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The walkaround (Posted on 2003-01-23) Difficulty: 1 of 5
Two men meet each other and one says to the other "I bet you I can walk around you three times, and before I walk around you the third time you will move your feet off of that spot you're standing on. On top of that i will do it without hitting or touching you in any physical way."

The other man says "I bet you 20 bucks you can't." After saying this he stood still and was preparing for the man to circle around him.

He circled him once.

He circled him twice. At this point the man trying to stand still threw his arms up in disgust realizing that he lost.

What happened?

See The Solution Submitted by Alan    
Rating: 2.5000 (16 votes)

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re: Solution | Comment 2 of 13 |
(In reply to Solution by fwaff)

I thought of the solution that fwaff suggested as well, circle twice and then go off elsewhere for a long while.
I do hope there's a better solution! If that IS the one, it still leaves the problem of Mr One having to circle Mr other the third time in order to complete the bet, and this could lead to an interesting chase...
  Posted by pleasance on 2003-01-24 01:49:53

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