On Valentine's Day in 1996, there was a snail (his name is Herb) at the bottom of an empty well that is 30 feet tall. The well had run dry, but it had slippery, moss covered walls. So, during the day (he woke up at 6am), Herb was able to climb 3 feet up, but while he slept at night (he went to sleep at 10pm), he slipped back down 2 feet.

On what date did Herb get out of the well?

(In reply to I'm pretty sure i got it by Christie)

1996 is a leap year, but it only take the snail 28 days to go 30 feet because he doesn't slip back down on the 28th day because he is OUT! therefore the date is march 12th. tyvm

Posted by Brian on 2003-12-22 14:10:36