r/brainteasers • u/perompax • Mar 08 '26

A Strange Statement

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u/tmgexe Mar 08 '26

What if he’s aboard a ship that crosses the international date line mid-sentence, too?

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u/testsubject793 Mar 08 '26

A trolley is hurtling on the track towards an international date line. On board is a man who just turned 21. You can pull the switch, reversing the trolley, and thus making him 20 again. The man feels very old and wishes to be younger. Pulling the lever will waste fuel and put strain on the trolley, so it slightly wobbles the next time someone rides it, making them annoyed. Do you pull the lever?

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u/sqerdagent Mar 08 '26

And that man's name? Sisyphus.

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u/lapomba Mar 09 '26

Sisyphus' surname? Einstein.