack Vic the victim. Vic lives in the apartment complex illustrated below, and Vic always parks in the circled parking spot, and always leaves for work around 8am. At 7:50am, Harry begins walking back and forth in the driveway (gray area), waiting for Vic to walk out of his apartment, or to drive past Harry. Harry repeatedly walks from point A to B to C to D to E and back to D to C to B to A. The first three times from point E, Harry sees Vic’s car parked in the circled spot. The fourth time, Vic’s car is gone, but no car drove past Harry. The driveway is the only way out. How did Vic get away?
(This easy puzzle was inspired when my neighbor drove out one morning without my seeing her)
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Harry the hit man is hired to whack Vic the victim. Vic lives in the apartment complex illustrated below, and Vic always parks in the circled parking spot, and always leaves for work around 8am. At 7:50am, Harry begins walking back and forth in the driveway (gray area), waiting for Vic to walk out of his apartment, or to drive past Harry. Harry repeatedly walks from point A to B to C to D to E and back to D to C to B to A. The first three times from point E, Harry sees Vic’s car parked in the circled spot. The fourth time, Vic’s car is gone, but no car drove past Harry. The driveway is the only way out. How did Vic get away?
(This easy puzzle was inspired when my neighbor drove out one morning without my seeing her)
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When you say "no car drove past Harry", do you mean that objectively, no cars drove past Harry, or that subjectively, Harry does not observe any cars driving past him?
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– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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I mean objectively, no car drove past Harry.
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– FlanMan
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Did you mean to havegeometry
as a tag? This isn't really geography.
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Harry the hit man is hired to whack Vic the victim. Vic lives in the apartment complex illustrated below, and Vic always parks in the circled parking spot, and always leaves for work around 8am. At 7:50am, Harry begins walking back and forth in the driveway (gray area), waiting for Vic to walk out of his apartment, or to drive past Harry. Harry repeatedly walks from point A to B to C to D to E and back to D to C to B to A. The first three times from point E, Harry sees Vic’s car parked in the circled spot. The fourth time, Vic’s car is gone, but no car drove past Harry. The driveway is the only way out. How did Vic get away?
(This easy puzzle was inspired when my neighbor drove out one morning without my seeing her)
geography
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Harry the hit man is hired to whack Vic the victim. Vic lives in the apartment complex illustrated below, and Vic always parks in the circled parking spot, and always leaves for work around 8am. At 7:50am, Harry begins walking back and forth in the driveway (gray area), waiting for Vic to walk out of his apartment, or to drive past Harry. Harry repeatedly walks from point A to B to C to D to E and back to D to C to B to A. The first three times from point E, Harry sees Vic’s car parked in the circled spot. The fourth time, Vic’s car is gone, but no car drove past Harry. The driveway is the only way out. How did Vic get away?
(This easy puzzle was inspired when my neighbor drove out one morning without my seeing her)
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When you say "no car drove past Harry", do you mean that objectively, no cars drove past Harry, or that subjectively, Harry does not observe any cars driving past him?
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– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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I mean objectively, no car drove past Harry.
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– FlanMan
9 hours ago
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Did you mean to havegeometry
as a tag? This isn't really geography.
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– Acccumulation
4 hours ago
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When you say "no car drove past Harry", do you mean that objectively, no cars drove past Harry, or that subjectively, Harry does not observe any cars driving past him?
$endgroup$
– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
3
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I mean objectively, no car drove past Harry.
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– FlanMan
9 hours ago
1
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Did you mean to havegeometry
as a tag? This isn't really geography.
$endgroup$
– Acccumulation
4 hours ago
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When you say "no car drove past Harry", do you mean that objectively, no cars drove past Harry, or that subjectively, Harry does not observe any cars driving past him?
$endgroup$
– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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When you say "no car drove past Harry", do you mean that objectively, no cars drove past Harry, or that subjectively, Harry does not observe any cars driving past him?
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– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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I mean objectively, no car drove past Harry.
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– FlanMan
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I mean objectively, no car drove past Harry.
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– FlanMan
9 hours ago
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1
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Did you mean to have
geometry
as a tag? This isn't really geography.$endgroup$
– Acccumulation
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I'm not sure Vic has any idea this hit man had it out to get him, so let us build a scenario where Vic is oblivious:
Vic starts driving away while Harry is around point A, but gets a call on his cell phone. Like a good driver, he pulls into a parking spot at C and takes the call. Harry walks by not realizing Vic is parked, missing him. Having completed the call, Vic drives off when Harry is at E.
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Great answer! Was struggling to think up how this was possible... Lightbulb moment... +1
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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Yeah it came to me while thinking of Vic building a Mech suit out of the pieces of his car he quickly dismantled.
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– Dark Thunder
9 hours ago
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And there was me thinking his ice car melted and evaporated into the water cycle...
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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Probably the answer, but rot13( vg qbrf pbagenqvpg "Ivp nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg") :)
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– SteveV
9 hours ago
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@SteveV I imagine rot13('nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' vf vagraqrq gb or vagrecergrq va gur frafr bs 'nyjnlf cnexf bireavtug va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' - fb vg'f jurer ur fgnegf bss gur qnl ng yrnfg...)
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Perhaps
while going from B to A, Vic was behind Harry (in his quiet electric car) and had gone down the driveway before Harry turned around to go back to B.
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This seems to be the obvious answer, so I've asked a clarifying question.
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– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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Sorry, no car drove past Harry, so this is not the solution.
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9 hours ago
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I'm not sure Vic has any idea this hit man had it out to get him, so let us build a scenario where Vic is oblivious:
Vic starts driving away while Harry is around point A, but gets a call on his cell phone. Like a good driver, he pulls into a parking spot at C and takes the call. Harry walks by not realizing Vic is parked, missing him. Having completed the call, Vic drives off when Harry is at E.
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Great answer! Was struggling to think up how this was possible... Lightbulb moment... +1
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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Yeah it came to me while thinking of Vic building a Mech suit out of the pieces of his car he quickly dismantled.
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– Dark Thunder
9 hours ago
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And there was me thinking his ice car melted and evaporated into the water cycle...
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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Probably the answer, but rot13( vg qbrf pbagenqvpg "Ivp nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg") :)
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– SteveV
9 hours ago
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@SteveV I imagine rot13('nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' vf vagraqrq gb or vagrecergrq va gur frafr bs 'nyjnlf cnexf bireavtug va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' - fb vg'f jurer ur fgnegf bss gur qnl ng yrnfg...)
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– Stiv
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I'm not sure Vic has any idea this hit man had it out to get him, so let us build a scenario where Vic is oblivious:
Vic starts driving away while Harry is around point A, but gets a call on his cell phone. Like a good driver, he pulls into a parking spot at C and takes the call. Harry walks by not realizing Vic is parked, missing him. Having completed the call, Vic drives off when Harry is at E.
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Great answer! Was struggling to think up how this was possible... Lightbulb moment... +1
$endgroup$
– Stiv
9 hours ago
6
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Yeah it came to me while thinking of Vic building a Mech suit out of the pieces of his car he quickly dismantled.
$endgroup$
– Dark Thunder
9 hours ago
2
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And there was me thinking his ice car melted and evaporated into the water cycle...
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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Probably the answer, but rot13( vg qbrf pbagenqvpg "Ivp nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg") :)
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– SteveV
9 hours ago
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@SteveV I imagine rot13('nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' vf vagraqrq gb or vagrecergrq va gur frafr bs 'nyjnlf cnexf bireavtug va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' - fb vg'f jurer ur fgnegf bss gur qnl ng yrnfg...)
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I'm not sure Vic has any idea this hit man had it out to get him, so let us build a scenario where Vic is oblivious:
Vic starts driving away while Harry is around point A, but gets a call on his cell phone. Like a good driver, he pulls into a parking spot at C and takes the call. Harry walks by not realizing Vic is parked, missing him. Having completed the call, Vic drives off when Harry is at E.
$endgroup$
I'm not sure Vic has any idea this hit man had it out to get him, so let us build a scenario where Vic is oblivious:
Vic starts driving away while Harry is around point A, but gets a call on his cell phone. Like a good driver, he pulls into a parking spot at C and takes the call. Harry walks by not realizing Vic is parked, missing him. Having completed the call, Vic drives off when Harry is at E.
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answered 9 hours ago
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Great answer! Was struggling to think up how this was possible... Lightbulb moment... +1
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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Yeah it came to me while thinking of Vic building a Mech suit out of the pieces of his car he quickly dismantled.
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– Dark Thunder
9 hours ago
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And there was me thinking his ice car melted and evaporated into the water cycle...
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
1
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Probably the answer, but rot13( vg qbrf pbagenqvpg "Ivp nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg") :)
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– SteveV
9 hours ago
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@SteveV I imagine rot13('nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' vf vagraqrq gb or vagrecergrq va gur frafr bs 'nyjnlf cnexf bireavtug va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' - fb vg'f jurer ur fgnegf bss gur qnl ng yrnfg...)
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– Stiv
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Great answer! Was struggling to think up how this was possible... Lightbulb moment... +1
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
6
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Yeah it came to me while thinking of Vic building a Mech suit out of the pieces of his car he quickly dismantled.
$endgroup$
– Dark Thunder
9 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
And there was me thinking his ice car melted and evaporated into the water cycle...
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
1
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Probably the answer, but rot13( vg qbrf pbagenqvpg "Ivp nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg") :)
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– SteveV
9 hours ago
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@SteveV I imagine rot13('nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' vf vagraqrq gb or vagrecergrq va gur frafr bs 'nyjnlf cnexf bireavtug va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' - fb vg'f jurer ur fgnegf bss gur qnl ng yrnfg...)
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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Great answer! Was struggling to think up how this was possible... Lightbulb moment... +1
$endgroup$
– Stiv
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
Great answer! Was struggling to think up how this was possible... Lightbulb moment... +1
$endgroup$
– Stiv
9 hours ago
6
6
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Yeah it came to me while thinking of Vic building a Mech suit out of the pieces of his car he quickly dismantled.
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– Dark Thunder
9 hours ago
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Yeah it came to me while thinking of Vic building a Mech suit out of the pieces of his car he quickly dismantled.
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– Dark Thunder
9 hours ago
2
2
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And there was me thinking his ice car melted and evaporated into the water cycle...
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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And there was me thinking his ice car melted and evaporated into the water cycle...
$endgroup$
– Stiv
9 hours ago
1
1
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Probably the answer, but rot13( vg qbrf pbagenqvpg "Ivp nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg") :)
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– SteveV
9 hours ago
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Probably the answer, but rot13( vg qbrf pbagenqvpg "Ivp nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg") :)
$endgroup$
– SteveV
9 hours ago
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@SteveV I imagine rot13('nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' vf vagraqrq gb or vagrecergrq va gur frafr bs 'nyjnlf cnexf bireavtug va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' - fb vg'f jurer ur fgnegf bss gur qnl ng yrnfg...)
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– Stiv
9 hours ago
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@SteveV I imagine rot13('nyjnlf cnexf va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' vf vagraqrq gb or vagrecergrq va gur frafr bs 'nyjnlf cnexf bireavtug va gur pvepyrq cnexvat fcbg' - fb vg'f jurer ur fgnegf bss gur qnl ng yrnfg...)
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Perhaps
while going from B to A, Vic was behind Harry (in his quiet electric car) and had gone down the driveway before Harry turned around to go back to B.
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This seems to be the obvious answer, so I've asked a clarifying question.
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– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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Sorry, no car drove past Harry, so this is not the solution.
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– FlanMan
9 hours ago
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Perhaps
while going from B to A, Vic was behind Harry (in his quiet electric car) and had gone down the driveway before Harry turned around to go back to B.
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
This seems to be the obvious answer, so I've asked a clarifying question.
$endgroup$
– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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Sorry, no car drove past Harry, so this is not the solution.
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– FlanMan
9 hours ago
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Perhaps
while going from B to A, Vic was behind Harry (in his quiet electric car) and had gone down the driveway before Harry turned around to go back to B.
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Perhaps
while going from B to A, Vic was behind Harry (in his quiet electric car) and had gone down the driveway before Harry turned around to go back to B.
answered 9 hours ago
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This seems to be the obvious answer, so I've asked a clarifying question.
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9 hours ago
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Sorry, no car drove past Harry, so this is not the solution.
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– FlanMan
9 hours ago
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This seems to be the obvious answer, so I've asked a clarifying question.
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– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
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Sorry, no car drove past Harry, so this is not the solution.
$endgroup$
– FlanMan
9 hours ago
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This seems to be the obvious answer, so I've asked a clarifying question.
$endgroup$
– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
This seems to be the obvious answer, so I've asked a clarifying question.
$endgroup$
– Thomas Markov
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
Sorry, no car drove past Harry, so this is not the solution.
$endgroup$
– FlanMan
9 hours ago
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Sorry, no car drove past Harry, so this is not the solution.
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9 hours ago
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When you say "no car drove past Harry", do you mean that objectively, no cars drove past Harry, or that subjectively, Harry does not observe any cars driving past him?
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I mean objectively, no car drove past Harry.
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Did you mean to have
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