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My older twin's birthday is two days after mine!
How can this happen? _____________________________________________________________ You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. ~ Pearl Williams. |
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One was born after midnight on a leap year?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball. ~Mickey Mantle, 1970 |
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That may play a part, Koz, but will not put the older twin (born first) with the later birthday.
Keep thinking on this one. Should I give the answer if someone doesn't have it by a specific date? _____________________________________________________________ You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. ~ Pearl Williams. |
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Probably not the answer 'fuse, but sometimes parents who have twins say "here are my twins" when introduced. So a Dad or Mom could have his-her birthday two days before his-her oldest twin.
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. |
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Not what I'm after, Mozart. There is an answer which makes perfect sense, with a highlighted clue in my last post.
Good luck _____________________________________________________________ You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. ~ Pearl Williams. |
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In Great Britain (and to-become USA), the Gregorian calendar was adopted in September 1752.
Sweden (and Finland) had a "double" leap year in 1712 - two days were added to February, so that there was a date February 30, 1712. So the year is 1712. The first twin was born "England time" Then the second twin was born in Sweden "Sweden time" source.(something like that) Therefore the oldest may say he was born on the third of March while being in England, and the youngest may say he was born March first while being born on the same day in Sweden.( probably travelling on a boat from England to Sweden) This message has been edited. Last edited by: Mozart56, The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. |
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Wow! Amazing research for that one. Extra credit points, for certain.
While that may have been possible, I am looking for something that could happen with our current calendar system. _____________________________________________________________ You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. ~ Pearl Williams. |
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Could the twins have been born on an airplane one before and after midnight, while also crossing the international dateline?
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Sailracer and Koz together have the dual keys to this puzzle.
And the answer is...? _____________________________________________________________ You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. ~ Pearl Williams. |
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On a leap year, on a plane flying towards West at about 12:00am or so ( you can play with an hour here)the oldest twin is born on the new day,March first.While it is still Feb.28 for an hour (11 pm or about)not too far away due to International time zone,the plane catches up and the second twin is born?
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. |
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Good enough!
All that is required is that the first twin is born on March 1, and the other is born on February 28 after crossing the international date line. The birthdays will be two days apart every leap year. _____________________________________________________________ You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. ~ Pearl Williams. |
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