Walking Together, Miles Apart

A husband and wife go for a walk. They walk side-by-side the entire time—never passing each other, never lagging. They could’ve held hands the whole way.

They walk for one hour.

At the end, the wife says, “Wow, I walked four miles.”

The husband says, “No way—I walked five or six miles.”

And here’s the kicker:

They’re both right.

How is it possible that they walked together the whole time… but covered different distances?

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Remember last week's puzzler?

The Sputtering Honda Accord

A Honda Accord has a weird habit. Every once in a while, right after stopping, it starts bucking and sputtering like it’s about to quit… then, after a minute or two, it’s perfectly fine. And the problem disappears for weeks.

The owner checks everything. Finds nothing. Shrugs. Life goes on.

Then one day, while jacking up the car for inspection, a nearly empty can of brake fluid rolls out from under the front seat.

Aha.

He goes inside, asks his partner one question… and instantly figures out the problem.

What did he ask?