Concerning the Uncle and Niece:
[tab]When I read “special birthday” I just dropped it. I dislike trying to figure out what someone might think of as a “special birthday”
But later, just making guesses, I came up with a “special birthday” being 50, in which case the people could be:
7
7
50
While the Uncle is 55 and the niece 32.
I have no idea of that is the kind of thing that you were expecting.[/tab]
And then the answer to the Sudoku puzzle (in case you suspect that it can’t be done):
[tab]3 9 4 | 5 2 8 | 1 6 7
2 5 6 | 1 7 4 | 8 9 3
7 8 1 | 9 6 3 | 4 5 2
[tab]For the age of the three persons (x, y, z):
x • y • z = 2450 = 2 • 5 • 5 • 7 • 7.
The “special birthday” is the 50th (= 2 • 5 • 5). The three persons are 50, 7, and 7 years old; the uncle is 55 years old (= 50 + 5); the niece is 32 years old (= (50 + 7 + 7) / 2).[/tab]
Your watch has stopped. So it does not work anymore. The little hand of the watch indicates approximately ten o’clock, and the big hand of the watch indicates approximately two o’clock. Both hands of the watch form an identical angle. When did your watch stop precisely?
Who is the question directed to, the wearer of the watch or somebody else who sees the watch? If the latter, it depends on how fast he is moving when he observes the watch.
Actually the relativistic concerns involve the fact that the minute hand is moving faster than the hour hand and the observational angle, as well as the relative speed of the observer to the appearance of simultaneity of the event.
But then again, we can assume that he asked of the actuality, not the relative appearance.
This has to be a trick question. Arminius is too smart to ask a question that is so obviously answered with “10:00 is when the clock stopped.” So, what’s the trick dude? Nobody’s playing so just give us the answer mmkay?