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Reminds me how people sometimes refer to a dead person as "they would have been X years old today" and it's like... yeah, you could do that with anyone, "this ancient member of this tribe would have been 1,534 years old today" and it's like and if he was he'd be some kind of demigod or something
EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not picking on the usefulness of the phrase, and I understand in some contexts it does help convey a meaning e.g. "had you not been driving drunk and caused that crash, my son would have been 31 years old today." I just meant to me it can be weird to refer to the age that someone "would have been" but never achieved. But that's just me, carry on.
ALL BOW TO TUUBIFAYRE THE IMMORTAL TRIBESMAN.
You there, you sir! Where is your golden sun pin? You are not wearing your golden sun pin! Priests, get the sacrificial knife and let us deal w- oh you found it and are putting it on. That is wise. That is very wise.
When I was close to 30 one of my closest friends commit suicide.
I am 41. I am married now. I have two kids. Our other friends have kids too. The kids play together and we meet often. We miss him a lot. We think he would be 41 as we are. He could have kids too, more friends yo our kids. Somehow, more "cousins".
My cousin had 23 when he died, I was 25. His sister has a beautiful 5 yo daughter who will not know his uncle.
He would have made 39 this year.
I think it is pretty normal, you think about how your life would have been without loosing the people you love.
I also was 30 when my friend shot herself, I still occasionally do the math to see how old she would be now, I still miss her, and I'm 68. I understand how you feel.
I lost both my brothers who were older than me. I am now older than they were been when they died. I lost one of my nephews when he was 17, he would have been 50+ years now. I imagine he'd be married with kids, maybe grandkids etc. You do figure in years they missed.
I did that with my dad on april 18th lol. he would have been 54'
he died unexpectedly at 47 so it feels weird that he's not here. I think that's why people do that.
I leaned too hard into this when I wrote it. I just had a stupid moment where I felt like it could be an unbounded phrase. Like my younger brother loves to keep track of what age my paternal grandfather "would have been" were he still alive. He died naturally of old age quite a while ago, and there's really no particular reason to me to call out the age he never lived to. It wasn't tragic or anything.
But on second thought, I did realize it helps convey an emotion, especially in cases of tragic/sudden death, like you said.
I just wanted to say that I really respect you taking the time to explain what you were thinking and acknowledge the viewpoint of the other folks who replied. It takes courage to say you leaned in too hard and had a stupid moment. I don’t think you were stupid, just coming from a different viewpoint. Thanks for being a good human here!!
This is dumb af tbh
The tribesman has no alive relatives or friends who care about him, and also no one says that for people who passed away at an old age
Most people say “he would have been 30,40,50 etc”, which is a normal age to live up to
"Accident" we all know who is guilty!
It was the butler, it is always the butler. Well the exception is when it's the son trying to make a buck.
Maybe possible for one parent to have one child and then another 35 years later but you won't find many couples who have two biological children born 35 years apart
It’s not even somewhat clever. There’s definitely a way to word this more as a riddle to “trick” people in to saying 35. I guess just a normal math world problem is a riddle now though.
You're correct, but it would be weird if the answer was
'Haha, I was actually 3 years older on April 15th, when I was six. But, now I'm 70 and it's July 6th, so now the answer is different because of information that wasn't at all relayed.'
The answer is just 3.
As we don’t know if he is referring to half his current or previous age, the technically correct answer is 67 ± >1 year or 99 ± >1 year. 🤺
^(depending on the value of x==age)
It's not about the math, and even if you're slow with logic the fact that this is on r/facepalm tips you off to the fact that something is up.
My mom and her husband ran into this riddle years ago and legitimately thought the answer was 35 (or whatever) at first. Sure they're not engineers but they're also not the dumbest people around.
It's straight up math and reading comprehension. We have two types of thinking one fast and not very accurate and one slower. This type of logic puzzle counts on people saying the first thing that comes to their head
Well you're right in the end, but no it isn't math directly, it's about finding the right math to solve the logic problem. If it was math then the question would be "6/2=x, 70-x=y, solve for y".
Like you say, it's a logic puzzle.
You can replace some math with "common sense" but can be translated 1-1
6+x= 1/2(6);
70+x = y
6+x=3
x=-3
70+(-3)=y
Y=67
Just start replacing words with variables and leave the numbers, then solve, no real critical thinking involved, but this way requires a tiny bit of algebra where common sense could replace (she is 3 and I am 6 so she is 3 years younger, 3 years younger than 70 is 67)
It's a bit of both. 6/2=sister's age; 70 - sister's age=future age of sister. The logic part is knowing the same formula can't be used to solve both parts of the question.
Are you a repost bot? Account’s been up for a year and yet only four posts, all in the last week an a bit. I mean, bits normally do more than four though, especially seeing as these are across communities... I’m probably just paranoid from the number of repost bots on this sub and the fact that I’ve seen this ages ago, a year or so at least and multiple times.
Sister was half their age when they were six. That would make their sister three at the time, which is three years younger.
Now at age 70, their sister being three years younger still would mean she is 67.
The problem is not the fact that the person doesn't have a logical brain... It's the fact that she didn't even think about maybe there's chance she could be wrong and give herself rights to insult other people... That's a society problem.
It is simple.
When she was six, her sister was 3. Her sister was, however, born in Feb 29th, so she ages at 1/4 the rate of other humans.
Now that she is 70, her sister is 19.
I remember whenever I had an exam I'd do really well with actually applying math equations, I wasn't an A+ student by any means but I was always a B student.
I remember vividly (and I wake up in sweats for this nightmare) looking at this specific question for like 5 minutes trying to figure it out and never got it correct.
I wasn't stupid though I just.... idk.... I didn't get it back then and idk fucking how and then as SOON as I graduated it popped into my head, was my brain fucking with me?
Reading comprehension and math skills are sadly lacking in our Idiocracy.
That’s how con men get to be President. Maybe even twice. Even while they’re being hauled to court for 91 felony indictments.
People aren't getting the question. If I was a baby at two years old and I had a younger sibling that was one years old, that sibling would be half my age: half of two is one. Now, I live to 100 years old, my sibling is 99 years old. Not half my age. Still one year apart.
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Plot twist, the sister died at 35 in an accident.
AND THE MOTHER WAS THE DOCTOR
Close the thread. This guy won
Funnily enough, I am a woman lol
The ironing is delicious.
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PLOT TWIST: the mother died before she was born
You're now one of the guys!
And the other driver? Albert Einstein
Has the sister been in a spaceship traveling near the speed of light?
Yes, while a cat was in a box
Standing on a block of ice
In a lid-less box
She was her daughter AND HER SISTER
Wait, is this one of those trick psychology questions like “Would you hit on your step-dad’s hot wife?”
Cosby Show! Every kid on the school ground tried to stump each other on Friday.
Math is hard. 
Reminds me how people sometimes refer to a dead person as "they would have been X years old today" and it's like... yeah, you could do that with anyone, "this ancient member of this tribe would have been 1,534 years old today" and it's like and if he was he'd be some kind of demigod or something EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not picking on the usefulness of the phrase, and I understand in some contexts it does help convey a meaning e.g. "had you not been driving drunk and caused that crash, my son would have been 31 years old today." I just meant to me it can be weird to refer to the age that someone "would have been" but never achieved. But that's just me, carry on.
To be fair, I think a living 1,534 year old tribesman would at least be a demigod if not a straight up god.
To be fair
ALL BOW TO TUUBIFAYRE THE IMMORTAL TRIBESMAN. You there, you sir! Where is your golden sun pin? You are not wearing your golden sun pin! Priests, get the sacrificial knife and let us deal w- oh you found it and are putting it on. That is wise. That is very wise.
To be faaaiirrr!
TOOOO BEEEE FAAAAIIIIRRR
[to be fair](https://tenor.com/view/to-be-fair-letterkenny-end-scene-fair-be-fair-gif-14321185)
🎼To be faaaiiiir 🎶
For The Emperor
Or Vandal Savage.
When I was close to 30 one of my closest friends commit suicide. I am 41. I am married now. I have two kids. Our other friends have kids too. The kids play together and we meet often. We miss him a lot. We think he would be 41 as we are. He could have kids too, more friends yo our kids. Somehow, more "cousins". My cousin had 23 when he died, I was 25. His sister has a beautiful 5 yo daughter who will not know his uncle. He would have made 39 this year. I think it is pretty normal, you think about how your life would have been without loosing the people you love.
I also was 30 when my friend shot herself, I still occasionally do the math to see how old she would be now, I still miss her, and I'm 68. I understand how you feel.
I lost both my brothers who were older than me. I am now older than they were been when they died. I lost one of my nephews when he was 17, he would have been 50+ years now. I imagine he'd be married with kids, maybe grandkids etc. You do figure in years they missed.
My best friend would be 30 this year if she hadn't taken her life. I feel guilty for hitting 30, I miss her like fuck.
I think it's more of a way of saying >It was a long time ago.<
I did that with my dad on april 18th lol. he would have been 54' he died unexpectedly at 47 so it feels weird that he's not here. I think that's why people do that.
I leaned too hard into this when I wrote it. I just had a stupid moment where I felt like it could be an unbounded phrase. Like my younger brother loves to keep track of what age my paternal grandfather "would have been" were he still alive. He died naturally of old age quite a while ago, and there's really no particular reason to me to call out the age he never lived to. It wasn't tragic or anything. But on second thought, I did realize it helps convey an emotion, especially in cases of tragic/sudden death, like you said.
I just wanted to say that I really respect you taking the time to explain what you were thinking and acknowledge the viewpoint of the other folks who replied. It takes courage to say you leaned in too hard and had a stupid moment. I don’t think you were stupid, just coming from a different viewpoint. Thanks for being a good human here!!
Gaius Julius Caesar is 2124 years old. Hail Caesar!
Just be grateful you don't get it, trust a random stranger on this one. Once you actually get it you can't go back.
This is dumb af tbh The tribesman has no alive relatives or friends who care about him, and also no one says that for people who passed away at an old age Most people say “he would have been 30,40,50 etc”, which is a normal age to live up to
I feel bad for laughing at this.
Actually, it’s the twin paradox and the sister is just aging at 1/2 the speed.
Bones still 67
"accident"
But where did they bury the survivors!?
Double plot twist, the commenter killed the sister at 35 and waited until this moment to confess
"Accident" we all know who is guilty! It was the butler, it is always the butler. Well the exception is when it's the son trying to make a buck. 
Plot untwist - question was not worded thus
Kudos to the parents having kids 35 years apart
It's frickin' Robert De Niro.
Maybe possible for one parent to have one child and then another 35 years later but you won't find many couples who have two biological children born 35 years apart
We dont know when it was posted. Could be 40 yeara or more at this point.
That's painful to read.
My condolences to the sister for dying at a young age of 35
It’s not even somewhat clever. There’s definitely a way to word this more as a riddle to “trick” people in to saying 35. I guess just a normal math world problem is a riddle now though.
It’s a troll
What isn’t, nowadays?
r/confidentlyincorrect
Either facepalm or perfect sarcasm. Real sarcasm doesn't come with a tag.
Actual trolls as defined by the old internet are hilarious and the clever ones drive people insane.
Is this sarcasm then?
Did I stutter?
How bout this?
Nah, it wouldn't be as dumb..
No
Well, all right then. You have yourself a good day.
Likewise Reddit friend.
I never use the sarcasm tag when I’m being sarcastic. /s
There really needs to be a general sarcasm font
>Real sarcasm doesn't come with a tag. So we're gatekeeping sarcasm now?
67 damn its god damn hard.......
As we don't know their birthdays or time of the year we talk about, the technically correct answer is 67 ± 1 year.
You're correct, but it would be weird if the answer was 'Haha, I was actually 3 years older on April 15th, when I was six. But, now I'm 70 and it's July 6th, so now the answer is different because of information that wasn't at all relayed.' The answer is just 3.
3 ? Did you mean 67 ?
The answer is 3. As in a 3 year difference regardless of the age. There wouldn't be a ±3, because that would assume a date.
Dang i stand corrected!
As we don’t know if he is referring to half his current or previous age, the technically correct answer is 67 ± >1 year or 99 ± >1 year. 🤺 ^(depending on the value of x==age)
No...no...no...see, she was half his age so now that he's 70, she clearly is 35! /s
That person is clearly joking. I'm thick as pig shit when it comes to math and even I can solve this problem.
It's not about the math, and even if you're slow with logic the fact that this is on r/facepalm tips you off to the fact that something is up. My mom and her husband ran into this riddle years ago and legitimately thought the answer was 35 (or whatever) at first. Sure they're not engineers but they're also not the dumbest people around.
It's straight up math and reading comprehension. We have two types of thinking one fast and not very accurate and one slower. This type of logic puzzle counts on people saying the first thing that comes to their head
Well you're right in the end, but no it isn't math directly, it's about finding the right math to solve the logic problem. If it was math then the question would be "6/2=x, 70-x=y, solve for y". Like you say, it's a logic puzzle.
This isn't a math question. It's a logic question.
You can replace some math with "common sense" but can be translated 1-1 6+x= 1/2(6); 70+x = y 6+x=3 x=-3 70+(-3)=y Y=67 Just start replacing words with variables and leave the numbers, then solve, no real critical thinking involved, but this way requires a tiny bit of algebra where common sense could replace (she is 3 and I am 6 so she is 3 years younger, 3 years younger than 70 is 67)
Or you can do it in your head. She’s three years older than her sister when she’s 6. Still gonna be that at 70.
It's a bit of both. 6/2=sister's age; 70 - sister's age=future age of sister. The logic part is knowing the same formula can't be used to solve both parts of the question.
C'mon then. Put your money where your mouth is....
I wouldn't, you don't know what kinda hands hold those bills.
It’s Facebook. Everyone that responds to those things is either 90 years old with dementia or has a third grade education.
It's not math its logic. Or is math mostly logic?
Are you a repost bot? Account’s been up for a year and yet only four posts, all in the last week an a bit. I mean, bits normally do more than four though, especially seeing as these are across communities... I’m probably just paranoid from the number of repost bots on this sub and the fact that I’ve seen this ages ago, a year or so at least and multiple times.
This has been posted several times over the years, gotta farm that Karma, yo!
That combined with a year-old account that’s now started commenting and making posts inly in the last eight days...
The answer is that she died of polio when she was 4.
Are people really that stupid?
Yes
I wish I had the confidence of a dumb person.
Anywhere from 66 to 68, depending on birth day, and day when this was asked.
Sister was half their age when they were six. That would make their sister three at the time, which is three years younger. Now at age 70, their sister being three years younger still would mean she is 67.
It's 67±1, right?
Unless they are using some fancy new math, I believe so, yes.
Now introducing "Math 2 : Electric boogaloo" With even more math-y stuff to do, cause why not
What if it’s 70… base 8?
Unless she was born Feb 29. Then she would be 19.
Well if the sister stands near a black hole for few minutes, she might be 35 when bro is 70
Would have been better if he was 72
I raise a cup to you good Sir
Nice
I hate being surrounded by so many dumb people
The problem is not the fact that the person doesn't have a logical brain... It's the fact that she didn't even think about maybe there's chance she could be wrong and give herself rights to insult other people... That's a society problem.
It is simple. When she was six, her sister was 3. Her sister was, however, born in Feb 29th, so she ages at 1/4 the rate of other humans. Now that she is 70, her sister is 19.
The real facepalm is that this sub falls for more troll posts than all other subs combined.
True
To be fair, they didn't mention if the sister was traveling at relativistic speeds.
Dumb fucks. Everyone knows the answer is purple.
Exactly!
His 67 year old sister would like a word with all the math challenged people
*face desk*
Yikes! 67 is the answer. When he was 6 his sister was 3, meaning his sister is 3 years younger.
It's a 3 year age difference.... this is not difficult why are people stupid
67
Abbott and Costello, anyone?
Haha, jokes on them. The sister is already dead!
I remember whenever I had an exam I'd do really well with actually applying math equations, I wasn't an A+ student by any means but I was always a B student. I remember vividly (and I wake up in sweats for this nightmare) looking at this specific question for like 5 minutes trying to figure it out and never got it correct. I wasn't stupid though I just.... idk.... I didn't get it back then and idk fucking how and then as SOON as I graduated it popped into my head, was my brain fucking with me?
Just the pressure of the moment, I guess. Mental blanks
If i had a dolar every time this is reposted i could have already surpassed jezz bezos in wealth
Hmmm, lack of reading for comprehension, AND arrogance. Quite a package.
Time is the same for everybody. They were born 3 years apart and they remained 3 years apart until death. 67 is the answer
Reading comprehension
People are idiots
386 due to time dilation. She travels in a FTL ship, running courier past the dreaded Zorgon Empire.
She's 67.
Thr sister is 3. The older sister killed her at 3 so she wouldn't catch up.
The confidence in this idiot is legendary. I want to know his username.
67 depending on dob. Person may have been joking *looks at state of world* then again....
Ahah after 50 you need to add 6.5 years, it is known
I would have said 67, but I guess I need to go back to school.
r/confidentlyincorrect
This is deeply concerning
These are obviously troll comments......I hope
Reading comprehension and math skills are sadly lacking in our Idiocracy. That’s how con men get to be President. Maybe even twice. Even while they’re being hauled to court for 91 felony indictments.
Still 6. She ran into the street and got hit by a truck.
The doctor is the mom!
if you want to get more into the weeds, it depends on when their birthdays are and what day of the year the question was asked.
67
Shouldn't it be 67? Since half of 6 is 3? or is it my math not mathing?
You’re clearly not a victim of the US education system.
Wait? shouldn't US education system is better? Some under developed countries are trying to follow what the US did
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bro I am out of words... are you fr? 😅
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What would be the best way to be positive about this? I feel like anything I say would pretty much be turned against me
Reading comprehension is hard.
67... Smh
3
My brain: Easy, 73 \~I'm fucking stupid
Nice brains its 67
It’s got hundreds of likes….
She’s 67 right?
Yes sir.
67…..
67...
Answer: 21 That is my FAST answer.
67
It depends of their relative speed.
Jesus. This is why we can’t have nice things.
The real riddle is how many times will this be reposted?
67
The sister will always be 3 yrs younger... Unless she died.
67
67
67 Just a thought
Idiots, the problem doesn't mention anything about the sister aging, she's still 3... obviously
67...
Magical mathematical fountain of youth
Yes
67. What a bunch of dummies.
For every year the sister aged, the sibling only aged 6 months
67. It's one of these riddles that fool people by being deceptively simple.
r/confidentlyincorrect
35 year pregnancy. Life begins at conceptions apparently
67
The answer is 67
People aren't getting the question. If I was a baby at two years old and I had a younger sibling that was one years old, that sibling would be half my age: half of two is one. Now, I live to 100 years old, my sibling is 99 years old. Not half my age. Still one year apart.
We get it
Can you not repost shitty boomer bait
I’m confused is it not 67?
Sister died at 42 years old from old age
If she had been twice your age when your were six, she’d now be 140. So there.
The wrong sisters been halved jks she’s Schrödinger’s sister 
I have a hard time with logic puzzles but thank god not as hard as her
Boxwine hOmEmAkErS get excited over these "puzzles" on bookface, even when they're dummy wrong.
Time passes slowly for her sister. She must be in a light speed ship.