# Thought problem.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 29, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612 "2006-08-29T02:06:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612/1 "2006-08-29T02:06:53Z")

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You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your right side is a valley and on your left side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping pig which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level. Both the giant pig and the helicopter are also traveling at the same speed as you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?

Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round.  
😃

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### Author: ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612/2 "2006-08-29T03:28:01Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round.  
> 😃

Get off the treadmill.

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### Author: ![xbuckeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9e8a1a/32.png) [@xbuckeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xbuckeye)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612/3 "2006-08-29T03:32:50Z")

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Actually, to _safely_ get out of the situation, you should remain seated until the ride comes to a complete stop and the walk carefully to the nearest exit and procede to the midway.

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### Author: ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612/4 "2006-08-29T03:38:58Z")

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> [@xbuckeye](#):
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> Actually, to _safely_ get out of the situation, you should remain seated until the ride comes to a complete stop and the walk carefully to the nearest exit and procede to the midway.

I don’t see how piloting [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midway_%28CV-41%29) would be be the safer course. 😉

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### Author: ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612/5 "2006-08-29T04:59:18Z")

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**Kel**? Is that you?

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### Author: ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-problem/370612/6 "2006-08-29T06:03:28Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round.  
> 😃

I resent the implication that my ass can’t hold its liquor.