Lateral Thinking Questions

ANSWER: L.T.Q. #67  

Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 21:52:18 -0500 (EST)

We understand that Ensign Crusher failed his exam on Quantum Physics and the Time-Space Continuum because he has spent too much time rolling around in the flowers on the Planet of the Scantily Clad California Blondes.

Here is this week's question:

ANSWER:

Let's see if I can walk this one through.

For the following, y = yesterday, m = tomorrow, t = today, U = Sunday, M = Monday, T = Tuesday, W = Wednesday, R = Thursday, F = Friday, S = Saturday, E=MC**2 , using + for the day after and - for the day before, and presuming a base time frame of noon EST, a graphical representation of this question might look like this:

     U   M   T   W   R   F   S     Just for argument purposes,
         y-  y   t   m   m+           start with Wednesday as this day.
                         y   t     day after tomorrow is yesterday,
                                           (Wednesday is -3 or +4 away)
     t   m                         day before yesterday was tomorrow, 
                                           (Wednesday is +3 or -4 away)
                     X             day after this day = Thursday.

Srikanth suggested that we "should have special rewards for quick replies. (cracked in 1 min)" That may be a good suggestion, as it often takes longer for L.T.Q. subscribers to crack!

Now, if only I could figure out what day today is, I'd be alright.

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