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From: A.Varshneya
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 12:19

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In article <1992Sep4.174143.13747@hubcap.clemson.edu> mln@sunkj.larc.nasa.gov (Michael L Nelson) writes:
>A:
>1. says "Bong"
>2. waits, say N minutes (N > ABBA) 
>3. says "Bong" again
>
>B already knows what N is, and can then determine
>What AB is (Bong2 - Bong1 - N)

B will hear Bong2 and Bong1 with a gap of N minutes between them.
ie. Bong2 = Bong1 + N. So B can not find AB.

>Michael Nelson

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