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If you’re in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

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Posted - June 15
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  • 16829
    You shouldn't have eaten him.
      June 15, 2024 6:36 AM MDT
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  • 3830
    Second place.
      June 15, 2024 6:51 AM MDT
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  • 329
    Correct.
      June 17, 2024 2:16 AM MDT
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  • 3830
    Thank you. :)
      June 17, 2024 6:25 AM MDT
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  • 329
    You're welcome.
      July 1, 2024 2:08 AM MDT
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  • 8214
    1st place, albeit possibly temporarily. 
      June 15, 2024 11:16 AM MDT
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  • 329
    Nope. You will be in second place. 
      June 17, 2024 2:14 AM MDT
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  • 8214
    Explain yourself, I don't get it.
      June 17, 2024 4:34 AM MDT
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  • 3830
    In order to be in first place, you would have to pass the person who is in first place - not the person in second place.
      June 17, 2024 6:26 AM MDT
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  • 8214
    OMG, I was suckered into that one...hahahahahaHAHAHAHAHA,.....HAHAHAHAHA.

    I'm playing the ole lady card on that one...the answer is too obvious.  


     This post was edited by Art Lover at June 18, 2024 3:20 PM MDT
      June 17, 2024 8:40 AM MDT
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  • 3830
    You just didn't think it out carefully enough.  You can't play the old lady card with me - I'm 78!
      June 17, 2024 2:08 PM MDT
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  • 8214
    Dang, well I tried.  :  )
      June 17, 2024 8:08 PM MDT
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  • 3830
    LOL ...
      June 18, 2024 8:55 AM MDT
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  • 329
    You passed the person who is in second place and that now puts you in second place. When and if you pass the person who is in first place, then you would now be in first place. 
      June 29, 2024 3:20 AM MDT
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  • 44651
    I doubt I could pass any of those kids.
      June 16, 2024 12:55 PM MDT
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  • 329
    I know I couldn't.
      June 17, 2024 2:15 AM MDT
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  • 23647

    I had figured out the correct answer but my first thought was about my first 'official' race:


    I was in sixth grade, an 80-yards dash.

    At the starting gun, I was so far ahead of everyone else so quickly, that I was all by myself.
    I thought, "This isn't fun."

    And I stopped, turned to look behind me, and I waited for everyone to catch up with me so we all could run across the finish line together.


    Yeah, I wised up quickly. Ha!

    The next six years in track were fun for me. I was a very good sprinter
      June 18, 2024 3:20 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    Well, you'd now be second but I imagine if you asked that verbally and quickly, off-the-cuff, many would say "First"!
      July 5, 2024 3:14 PM MDT
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