THE TIMEZONE PROBLEM


Two mathematicians are talking on the telephone. Both are in the continential United States. One is in a West Coast state (WA, OR, CA), the other is in an East Coast state (ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DL, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL). They suddenly realize that the correct local time in both locations is the same!

How is this possible?

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Tevian Dray
tevian at math dot oregonstate dot edu