The story
This story occurs not far from Liège, in Belgium.
We are January 1st, 2013. Two bad men prepare the attack of a train. To do this, they set an appointment, during the year, at 2:30 a.m., along the river Meuse. They both have a high precision, radio-controlled watch, and therefore always perfectly on time.
When the day comes, the first man does not sleep, and about 2:15 a.m. goes to the meeting place. He arrives at 2:30 a.m. precisely. He waits 15 minutes, finds that his companion has obviously forgotten the appointment, and goes home.
The second man was asleep. He wakes up abruptly during the night, finds that it is 2:15 a.m. and goes to the the meeting place. He arrives at 2:30 a.m. precisely. He waits 15 minutes, finds that his companion has obviously forgotten the appointment, and goes home.
Even today, several months after, the two men still do not understand what happened that night, how they could be in the same place and at the same time, without seeing each other, with watches perfectly on time.
The question
When (day and month) was that missed appointment ?
Answer
It could be:
October, 27th
because:
Time change day! So when it's 3 A.M., it's actually 2 A.M. The first bad man is at the meeting at 2:30 A.M. old time (0:30 UTC), and the second one (who wakes up abruptly, remember) is at the meeting at 2:30 A.M. new time (so 3:30 A.M. old time (1:30 UTC), when the first man is probably at home, sleeping).
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