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What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?

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You are on a horse, galloping at a constant speed.
On your right is a sharp drop off,
and on your left is an elephant thundering along at the same speed as you.
Directly infront of you is a galloping kangaroo and your horse is unable to overtake it.
Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the kangaroo.
What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?

posted Jan 2, 2015 by Kuldeep Apte

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