Solve Einstein's Riddle: Which Plane Is Closer to Paris?

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Two planes take off simultaneously, one from New York to Paris at 500 miles per hour and the other from Paris to New York at 450 miles per hour due to a headwind. When they meet, both planes will be equidistant from Paris. The discussion highlights a common brain teaser that plays on assumptions about speed and distance. Additionally, participants express frustration with forum formatting issues, particularly regarding visibility of text against the new skin.
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Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

P.S. This is not Einstein's by the way, LOL!
 
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Neither - they're the same distance.
Aha. I Almost fell for it...
 
The white letters don't work anymore with the new skin. :biggrin:
 
I know! My first response originally moaned about that - and having to switch to Silver - until I realized that Silver doesn't work either. So I just dropped it.
 
DaveC426913 said:
I know! My first response originally moaned about that - and having to switch to Silver - until I realized that Silver doesn't work either. So I just dropped it.
White out code -- see the brain teaser sticky thread
 
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