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== [[Comic Books]] == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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* Very common in ''[[Zipi |
* Very common in ''[[Zipi y Zape]]'', where they get those as asignements half the time and one entire long story is set around solving one. [[Vague Age|They do this when they aren't asked simple multiplication]]. [[Book Dumb|Which they have trouble with anyway]]. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* In ''[[Wayne's World]] 2'', in a vague dream sequence: "Ask me a question", "Ok, if a train leaves a station...", "No, a question about your life" |
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* Mentioned during Roman Moronie's trial in the movie ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]''. |
* Mentioned during Roman Moronie's trial in the movie ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]''. |
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{{quote| '''Maronie:''' That's a farging trick question!}} |
{{quote| '''Maronie:''' That's a farging trick question!}} |
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* One of the characters on the ''[[The Wire]]'' tries to use one of these questions (substituting cars) for his 8th grade math class, but cannot finish the question because the students demand to know what types of cars they are and what neighborhoods they left from. |
* One of the characters on the ''[[The Wire]]'' tries to use one of these questions (substituting cars) for his 8th grade math class, but cannot finish the question because the students demand to know what types of cars they are and what neighborhoods they left from. |
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** In an earlier season, a juvenile drug runner can't solve a [[Train Problem]], but when it's recast in terms of drug purchases and resupplies, he answers it perfectly. When asked to explain this, he replies, "Count be wrong, they fuck you up." |
** In an earlier season, a juvenile drug runner can't solve a [[Train Problem]], but when it's recast in terms of drug purchases and resupplies, he answers it perfectly. When asked to explain this, he replies, "Count be wrong, they fuck you up." |
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* On ''[[Saved |
* On ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'', one of these problems turned up on the SAT. |
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* [[Star Trek Enterprise]] "Shuttlepod One" Trip starts rattling off a Train Problem while trying to determine what's wrong with the pod, only to exclaim that he never could work those kind of questions out. Our Chief Engineer, ladies and gentlemen. |
* [[Star Trek: Enterprise]] "Shuttlepod One" Trip starts rattling off a Train Problem while trying to determine what's wrong with the pod, only to exclaim that he never could work those kind of questions out. Our Chief Engineer, ladies and gentlemen. |
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** [[Sci Fi Debris]] was greatly annoyed at this event. The chief engineer of Earth's most advanced starship can't do one-dimensional algebra. |
** [[Sci Fi Debris]] was greatly annoyed at this event. The chief engineer of Earth's most advanced starship can't do one-dimensional algebra. |
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* In the episode of ''[[NCIS]]'' where Abigail Breslin guest stars, a hostage is being held somewhere near railroad tracks and the team's hacked web cam tells them when a train passed her. When they start doing the math to figure out where the train was at that time, Tony admits he'll have to apologize to his high school math teacher, whom he told he would never have to use this problem in [[Real Life]]. |
* In the episode of ''[[NCIS]]'' where Abigail Breslin guest stars, a hostage is being held somewhere near railroad tracks and the team's hacked web cam tells them when a train passed her. When they start doing the math to figure out where the train was at that time, Tony admits he'll have to apologize to his high school math teacher, whom he told he would never have to use this problem in [[Real Life]]. |
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** Him also gives Blossom this riddle in a [[Your Worst Nightmare]] scenario he's conjured for her, as her worst nightmare is failing an upcoming test. The question following the set-up is, "Which train will get to Cuba first?" |
** Him also gives Blossom this riddle in a [[Your Worst Nightmare]] scenario he's conjured for her, as her worst nightmare is failing an upcoming test. The question following the set-up is, "Which train will get to Cuba first?" |
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{{quote| '''Blossom:''' Neither -- trains don't go to Cuba!}} |
{{quote| '''Blossom:''' Neither -- trains don't go to Cuba!}} |
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* In one episode of ''[[Big Guy and Rusty |
* In one episode of ''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (animation)|Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot]]'', Rusty ends up fighting an enemy in cyberspace- the Quark building's mainframe, to be precise. In order to buy him some time until Big Guy can be uploaded and help out, Dr. Slate freezes the computers (And the action) by inputting one of these problems into the system. She reveals that that she got kicked out of a computer club for doing that. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* Larry Butz of ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]'' mentions that he's terrible at these problems when he's trying to change the subject to avoid a question. |
* Larry Butz of ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' mentions that he's terrible at these problems when he's trying to change the subject to avoid a question. |
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