| Author | Message | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2006 |
John celebrated his birthday in Texas and then traveled several days nonstop because he didn't want to miss his twin brother's birthday. And he didn't. How come? | ||
| Bigears (Bigears)
New member Username: Bigears Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did he want to attend his brother's birthday of the same year or the next year? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 701 Registered: 3-2006 |
Crossing countries involved? Space travel involved? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3201 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did they have the same mother? Or were they IVF births? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 966 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was either of them born on or near February 28? On or near the international date line? | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did he want to attend his brother's birthday of the same year or the next year? Same Year Crossing countries involved? No Space travel involved? No Did they have the same mother? Yes Or were they IVF births? No Was either of them born on or near February 28? No On or near the international date line? No | ||
| Cookie (Cookie)
New member Username: Cookie Post Number: 29 Registered: 10-2003 |
Did the twins leave their mother's body on the same day? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 755 Registered: 6-2006 |
You say he celebrated his birthday in Texas...was it actually his birthday when he celebrated it? Does "his birthday " mean "John's birthday"? | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did the twins leave their mother's body on the same day? Yope You say he celebrated his birthday in Texas...was it actually his birthday when he celebrated it?Yes Does "his birthday " mean "John's birthday"?Yes  | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 968 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was his brother's birthday on the same day as his? Is it relevant what country he celebrated his brother's birthday in? What state? Is Texas the state in the USA? Could this take place elsewhere? In New Mexico? In Mexico? In Argentina? in the UK? in China? in Australia? on Mars? | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2006 |
Was his brother's birthday on the same day as his?No Is it relevant what country he celebrated his brother's birthday in?Yes What state? Is Texas the state in the USA? Yes Could this take place elsewhere? YesIn New Mexico? In Mexico? In Argentina? in the UK? in China? in Australia? on Mars? It could not have taken place in all parts of the world | ||
| Bigears (Bigears)
New member Username: Bigears Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2006 |
Was John's twin brother's birthday celebrated on the actual day of the year on which he was born? Does this involve some medical complication related to Obstetrics? | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 5 Registered: 11-2006 |
Was John's twin brother's birthday celebrated on the actual day of the year on which he was born?yes Does this involve some medical complication related to Obstetrics?None | ||
| Bigears (Bigears)
New member Username: Bigears Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is birth time of the twins relevant here? | ||
| Bigears (Bigears)
New member Username: Bigears Post Number: 5 Registered: 11-2006 |
is this several days less than 3 days | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 6 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is birth time of the twins relevant here? Yes is this several days less than 3 days way more than 3 | ||
| Cookie (Cookie)
New member Username: Cookie Post Number: 34 Registered: 10-2003 |
The twins were born in the "regular" way? Left the vagina of a woman? Or only one of the twins? Are the circumstances of the birth relevant except the birth time? | ||
| Bigears (Bigears)
New member Username: Bigears Post Number: 6 Registered: 11-2006 |
Imagining that they continue living where they are, could this happen every year? or is it speciality of this particular year? Is it related to some calender change concept? | ||
| Ludo (Ludo)
New member Username: Ludo Post Number: 33 Registered: 11-2006 |
lets go to the begining are they humans? John and his brother?? | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 7 Registered: 11-2006 |
The twins were born in the "regular" way? Left the vagina of a woman? Or only one of the twins? They left mother's body like any other twin Are the circumstances of the birth relevant except the birth time? Explore further Imagining that they continue living where they are, could this happen every year? Yes or is it specialty of this particular year?Nope Is it related to some calender change concept?Explore further lets go to the beginning are they humans? John and his brother?? yes, just like you and I | ||
| Cookie (Cookie)
New member Username: Cookie Post Number: 66 Registered: 10-2003 |
There can be a medical indication that one twin is removed from the mother's body earlier and the other one later. Is it something like that? Apart from the "several" days difference, are the twins the same age? Relevant to find out where the other twin lives? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3205 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was there a calender change in Texas that affected them if they were born either side of midnight? | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 15 Registered: 6-2006 |
Something to do with the place of birth I believe. Was John's mother travelling when she gave birth to twins, I mean on a plane/ship etc.? Crossing of date line involved? I guess it is the only way when you can be born on same day and yet two different dates. | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 8 Registered: 11-2006 |
There can be a medical indication that one twin is removed from the mother's body earlier and the other one later. Is it something like that? No Apart from the "several" days difference, are the twins the same age? The twins are of same age Relevant to find out where the other twin lives? Nope Was there a calender change in Texas that affected them if they were born either side of midnight? Yes. They were born either side of midnight. Something to do with the place of birth I believe. Was John's mother travelling when she gave birth to twins, I mean on a plane/ship etc.? No travel involved in birth Crossing of date line involved? No I guess it is the only way when you can be born on same day and yet two different dates. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3206 Registered: 12-2000 |
So there was a calender change in Texas. Do we have to find out the details of it? | ||
| Desitwist (Desitwist)
New member Username: Desitwist Post Number: 9 Registered: 11-2006 |
Couple of people have almost solved it so its time for the spoiler. ******SPOILER************** There was a calendar change in September 1752. These twins were born either side of midnight between 2nd and 14th. So for rest of their life there is difference of 12 days between their birthdays. Not all the countries changed their calendar that time though USA did. There are lot of websites which articulate the calendar change. Here is how Sep 1752 calendar looked like  |
