FILE No.105Unsolved
It is midnight in an ordinary town, with rain pouring down. (This is not the North or South Pole.) A friend says, "Do you think it'll be sunny in 72 hours?"
(Assume the forecast for 72 hours from now is sunny.)
Will the sun be visible in 72 hours?
If you get stuck, open the hints one at a time, in order.
How many days is 72 hours?
What time is it exactly 3 days later?
Can you see the sun at midnight?
Will the sun be visible in 72 hours?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
No. It will be midnight again in 72 hours
The answer is "No. It will be midnight again in 72 hours."
72 hours is exactly 3 days. Three days after midnight is midnight again. Even if the weather is clear, the sun is not up.
There is no reason to think it will definitely rain (the forecast says sunny). And it will not be daytime in 72 hours.
Because you immediately link "sunny" with "the sun is visible."
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