"Concorde" (lateral thinking puzzler)

**soxfan**[$] · #1 02-02-2004, 01:17 PM

Yet another one from Paul Sloane's Lateral Thinking Puzzles:

A businessman had an important business meeting that led him to fly by Concorde from London to New York.

When he left home in the morning, his wife drove him to the airport and accompanied him to the check-in. She then waved good-bye as he went through to Passport Control and the Departure Lounge. She did some shopping at the airport shops and returned to the car at which time she saw the Concorde take off on time.

His flight on Concorde from London to New York was of course a direct flight. When he reached New York, he went directly through Immigration and Customs. He had no baggage to collect as he only took a briefcase for his short trip. He went through to the arrivals hall and there waiting to greet him was his wife! It was only that morning that she had seen him off. She had not flown nor taken a boat so how could she be there to meet him?

**theworm**[$] · #2 02-02-2004, 01:23 PM

Did he have more than one wife (the scum-bag

) ?

CurtisEdmonds · #3 02-02-2004, 02:00 PM

Did his flight from London to New York take him over the Atlantic? Or over the Pacific?

Was the time of his flight the normal time it would have taken the Concorde to fly from London to New York? (Whatever that was - I can't look it up on Orbitz because the Concorde isn't flying anymore.)

The wife did not get to New York via airplane or boat. Did she use any of the following?
Dirigible?
Rocket car?
Space shuttle?
Star Trek matter-to-energy transporter?
Time travel machine?
Hovercraft?

**soxfan**[$] · #4 02-02-2004, 02:01 PM

Did he have more than one wife (the scum-bag

)? No, it's the same woman both times.

**theworm**[$] · #5 02-02-2004, 02:02 PM

Wow! I got all mad for nothing!

**soxfan**[$] · #6 02-02-2004, 02:03 PM

Did his flight from London to New York take him over the Atlantic? Or over the Pacific? Atlantic.

Was the time of his flight the normal time it would have taken the Concorde to fly from London to New York? (Whatever that was - I can't look it up on Orbitz because the Concorde isn't flying anymore.) I assume so.

The wife did not get to New York via airplane or boat. Did she use any of the following?
Dirigible? No.
Rocket car? No.
Space shuttle? No.
Star Trek matter-to-energy transporter? No. I wish someone would hurry up and invent that, though.
Time travel machine? No.
Hovercraft? No.

**theworm**[$] · #7 02-02-2004, 02:05 PM

Was the Concorde that she saw take off on time, the same Concorde that her husband was on? In other words - was he on the plane (concorde) that she watched take off?

**soxfan**[$] · #8 02-02-2004, 02:06 PM

Was the Concorde that she saw take off on time, the same Concorde that her husband was on? In other words - was he on the plane (concorde) that she watched take off? Yes, he was on the plane that she watched take off.

**theworm**[$] · #9 02-02-2004, 02:07 PM

grumble grumble grumble......

**soxfan**[$] · #10 02-02-2004, 02:09 PM

Btw, I looked up the time -- the London-to-New York flight would've been less than 3 1/2 hours.

theeye · #11 02-02-2004, 02:10 PM

He lives in New York. The meeting was in London. She took him to the airport in New York and saw him off for his Concorde flight to London. He had his meeting and then took [i]another[/] Concorde flight back to New York that evening and she met him at the airport.

Correct?

**theworm**[$] · #12 02-02-2004, 02:13 PM

grumble grumble grumble!!!
Why didn't I think of that????

**soxfan**[$] · #13 02-02-2004, 02:20 PM

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He lives in New York. The meeting was in London. She took him to the airport in New York and saw him off for his Concorde flight to London. He had his meeting and then took another Concorde flight back to New York that evening and she met him at the airport.

Correct? Yes! It would've meant a long day for both of them, but it's doable. Nice job, Eye. :thumbs: