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The North Pole Bear Puzzle Reloaded
A man walks 1 mile south, then 1 mile east, and finally 1 mile north to find himself in exactly the same position as he started. He is NOT at the north pole, nor does he shoot a bear.
Where is he?
Original Credit: Martin Gardner
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fewyun 6 months ago
I was going to bring up richbo’s point. but he got to it before me.
der blauer reiter 9 months ago contains spoiler (show)
slavedav 10 months ago
very clever
jimifloyd 10 months ago
wow – spent some time on this and never would have solved it!
marc0polo 10 months ago
lol – “nor does he shoot a bear”
fze 10 months ago
This might be more akin to a mathematics puzzle, but excellent nonetheless.
johnp about 1 year ago
Ingenious!
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