Four friends: Dave, Mike, John, and Terry, are nicknamed Stick, Batman, Atomic Head, and Feaser, but not in that order. Which friend has which nickname?

A. John is faster than Batman but not as strong as Atomic Head.
B. Batman is stronger than Terry but slower than Feaser.
C. Dave is faster than both Stick and John, but not as strong as Batman

Strength and speed are independent qualities.

(from Terry Stickels)

Maybe I'm looking too far into it, or it's a mistake, but the problem states that D,M,J,T are nicknamed S,B,A,F, but not in that order.

It doesn't say, not necessarily in that order.

In that case, Mike CAN'T be Batman, and if he can't be Batman, then there's no other way or figuring this problem out, is there?

Posted by Serafina on 2005-12-30 12:28:51