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Wheelbarrow Race (Posted on 2005-02-22)

Tom and Alex were two men working at a construction site. One day, Alex made a challenge to his stronger and faster counterpart: "I'll make you a bet: one after the other, we run with the wheelbarrow to the end of the building and back. Whoever's quickest wins. But there has to be one thing in the wheelbarrow all the time, and I choose what it is. I bet you Ł50" (for the Americans on the site, that's about $100).

"You're on," replied Tom.

Alex then chose what to put in the wheelbarrow. They had the race, and Alex won. Tom handed over the Ł50 in disgust.

What did Alex put in the wheelbarrow?

See The Solution Submitted by Rob

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Subject	Author	Date
portrait	Mari Bartlett	2022-10-06 09:21:06
Easy!	Math Man	2012-06-09 09:02:17
answer	K Sengupta	2007-03-16 10:14:17
maybe this is the answer	taylor	2006-10-02 20:15:50
perhaps	jon	2005-11-15 21:09:36
This is...	Emo	2005-10-29 17:21:09
it think i have it	Daniel Smith	2005-10-06 19:06:50
re: this seems easy	Ric Mathany	2005-09-08 23:55:08
this seems easy	Mel	2005-09-06 19:23:45
that was easy even for a novice	Miss A M H	2005-08-31 08:03:46
wtf	j441167	2005-06-26 01:01:51
No Subject	Joe	2005-06-14 03:15:59
Ha ha ha	Dominique	2005-05-18 01:36:27
re: Technicality, but i may have it	dewhic	2005-05-14 19:40:54
No Subject	lizperp	2005-05-13 20:49:48
Answer	Kelci	2005-05-13 05:52:58
answer	Carey	2005-05-11 22:42:48
i got it	Lindsey	2005-05-02 05:08:21
re(2): More Specific	gary wallravin	2005-04-30 20:34:01
re: More Specific	Amon	2005-04-29 02:44:54
More Specific	j	2005-04-22 17:36:20
i think i know the answer	tomomi	2005-04-12 07:44:03
answer	nick	2005-04-08 06:33:39
Water and Ice	Geetha	2005-04-07 22:01:46
I actually get this one!	Jasmine	2005-03-31 02:49:17
the thing in the barrel	Donna	2005-03-26 04:13:20
Solution (come on guys, this was easy)	jeff	2005-03-25 07:55:42
Technicality, but i may have it	Jake	2005-03-24 18:37:36
could possibly be...	mike	2005-03-16 16:33:07
could be	Alan	2005-03-15 06:45:14
Okay guys I'm new here, but this is my go at it.	Mike	2005-03-12 10:06:14
hmm	Jak Dakars	2005-03-09 21:34:35
My Guess	Warren	2005-03-08 07:33:18
answer	Damion warren	2005-03-05 03:57:42
A solution?	john	2005-03-01 18:25:58
uhh.. solution	Tom	2005-03-01 04:15:50
Solution	Bob	2005-02-28 05:00:59
re: clever Alex	Ben	2005-02-27 17:20:37
re: Different answer	Rex	2005-02-27 14:46:59
EASY	Heather	2005-02-26 04:11:34
re(2): Easy	Hugo	2005-02-25 22:56:16
re: Easy	Angela	2005-02-25 17:09:42
Different answer	Zach	2005-02-23 19:43:55
Easy	Nebo	2005-02-23 15:21:34
clever Alex	Rex	2005-02-22 14:31:05
Solution+Spoiler	Hugo	2005-02-22 14:16:07

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